University of California, Berkeley SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MINDS WANTED We are seeking exceptional minds. Innovative and unconventional minds, curious minds. Collaborative minds always exploring, searching, questioning— addressing the complex public health problems we face both locally and globally. Healthy People, Locally and Globally Berkeley Public Health has a world-renowned reputation for excellence in education, research and community engagement. As a student, you’ll work closely with top notch faculty to identify and research public health issues and assess solutions in communities both locally and globally. More than 15,000 graduates practice across all health sectors worldwide. Our alumni are transformational leaders with a legacy of impact and innovation in California, nationally and internationally.
Our Campus Connections On the UC Berkeley campus, our students have unique opportunities to collaborate with leaders in key science and humanities disciplines, including engineering, computer science, social welfare, public policy, journalism, international development, business, law and more. As part of the UC system, Berkeley Public Health has access to unequaled networks across the state and worldwide, including partnerships with the world-class medical campus of UCSF.
Location, Location, Location Enjoy the Bay Area’s spectacular natural beauty TOP # # and mild climate. Experience the cosmopolitan 4 5 life of San Francisco, the charm of California’s 10 wine country, the entrepreneurial energy of School of Public Health Best Global Best Value Silicon Valley—not to mention the unparalleled in the United States University College history and diversity of Berkeley itself. The Bay Area is also an innovative leader in biotechnology, Berkeley Public Health UC Berkeley UC Berkeley digital health and integrated health delivery. U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Forbes PROGRAMS/AREAS OF STUDY
Environmental Health Sciences Global Health and Environment Health and Social Behavior Degrees offered: MPH, MS, PhD Degrees offered: MPH, MS Degree offered: MPH Microbial and chemical contamination The most pressing and complicated health Community-based interventions require a of water or air, unplanned urbanization, challenges facing the global community close analysis of the interactions between industrialization, climate change and other require a transdisciplinary approach from the individual and society. Through survey sources of environmental exposure affect global health leaders. Our curriculum methods and bio-behavioral research, we human populations every day. Through emphasizes a multipronged skillset to train scholars and practitioners to identify cutting-edge methods and multinational understand the pathways and control the social determinants of health in order to research collaborations, we prepare measures for environmental pollutants— design, implement and evaluate policies and tomorrow’s leaders in environmental health including pesticides, air pollutants, industrial interventions geared towards improving the to assess the impacts of environmental contaminants, and vector-borne and health of individuals and communities. exposure and advance the means for their waterborne pathogens—at the household, control. community, regional and global levels. Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Epidemiology and Biostatistics Health Policy and Management Degrees offered: MPH, PhD Degrees offered: MPH, MA, MS, PhD Degrees offered: MPH, PhD The study of infectious diseases considers Epidemiological research aims to discover Healthcare is a fast-paced field that multiple aspects, from the molecular biology, the causes of disease by analyzing the continually evolves. Through a curriculum ecology and evolution of pathogens to populations and social and physical that covers policy analysis, strategic the human populations where infectious environments where they proliferate. management, information technology, agents transmit disease. By designing and We offer training in disease occurrence economics, disease prevention, and law and implementing independent investigations, and distribution analysis, computer ethics, we prepare graduates for leadership our students gain a deeper, holistic implementation of analytic methods, and roles in healthcare management positions in understanding of infectious diseases other investigative and statistical methods a range of settings, from healthcare delivery and human immunology to apply to the to evaluate risk factors associated with to governmental or nonprofit agencies. development of disease diagnostics, disease outcomes. prevention, treatment and control.
Learn more: publichealth.berkeley.edu/degrees Interdisciplinary Public Health Nutrition Concurrent Degrees Degrees offered: MPH, DrPH Degree offered: MPH »» Goldman School of Public Policy In a specialized program that’s flexible, Amid ongoing problems in rising obesity (MPP/MPH) focused and efficient, mature scholars and rates and unsustainable food system »» Graduate School of Journalism professionals with diverse backgrounds practices, we train future food and (MJ/MPH) have a chance to dive deeper into complex nutrition leaders to understand public »» Haas School of Business issues and leadership challenges with health nutrition challenges and identify (MBA/MPH) their specific public health career goals their solutions. Through research, policy »» College of Environmental Design/ in mind. and practice at local and global levels, Department of City and Regional students gain the skills needed to advocate Planning (MCP/MPH) for effective nutrition policies, implement Maternal, Child and »» School of Social Welfare population health programs and help Adolescent Health (MSW/MPH) Degree offered: MPH create healthy food systems. Joint Degrees Our mission is to promote and protect the Online Program health and well-being of women, infants, Degree offered: MPH »» MD/MPH with Stanford University children, adolescents and their families »» MD/MPH with UCSF Our expert faculty help students develop through training, research, continuing »» MS/MD with UC Berkeley/UCSF skills in core areas of public health, education, service and advocacy. We (Joint Medical Program) including biostatistics, epidemiology, respond through interdisciplinary methods »» MPH with Occupational and environmental health, social and behavioral to the unique maternal and child health Environmental Medicine Residency science, and health services management. needs of the diverse communities of with UCSF This online 27-month program is designed the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of »» MPH with Preventive Medicine to prepare working professionals for rapid California and the entire world. Residency with UCSF career growth.
