The MPH for Health Professionals Program in the Department of Community Health Sciences provides advanced executive-style training in community health, health education, and health promotion for professionals seeking enhanced skills in program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The program focuses on social and cultural factors, social programs, the healthcare system, and how social policies influence health beliefs and perceptions, health behaviors, and health status within populations.
The Department of Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Department of Community Health Sciences at UCLA Fielding offer a concurrent program whereby students pursue the Master of Social Welfare and the Master of Public Health at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of each program. Students in the three-year concurrent program complete their first year curriculum in either Social Welfare or Public Health.
The Executive MPH from the Department of Health Policy and Management equips working professionals with the knowledge, skills, and resources to master the challenges of the changing healthcare environment. It is tailored for professionals invested in their careers, providing them the opportunity to work full-time while pursuing a rigorous graduate program.
The Master of Data Science in Health (MDSH), the Biostatistics department’s newest degree program, is the first Master of Data Science in Health degree offered within the University of California system. Established in response to the growing demands of the health industry for well-trained professional health-data analytics leaders, the MDSH emphasizes data analytical tools, computing, practical health data solutions, and close connections with the health industry and other fields in public health.
The online MHA program equips graduates with the specific knowledge and skills that are in highest demand for administrative roles in healthcare, preparing them to build talented teams, manage operations, and guide analytical decision-making. Students learn to implement effective, value-based care strategies that are guided by both data and compassion.