Instructional Program

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in' topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <div class=Section1> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' height="100%"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=200 valign=top style='width:150.0pt;background:#333366; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' TEXT="#080000" background=041c8c00dkcfsz.png> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Instructional</b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Program</b></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br> <br> <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://hhd.csun.edu/hsci/" target="_top" title="http://hhd.csun.edu/hsci/"><b><span style='text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=63 height=49 id="_x0000_i1025" 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height=13 id="_x0000_i1026" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Assessment and educational diagnosis</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1027" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Program planning </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1028" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Program implementation </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1029" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Administration </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1030" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Community organization </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1031" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Communication and media</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1032" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Research and evaluation </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1033" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Curriculum development </p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=24 height=13 id="_x0000_i1034" src=Symb075c00b700c800000000.png align=bottom>Multi-cultural issues in health education</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp</o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>The curriculum includes thirty units of core courses, nine units of free electives which may be used to develop a generalist background, or a concentration area (such as Health administration and Environmental and Occupational Health), a two unit <a href="id35.htm" target="_top" title=Internship>internship</a> and a <a href="id36.htm" target="_top" title="Culminating Experience">culminating experience</a> which can either be a Comprehensive Examination or Thesis/Graduate Project. </p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp</o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>The curriculum is designed to prepare health educators to successfully complete the <a href="id42.htm" target="_top" title="What is CHES?">Certified Health Education Specialist</a> examination, and to serve in a variety of <a href="id37.htm" target="_top" title="Professional Opportunities">professional leadership opportunities</a>. &ampnbspStudents enrolled in the MPH program become members of an active and dynamic <a href="id32.htm" target="_top" title="MPH Student Association">MPH Student Association</a> that provides vital student and faculty support services.</p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp</o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>The table below outlines the MPH curriculum. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=561 style='width:420.75pt;mso-cellspacing:.7pt;border:outset 1.5pt;mso-padding-alt: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#808080" frame=BOX rules=ALL hspace=0 vspace=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Course Number</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Course Title</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Units</b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:15.0pt'> <td width=541 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:405.75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:15.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Qualifying Program</b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 390/390L</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Biostatistics</p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 4</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=16 id="_x0000_i1035" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Total</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 4</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;height:12.0pt'> <td width=541 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:405.75pt;background:#AAAAAA; padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=16 id="_x0000_i1036" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5;height:15.0pt'> <td width=541 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:405.75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:15.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>MPH Core</b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6;height:24.75pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 531</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Sem: Health Education Program Planning and &ampnbspEvaluation</p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 533<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Advanced Concepts of Health Behavior<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 535<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Curriculum Development in Health Education<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 541<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Administration, Supervision and Consultation<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 554<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Sem: Environmental Health Problems<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 587</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Sem: Epidemiology</p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 592<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Advanced Biostatistics for the Health Sciences<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 693A</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Supervised Field Training</p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 2</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 694<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td valign=top style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;height:12.0pt'><nobr> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Research Design in Health Sciences<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </nobr></td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal></nobr>&nbsp 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=16 id="_x0000_i1037" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Total</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>30</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16;height:15.0pt'> <td width=541 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:405.75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:15.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Electives</b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17;height:24.75pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>A minimum of 9 units with advisor approval</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=33 id="_x0000_i1038" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:24.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 9</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18;height:15.0pt'> <td width=541 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:405.75pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:15.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Culminating Experience</b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19;height:.5in'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:.5in'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 697</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp or</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp H Sci 698B</p> </div> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:.5in'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Directed Comprehensive Studies</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>or</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>Thesis/Graduate Project</p> </div> </td> <td width=68 style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:.5in'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 3</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&ampnbspor</p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 2</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:20;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=16 id="_x0000_i1039" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Total</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp 2 or 3</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:21;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:12.0pt'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=66 height=16 id="_x0000_i1040" src=1x1.gif align=bottom></p> </td> <td width=292 valign=top style='width:219.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Total Program Units</b></p> </div> </td> <td width=68 valign=top style='width:51.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt; height:12.0pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>41 or 42</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp &nbsp&nbsp</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp</o:p></p> </div> </body> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><![endif]>