MPH-45 HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR FIELD OF STUDY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TRACK REQUIREMENTS TRACKING SHEET Name: Advisor: A. HARVARD CHAN SCHOOL-WIDE REQUIREMENTS BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY: [7.5 ORDINAL credits] ID 201 Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Public Health Practice [7.5 credits] OR other approved Option: Insert course numbers and titles below Grade OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH CORE: [5.0-7.5 ORDINAL credits] Choose one of the following options: (or expected Grade ID 216 (Critical Thinking and Action for Public Health Professionals) [5 Credits] Other Public Health Core: (EH, Health Services, OR Ethics) 1) 2) 3) 1 P age
Social and Behavioral Sciences The required SBS core course is included in the HSB field of study requirements below. B. HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR-FIELD OF STUDY REQUIREMENTS - SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DISPARITIES TRACK: [22.5 Credits Total ] *There are two tracks within the Health and Social Behavior Field of Study: Social Determinants of Health and Disparities and Planned Social Change. The course options for each track are different and HSB students must choose one of the tracks at the beginning of their degree program. Health and Social Behavior students in the Social Determinants of Health and Disparities Track must complete the following field study- specific requirements 1. Society and Health: [2.5 ORDINAL credits] SBS 201 (Society & Health) [Fall 1]* Grade 2. Theory and Concepts [2.5 ORDINAL credits] Select one of the approved options below SBS 207 (Race, Ethnicity, and Health) [2.5] [Spring1] Grade SBS 254 (Social Disparities, Stress, and Health) [2.5] [Spring 2] SBS 506 (Disease Distribution Theory A) [2.5] [Fall 1] 2 P age
3. Applied Methods/Skills [2.5 ORDINAL credits] Select one of the approved options below SBS 281 (Principles of Social and Behavioral research) [Fall 2] Grade SBS 513 (Measuring and Reporting Health Disparities) [Spring 2] 4. Higher Level SBS Courses in the Social Determinants of Health and Disparities Track [12.5 Credits total, 10 Credits MUST BE ORDINAL from courses below] THESE COURSES CANNOT BE COUNTED FOR THEORY AND APPLIED METHODS REQUIREMENTS Please Choose from the following SBS 208 (Adolescent Health) [2.5 Credits][Fall2] enrollment date) Grade SBS 219 (High Risk Behavior: Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies) [2.5][Spring2] SBS 220 (Society and its Effects on Child Health) [2.5][Spring] SBS 288 (Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health) [2.5][ Fall 1] SBS 296 (Leadership in Minority Health Policy) [2.5][Fall] SBS 514 (Reducing Socioeconomic& Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Models, Effective Strategies) [2.5][Spring 1] WGH 220 (Sexuality and Public Health) [2.5] [Spring1] WGH 250 (Embodying Gender: Public Health, Biology, and The Body Politic) [2.5] [Winter] 3 P age
5. Practice and Field Experience [2.5 ORDINAL credits] ID 264 (Public Health Practice for Health and Social Behavior) [2.5] [Spring] Grade C. ELECTIVES [7.5-10 Credits] Students are free to choose any SBS course offerings or from other elective courses at the Harvard Chan School. Students also have the additional option of cross-registering for elective courses at other Harvard Graduate Schools or MIT CAN BE FULFILLED BY ANY SBS COURSE NOT COUNTED FOR ANOTHER REQUIREMENT Insert course numbers and titles below # Credits Grade (Option of Ordinal or P/F) Please Note: Students in HSB who are funded though the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) training Grant MUST meet with Trish Lavoie at the beginning of the fall term to ensure they meet all the requirements of the training grant. Trish Lavoie MCH Senior Coordinator Kresge 624 A Phone: 617 432 0964 Email: tlavoie@hsph.harvard.edu 4 P age
D. GENERAL DEGREE CHECKLIST TOTAL CREDITS: (45 minimum) ORDINAL CREDITS: (32.5 minimum) 5 P age
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