MPH: Sociomedical Sciences

Students in Sociomedical Sciences (SMS) apply social science theories and methods—ranging from anthropology, psychology, and sociology to economics, ethics, and history—to current public health issues. Graduates explore an expansive array of issues that includes sexuality, aging, health promotion, urban health, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, drug use, healthcare access, and immigrant health.

SMS offers the following certificates:

• Applied Biostatistics

• Child, Youth, and Family Health

• Climate and Health

• Comparative Effectiveness Outcomes Research

• Environmental Health Policy

• Epidemiology of Chronic Disease

• Global Health

• Health and Human Rights

• Health Communication

• Health of an Aging Society

• Health Policy and Practice

• Health Promotion Research and Practice

• History, Ethics, and Law

• Infectious Disease Epidemiology

• Injury Prevention and Control

• Public Health Research Methods

• Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Social Determinants of Health