Community Health Sciences Goal:
To prepare health professionals for leadership in community health practice through education, research, and practice directed at community-based health promotion and disease prevention. Use this link to visit the Community Health Sciences Department's web pages. Career paths of graduates:
Primary care or specialty care physician involved in programs for populations at risk. Research program director, state health director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officer are potential clinical and program policy positions with local, national or international focus. Degrees offered:
MPH Academic Advisor:
Mark Dal Corso, MD, MPH
Tidewater Building, Suite 2314
504.988.4536
dalcorso@tulane.edu Community Health Sciences Degree Requirements
MD/MPH Combined Degree students pursuing an MPH in Community Health Sciences complete the following requirements: - School of Medicine coursework
- Required SPHTM coursework
- Practicum (fulfilled, in part, by the MD/MPH rotation)
- Culminating experience
Required SPHTM coursework, including the following: - Core Courses
- Programmatic Courses
(Select 3 out of the following 4 classes)
1. CHSC 6100 Introduction to Public Health Policy and Practice 3 hrs
2. CHSC 6110 Planning of Health Education Programs 3 hrs
3. CHSC 6120 Monitoring & Eval of Health Ed and Comm Prog 3 hrs
4. CHSC 6130 Research Methods in Soc & Behav Sciences 3 hrs
Suggested Elective Courses
CHSC 6210 Health Communication Theory and Practice 3 hrs
CHSC 6420 Health Care of Women 2 hrs
CHSC 6450 Contraceptive Technology and Family Planning 3 hrs
CHSC 6460 Child Development and Public Health 3 hrs
CHSC 6480 Prevention of HIV Transmission 2 hrs
CHSC 6490 Drug Use and Misuse 2 hrs
CHSC 6700 Biology of Nutrition Problems 3 hrs
SPHL 7120 Perinatal Epidemiology 3 hrs
CHSC 7430 Preventive Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence 2 hrs
CHSC 7990 Special Studies 1-3 hrs - Practicum
The practicum requirement is fulfilled, in part, by the MD/MPH rotation. Please refer to the MD/MPH Rotation Requirement - Culminating Experience
Please meet with your advisor about culminating experience options for the Department of Community Health Sciences.
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