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MPH Food, Nutrition and Population Health "4+1" at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

The 4+1 program is an accelerated Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program open to undergraduate declared Public Health majors at UC Berkeley. There are three participating programs within the school aligned with the 4+1 program and each program has specific requirements to apply.

Faculty: School of Public Health  |  Department: School of Public Health  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Master's Degree Requirements.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Government, Health & Medicine, Law & Public Policy, Nonprofit, Science & Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For Public Health undergraduates, there is an information session offered each semester with the Undergraduate Faculty Advisor and Program Managers. Any student that qualifies for the program can contact an advisor at [email protected] for more information. The two-year MPH program offers additional areas of concentration and should be considered by any student interested in pursuing graduate training in public health. Interested applicants may also explore the other graduate programs offered at Berkeley Public Health. Students will apply to the 4+1 MPH during the Fall of their senior year by the Priority Deadline. The Priority Deadline is usually in the first week of December. If a student is graduating early, their senior year will be their final year as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. The School of Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) Application and UC Berkeley Graduate Application open in August and September respectively. Both applications must be completed and submitted to complete an application for a 4+1 MPH program. GRE scores are optional. We recommend

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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