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Today’s complex health challenges are reshaping the landscape of public health. They require new ways of thinking and new ways of working.

Interdisciplinary. Collaborative. Innovative.

These essential qualities are at the heart of a breakthrough MPH program that builds on a long tradition of academic excellence at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

The Columbia MPH is taught by a world-class faculty and uses the vibrant context of New York City as a resource. It will launch your career to develop solutions for a healthier world.

Solutions start here.

Engage.In the U.S. and around the world, chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes and heart disease are on the rise.So are threats to clean water and the environment. Urbanization, climate change and a rapid increase in elderly populations pose unprecedented challenges around the globe. At the same time, inefficiencies in our healthcare systems and troubling disparities in health and access to care demand fresh, comprehensive solutions.

the Columbia MPH is an education designed to meet the challenges

of the unfolding 21st century. It offers a rich academic framework for future leaders of public health.

The innovative structure of the MPH program provides the essential knowledge, tools and critical thinking skills needed to tackle the public health problems of today as well as emerging and unanticipated obstacles that lie ahead.

The two-year MPH program includes:

•An interdisciplinary Core curriculum that draws on the strengths of every academic department to provide a broad foundation of knowledge and skills

• In-depth coursework in the discipline you select as your primary area of focus

•The opportunity to integrate science and practice by applying your knowledge to real-world case studies

•Training in leadership, innovative problem-solving and working effectively in teams

•An integrated practicum that includes experience in the field, preparation for fieldwork and follow-up activities

•A choice of more than 20 Certificate programs that provide a second credential and area of specialization to enhance your MPH

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Columbia mPh at-a-GlanCe

what factors underlie the patterns of disease and premature death in the U.S. and around the globe?What role is played by environmental factors? What accounts for health disparities between demographic groups within nations and across the world? What values come into play in designing interventions to prevent illness or systems to promote health?

The first semester Core challenges you to think critically about overarching questions like these as you explore political, socioeconomic, biological

and environmental influences on public health and consider the

historic and ethical foundations of the field. The Core also introduces quantitative and qualitative methodologies essential for research.

As you move through the 18 modules of the Core, you will learn from many of the School’s most gifted professors who bring frontline experience and knowledge to every class. The School puts a strong emphasis on teaching and mentorship.

Your peers are also an essential part of your educational experience. Students get to know a cohort of diverse classmates through the small group discussions, labs and teamwork.

Explore.In-depth study begins in the second semester in one of five disciplines. No matter which discipline you choose, you will work with experts whose research and projects are expanding the boundaries of knowledge in the laboratory and in the field.

Disciplines:

•environmental Health Sciences

•epidemiology

•Health Policy*

•Population & family Health

•Sociomedical Sciences

In your third semester you will develop an additional area of expertise through your Certificate program. Most of these programs focus on interdisciplinary topics such as Global Health, Social Determinants of Health and Health Promotion Research and Practice. Others, such as Health Policy Analysis or Infectious Disease Epidemiology, provide deeper training within a discipline.

* THE HEAlTH POlICY PROGRAM CAN bE COMPlETED IN 16 MONTHS

Focus.

The Columbia MPH curriculum components are integrated to build a powerful

educational experience and prepare you for today’s public health challenges.

visit the prospective students website

for an interactive guide to the curriculum.

mailman.columbia.edu/admissions/mph

Practice.

DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE

CERTIFICATE

PRACTICUM

INTEGRATION OFSCIENCE AND PRACTICE

DISCIPLINE

SEMESTER 1FALL

SEMESTER 3FALL

SEMESTER 4SPRING

SEMESTER 2SPRING SUMMER

INTEGRATION OFSCIENCE AND PRACTICE

CORE

LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION

CERTIFICATE

The Columbia MPH incorporates case study analysis, one of the most enriching teaching methodologies in graduate education.

You will learn how to integrate the theory and science of public health with real-world practice through case studies drawn from history and current events. For example, students will scrutinize recent decisions by California policymakers and prison officials to release elderly and ill inmates as a way of saving the state money. Working in small

groups, students analyze competing

concerns such as budget, ethics, health

and public safety. Case studies will sharpen your analytic and problem solving skills.

The hands-on practicum experience also integrates theory with practice. You can draw on Columbia’s network of contacts in New York City, across the country and around the world to plan a practicum that will provide valuable work experience.

The curriculum includes a program

in leadership and innovation

that is unique among schools of

public health.

Most public health work occurs within interdisciplinary teams. And yet, teamwork and leadership skills have not been a required part of public health education.

Integrated into the second semester, coursework and hands-on workshops

will foster your ability to work

effectively with diverse professionals

in a wide range of settings —hospitals, research centers, public health organizations, NGOs or wherever your career leads you.

This training will strengthen your capacity to implement public health strategies that depend on negotiation, cooperation and collaboration to succeed.

details at mailman.Columbia.edu/admissions

Succeed.

Practice.

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“How public health issues are resolved or left unresolved will shape much of the 21st Century.”

bill clinton 42nd president

of the united states

founder, william j. clinton

foundation

mailman school of public

health commencement speaker

may 2010

Please visit the prospective student website for additional

information about degree programs at Columbia’s Mailman

School, including eligibility criteria, admission requirements,

financial aid information and steps to apply online.

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For entry In Fall

Preferred deadline: December 1

Final deadline: January 15

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