“Berkeley Public Health allows students to tailor their course schedule to their career goals and take courses from a wide variety of disciplines, such as the Goldman School of Public Policy, the Haas Business School and the School of Information. Students can find classes in their area of interest and broaden their perspective to have a holistic framework for public health practice.” Andrea Seet MPH ’20 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our DREAM team is dedicated to increasing diversity in the public At Berkeley Public Health, we believe our diverse student body is health workforce by ensuring that students from historically one of our greatest assets. Our students ideas, agendas, passions underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds can pursue and commitments make a positive difference in our global graduate degrees in public health. We work to increase access community. We are proud to be part of the UC Berkeley campus, into graduate school and to help those interested in working a national leader for equity and inclusion in higher education. Our with vulnerable populations succeed in their goals. We offer a emphasis on diversity, human rights and social justice contributes multitude of services and programs, including admissions advising to our recognition as one of the top 10 schools of public health in and application assistance, a summer preparatory seminar, and the country. multicultural health specialty and career workshops. “The DREAM Office made me feel welcome and provided me with a community and friends who also shared similar goals of serving and giving back to our communities D and helping underserved and marginalized communities.” DiversityDD Jose Jimenez MPH ’19 R Prospective Student Services R RespectRR
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Finding Internship Application Assistance Public Health Career Opportunities Information AA Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Action Services (GRADS) Ambassadors Students of Color GRADS Ambassadors connect prospective students * with a team of current student volunteers who give 3 % M advice, offer support and share their own experience 6 M *2018-2019 Graduate Student Community M at Berkeley Public Health. MM Multiculturalism Learn more: publichealth.berkeley.edu/dream CAREER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We strive to develop our students into health leaders who Our commitment to practice-based learning and leadership training are ready to excel in challenging careers, equipped with the ensures that students will have an experience that is uniquely knowledge and experience to tackle the world’s most pressing suited to their passions. Our Center for Public Health Practice problems. Through internship and research opportunities, we and Leadership offers a variety of professional development immerse students in the real world of public health practice in opportunities, trainings and workshops. These resources enable tandem with their time spent in the classroom. our students to achieve their career goals and become public health leaders—now and in their future careers.
Learn more: publichealth.berkeley.edu/careers Where Our Graduates Are Now* Select Employers
5% Consulting Firms 25% Continuing Pfizer Kaiser Permanente 5% Government Education (Med School/ (Local/Federal/International) Public Health/Other) Policy Link Human Impact
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9% Fellowships tech Centers for Disease (Research/Government/ Healthcare Systems) Control and Prevention Na 18% Healthcare Systems tional Institutes of Health 9% Biotech/ (Hospitals/HMOs) Digital Health/ Industry Sutter Health World Health Organization PATH Bill and
10% Government 11% Academia Melinda Gates Foundation Health Agencies (University Research/ (Local/State/Federal) Teaching) Pan-American Health Org anization Office of Envi * Class of 2017 Graduates ronmental Health Hazard
“We are lucky to be in close proximity to all different kinds of opportunities—youAssessment can gain experience with world-class researchers, well-known private companies and even the state department. There are so many ways you can grow your career at Berkeley.” PublicPhoebe HealthLu MPH ’20 Institute Blue Shield UCSF San Francisco Depart ment of Public Health Blue WHY BERKELEY PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH AS A RIGHT What Makes Us Special? We believe in social justice and the basic human Why should you consider pursuing your academic career at right to a healthy life. We strive to minimize the Berkeley? Besides our location and world-renowned faculty, inequities and injustices that affect the health students choose Berkeley Public Health because of our culture and dignity of all people, especially the most of collaboration, transformational research and commitment to vulnerable. social justice.
Our mission is to improve the health of the most vulnerable STRENGTH THROUGH populations in California and worldwide. We recognize that radical DIVERSITY collaborations are necessary to meet priority health needs and We welcome diversity in our education, research achieve health equity in our increasingly diverse communities. and service. We see embracing diversity as the As a world-class university, UC Berkeley is where you can carve best strategy for successfully engaging and your own path and become your own kind of leader, alongside transforming the communities we care about. faculty and peers with a shared vision for public health. THINK FORWARD We train our students to lead innovation. Our culture challenges conventional thinking, leverages technology and builds bridges between research, public policy, education and action.
IMPACT FIRST “I chose UC Berkeley because of its world-class program, We demonstrate our commitment to maximum strong vision of social justice and central location to impact by focusing our research, education healthcare research and innovation.” and service efforts in areas that have the most transformative impact on the health of Tia Gangopadhyay MPH ’20 populations locally and globally.
UC Berkeley School of Public Health Degrees
Masters of Public Health (MPH) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) »»Biostatistics »»Biostatistics »»Environmental Health Sciences »»Environmental Health Sciences »»Epidemiology »»Epidemiology »»Epidemiology/Biostatistics »»Health Policy »»Global Health and Environment »»Infectious Diseases and Immunity »»Health and Social Behavior »»Health Policy and Management* Concurrent Degrees »»Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology »»Goldman School of Public Policy (MPP/MPH) »»Interdisciplinary* »»Graduate School of Journalism (MJ/MPH) »»Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health »»Haas School of Business (MBA/MPH) »»Public Health Nutrition »»College of Environmental Design/Department of City and Regional Planning (MCP/MPH) * Online option available »»School of Social Welfare (MSW/MPH) Master of Arts (MA) »»Biostatistics Joint Degrees »»MD/MPH with Stanford University »»MD/MPH with UCSF Master of Science (MS) »»MS/MD with UC Berkeley/UCSF »»Epidemiology (Joint Medical Program) »»Environmental Health Sciences »»MPH with Occupational and Environmental Medicine »»Global Health and Environment Residency with UCSF »»MPH with Preventive Medicine Residency with UCSF Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
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