Population Mental Health

Eligible Courses

Please note that approved courses are subject to change. Visit the online course catalog for enrollment availability and updated course information. Any questions relating to course logistics or content should be directed to the appropriate academic department. One year MPH students should reach out to the Program Coordinator to query modifications to the course requirements that will allow them to complete the concentration.

Core Courses (5 credits required):

  • EPI 217: Epidemiology of Adult Psychiatric Disorders (2.5 credits)
  • EPI 219: Assessment Concepts and Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology (2.5 credits)
  • GHP 204: Foundations of Global Mental Health (2.5 credits)

Mental Health Elective Courses (2.5 credits required):

  • SBS 212: Developmental Disabilities I: Evaluation, Assessment and Systems (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 214: Developmental Disabilities II: Value, Policy, and Change (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 220: Social and Structural Inequalities and Children’s Health (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 254: Social Disparities, Stress, and Health (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 504: Substance Abuse and Public Health (2.5 credits)
  • GHP 208: Global Mental Health Delivery from Research to Practice (2.5 credits)
  • ID 225: Introduction to Life Course Epidemiology (2.5 credits)
  • WGH 210: Women, Gender and Health: Critical Issues in Mental Health (2.5 credits)

Related Elective Courses:

  • EPI 507: Genetic Epidemiology (2.5 credits)
  • GHP 515: International Humanitarian Response I (2.5 credits)
  • GHP 557: Fundamentals of Global Health (5 credits)
  • HPM 213: Public Health Law (2.5 credits)
  • HPM 509: Disability Policy in the US (2.5 credits)
  • ID 220: An Introduction to Planetary Health (2.5 credits)
  • ID 280: Environmental Justice, Climate Action, and Health (1.25 credits)
  • NUT 201: Introduction to Nutrition in Public Health (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 207: Race, Ethnicity and Health: Perspectives from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 208: Adolescent Health (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 219: High-Risk Behavior: Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 222: Social Services for Children, Adolescents and Families (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 246: Maternal and Child Health: Programs and Policies (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 299: Driving Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood Practice and Policy (5 credits)
  • SBS 502: Mass incarceration and Health in the US (2.5 credits)
  • SBS 514: Reducing Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health (2.5 credits)
  • WGH 230: The Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People (2.5 credits)
  • WGH 250: Embodying Gender: Public Health, Biology and the Body Politic (2.5 credits)