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Maternal and Child Health MicroMasters program
Do you want to help improve the lives of women, children and families across the globe? The field of maternal and child health (MCH) addresses the physical and mental health needs of women, children, and families across their lifespan, and the five courses in this MCH program are grounded in this life course perspective.
Students can earn credit toward the GW MPH program with successful completion of the MicroMasters program, in addition to the public health skills and knowledge gained throughout the program.
What is the MicroMasters in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program?
The MCH MicroMasters program is a series of graduate level courses from the Milken Institute School of Public Health. A MicroMasters certificate showcases your learning and developing skills in MCH and will allow you to get started on a path toward completing an advanced degree (Master of Public Health).
How to Earn a MicroMasters Program Certificate
To earn the MCH program certificate, learners must complete and successfully earn a verified certificate in all five MicroMasters program courses, as well as the capstone project course. Each course in the certificate has its own requirements for a passing grade and completion of that course.
From Program Certificate to a Master’s Degree
The MCH MicroMasters program is designed to offer learners a pathway to an advanced degree and the coursework you successfully complete can count towards credit in the GW Masters of Public Health Program. Learners who successfully earn this MicroMasters program certificate may apply for admission to a Master’s program, and if accepted, the MicroMasters program certificate will count towards the degree.
MCH MicroMasters Credit Policy
After successfully completing the MCH MicroMasters program, and successful admission to a GW Masters of Public Health Program, 6-elective credits are eligible to be applied to the total degree credits (45-credits in total).
Courses
Pathways to Public Health
Pathways to Public Health provides learners with a working knowledge of the issues public health professionals are striving to address every day. You will meet public health specialists who focus on dimensions of health relating to: the environment, family and community, personal behaviors and decision making, health services delivery and access, and utilizing data to both identify the underlying causes of disease, and to track and control the spread of disease.
History of Maternal and Child Health
This course discusses the history of women’s and maternal child health in the broader context of public health history. We will explore how these historical contexts continue to manifest and influence equitable health care access and utilization for women, youth, and children.
Maternal and Child Health Foundations
This course explores issues affecting the health and well-being of women, children, and families. Taking a multidisciplinary life course perspective, this course considers the social and structural determinants of health including biological, demographic, epidemiological, economic, behavioral, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
Women's Health
In this course learners will gain an understanding of women’s health issues across the lifespan. Going beyond the focus of reproductive health, learners explore important issues such as: Women and Relationships, Issues of Interpersonal Violence, Women and Mental Health, LGBTIA Health, and Women’s Aging.
Capstone: Maternal and Child Health
In this capstone course learners will integrate and synthesize knowledge gained from the four preceding courses and apply that knowledge to real-world maternal and child health scenarios nationally and globally. Learners will explore the health and well-being of adolescent girls globally, climate change, women’s economic empowerment, and maternal health in the U.S.