公共卫生硕士-城市设计专业

我们的两年制52小时制学位是由公共卫生教育委员会认可的，为您提供在公共卫生领域发挥领导作用所需的知识，技能和工具。本创新课程的设计与众不同，侧重于理解问题并使用跨学科方法创建解决方案。它包括出色的研究机会，通过实践获得的现实世界学习经验以及独特的课程和课程包。<br> <br>“城市设计”专业将跨学科的思想带给了跨越城市，建筑环境的多方面公共卫生挑战。我们的课程使学生能够了解，解决和预防不良的健康后果以及与设计不良的城市景观相关的不平等现象。与华盛顿大学萨姆·福克斯设计与视觉艺术学院合作提供该专业。有力的
Our two-year, 52-credit-hour degree, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, provides you with the knowledge, skills and tools you need to take on leadership in the field of public health. This innovative curriculum was designed to be different, focused on understanding problems and creating solutions using transdisciplinary approaches. It includes outstanding research opportunities, real-world learning experiences through practicum, and unique classes and course packages.<br><br>The Urban Design specialization brings interdisciplinary thinking to the multifaceted public health challenges across urban, built environments. Our curriculum prepares students to understand, address and prevent the adverse health consequences and inequities associated with poorly designed urban landscapes. This specialization is offered in collaboration with Washington University's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Strong evidence indicates that the built environment can create or restrict opportunities for healthy living. The greatest improvements in population health will come from innovative, intersectoral collaborations around issues of public health, housing, food and recreation access, work sites, transportation and urban design?areas our students learn to address. The specialization prepares students to meet those challenges from an evidence-based and transdisciplinary perspective. Students learn essential methodologies including Geographic Information Systems and Health Impact Assessments.