Disease Prevention, Policy and Global Health
Overview
Faculty are active at the local, state, national and global levels to influence factors that improve the health of populations. They bring this experience into the classroom through interactions with students and connections to guest speakers. Reflecting their interdisciplinary nature, they work and teach closely with faculty in other divisions, departments at Keck, and schools within the university and beyond to develop collaborative projects in public health.
With a concern for improving health and well-being, they provide students with many opportunities, from approaches to addressing clinical interventions and improving preventive, therapeutic and disease outcomes; to addressing the complexities of health care systems and the systematic and structural factors that impact health in Los Angeles and around the globe.
Our diversity is our strength, impacting our research and teaching alike, we seek to demonstrate methodological innovation, pushing new approaches that will ultimately improve the practice of public health.
Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA
Division Chief, Division of Disease Prevention, Policy and Global Health
Division Chief
Sofia Gruskin
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Department of Population and Public Health Sciences ranks #2 in NIH funding seven years running
The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences ranks as one of the top research units of its kind in the country.
Faculty Members of the Division of Disease Prevention, Policy and Global Health
Education Programs
Master of Public Health
The USC Master of Public Health program is a product of the University of Southern California’s commitment to the health and well-being of its surrounding communities, as well as nationally and internationally.
Clinical, Biomedical and Translational Investigations Certificate
The school offers a certificate in clinical, biomedical, and translational investigations for trainees who do not wish to pursue a Master of Science degree.
Bachelor of Science in Global Health
The Bachelor of Science in Global Health offers an examination of public health and policy issues in the context of global affairs. The program provides students with a strong background in understanding and evaluating global health issues and prepares students to become health professionals with international competencies. This program is an ideal major for students interested in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, international relations, public health, epidemiology, health psychology and health behavior research.
Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
The Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies provides a well-rounded, professionally focused education. The program is concerned with the sociocultural, behavioral, psychological, and biological factors contributing to wellness and disease. It is an ideal major for students interested in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, epidemiology, health psychology and health behavior research.
Master of Public Health (online)
The Master of Public Health (MPH) Online program at USC offers a rigorous curriculum that attracts dedicated and ambitious professionals with a passion to serve in the public health arena. The program’s core coursework aims to develop your key public health competencies and skills through the use of cases and examples from industry — ranging from local to global.
Master of Science in Clinical, Biomedical and Translational Investigations
The Master of Science in Clinical, Biomedical, and Translational Investigations (CBTI) is a joint effort to train medical students, fellows or other health professionals, including faculty and other scientists conducting clinical related research, in clinical research methods to translate clinical, biomedical and technological discoveries into advances in population-based, clinical or basic science research.
