The MS in Community Health Sciences is a research-oriented degree emphasizing community or psychosocial public health research. Through coursework, students learn about designing and conducting research in the community, program planning and evaluation, and the fundamentals of biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as learning about topics such as health equity/health disparities, health education, and promotion, reproductive and population health, global health, health across the life span, and research methodology.

Time to Degree

The MS degree is typically obtained after two years of full-time study (six academic quarters).
 

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the academic programs in the Department of Community Health Sciences generally assume teaching, research, and managerial positions in universities, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, international health agencies, and research centers.