Goals

The goals of the Department are to train public health professionals to investigate the social, cultural, behavioral, and ethical factors affecting health and health care and to design effective strategies for multilevel health promotion interventions. With a major focus on urban health issues, the Department offers an educational experience firmly grounded in community health.

Programs

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Doctor of Public Health (Dr.PH.) Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Predoctoral Fellowship

MPH Tracks:
Aging and Public Health
Global Health
Health Promotion
Program in the History of Public Health and Medicine: Ethics, Policy, and Society
Social Science Research in Public Health
Sexuality and Health
Urbanism and the Built Environment

Having trouble deciding which track is right for you? Click here to compare them.

Student Handbooks

The requirements for each program offered by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences are specified in the student handbooks.

MPH Handbook
Doctoral Programs Handbook

Printed handbooks are also available at the reception area of the Department. The Department is located on the 9th Floor of 722 W. 168th Street.