Food, Nutrition and Population Health MPH

About this programme

The UC Berkeley Food, Nutrition and Population Health Program trains future leaders in food and nutrition practice, policy and research to identify emerging nutrition and food-systems challenges and solutions and evaluate their impact. We aim to address historical and current inequities in nutrition and food systems, with an emphasis on systems-level change. Acknowledging the climate crisis, we look for ways to enhance resiliency in food systems and move towards greater food sovereignty. The program is structured to provide students with the skills needed to: contribute to the scientific understanding of public health nutrition challenges; create healthy and equitable food systems; identify and advocate for effective food and nutrition policies; plan, implement, and evaluate programs; and conduct implementation research to improve nutrition and health for communities and populations. We seek to train people who want to lead at the local, state, national, and global levels in improving food systems, nutrition and health. Curriculum We offer a two-year MPH, 11-month MPH, and a 4+1 MPH. The two-year, full-time MPH graduate students are expected to complete at least 48 units of coursework over four academic semesters and one summer. Students must complete both school-wide required courses as well as FNPH required courses. All two-year MPH students complete a public health practice experience for a minimum of 12 weeks over the summer between their first and second years in the program. Internship sites are chosen from a wide range of public health organizations and research institutions and are selected based on the student’s objectives for professional development and the needs of the organization.