DEGREES
DEGREE
OPTIONS • CURRICULUM
• SPECIAL
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Degree Options
The Division of Community Health Sciences
(CHS) awards the following professional
and graduate degrees through the School
of Public Health and the Graduate College:
- Master
of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Science (MS)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Enrollment can be on a full- or part-time
basis. Part-time students should expect
to take some day classes to complete their
degrees. MPH students are admitted to the
Comprehensive Program or to the Professional
Enhancement Program for experienced professionals
with at least three years of paid public
health or community health experience.
The MPH curriculum provides students with
a scientific knowledge base, practical public
health experience, and scientific research
and writing experience. The MPH is directed
toward students interested in public health
practice and administrative positions.
The MS and PhD curricula provide an understanding
of a substantive area of public health and
advanced quantitative skills within a public
and community health context. Concentrated
course work is undertaken related to a selected
research project. The MS and PhD programs
are directed to students interested in academic
or research careers.
Note: The DrPH is a school-wide, not a
divisional, degree. For information about
the DrPH program visit: http://www.uic.edu/sph/degrees_drph.htm.
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Curriculum
CHS offers three tracks in which students
can focus their studies:
or students may develop an individualized
program.
Students may combine track courses with
other CHS topic areas such as developmental
disabilities, international health, public
health practice, public health nutrition,
and women’s health studies. Behavioral
science aspects of public health are an
integral part of all these topic areas.
Students complete courses in a wide range
of quantitative and qualitative methods
for assessing the health of populations
as well as for program planning and evaluation
and policy development. Individual programs
of study are developed for each student
based on professional needs, career goals,
and orientation to public health practice,
and can be completed on a full- or part-time
basis.
Visit the Community Health Sciences section
in the Student Handbook for more
detailed information on:
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Special Programs of Study
CHS offers the following specialized programs:
Joint Degrees
The Division of Community Health Sciences
participates actively in the School of Public
Health’s
joint degree programs with the UIC College
of Nursing leading to the Master of Science
in Nursing and the Master of Public Health
(MPH/MSN), the College of Medicine (MPH/MD),
the College of Dentistry (MPH/DDS), and
the College of Business Administration (MPH/MBA).
All of these combined degree programs allow
students to complete the MPH portion with
reduced curriculum requirements.
The Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Program at UIC is a collaborative effort
of the Maternal and Child Health Program/Community
Health Sciences Division and the Epidemiology
and Biostatistics Division. Students in
the program are required to follow a course
of study that combines the assessment, planning,
analytic methods, and MCH courses of the
Community Health Sciences Division with
the epidemiology requirements of the Epidemiology
and Biostatistics Division. Because the
focus of the program is on the application
of epidemiologic and other analytic methods
to the resolution of current MCH problems,
students are required to work with state
or local health agencies for their field
practicum (MPH) or dissertation (PhD). Graduates
of this program will have the analytic skills
to enable them to perform many of the activities
of the MCH planning cycle at a very high
level: surveillance, assessment, planning,
implementation, monitoring, evaluation,
and policy development. Special funding
is available for qualified first-year and
continuing doctoral students in the MCH
Epidemiology Program.
For further information, contact Katerina Barcal, Graduate Education Coordinator, Maternal and Child Health Program, at 312-413-5625 or kbarcal@uic.edu, or the Academic Coordinator, Community Health Sciences Division, at 312-996-8940.
Regional MPH Program
CHS offers an MPH program based at the
UIC
College of Medicine at Peoria. For further
information, contact Mary Ellen Simpson,
PhD, RN, Adjunct Assistant Professor, UIC
College of Nursing, Peoria Regional Program
and UIC School of Public Health, Community
Health Sciences, msimps2@uic.edu.
Graduate Concentration in Survey Research
Methodology
The Graduate Concentration in Survey Research
Methodology (GCSRM) provides state-of-the-art
knowledge and skills in scientifically grounded
survey research methodology. Using a multidisciplinary
strategy that draws on survey research resources
across the UIC campus, the GCSRM provides
a unique opportunity for systematic, integrated
study of the conduct of professional survey
research. This is the only program of its
kind serving Chicago and the Illinois region.
For further information, contact:
Timothy P. Johnson PhD, Co-Director, 629
CUPPA Hall, M/C 336, 312-996-5310, tjohnson@srl.uic.edu,
or Frederick J. Kviz, PhD, Co-Director,
645 SPHPI, M/C 923, 312-996-4889, fkviz@uic.edu.
Graduate Concentration in Women's Health
The Graduate Concentration in Women's Health, sponsored by the College of Nursing, the School of Public Health, and the Gender and Women's Studies program, is an elective concentration for graduate students consisting of courses across several academic units. Courses provide foundational knowledge and address concepts essential to an understanding of the field of Women's Health, including gender issues, culture, social issues, holistic approaches, multidisciplinarity, and they reflect the ethical foundations of the field. Students within any of the existing Concentration programs within either the School of Public Health or the College of Nursing are eligible to participate in the Concentration. concentration is compatible with and does not preclude other selected tracks of study.
For additional information, contact Mary Kleinman Center for Research Women and Gender (312-413-7817, kleinman@uic.edu) or Concentration Director Carrie Klima, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing (cklima@uic.edu).
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