Visit the Milken Institute School of Public Health website for additional information about academic programs and information about GWSPH. Graduate admissions information, including application requirements and deadlines, can be found on the GWSPH Graduate Admissions website.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 45 credits, including 17 credits in core courses, 13 credits in program-specific courses, 6 credits in selective courses, and 9 credits in elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Core courses | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6418 | Global Health Culminating Experience I | |
| PUBH 6419 | Global Health Culminating Experience II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| Program-specific courses | ||
| PUBH 6400 | Global Health Frameworks | |
| PUBH 6410 | Global Health Study Design | |
| PUBH 6412 | Global Health Quantitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6416 | Ethical and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research and Programs | |
| or PUBH 6423 | Ethics in Public Health Practice and Policy | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6501 | Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6047 | Systematic Reviews to Synthesize Evidence in Public Health Practice | |
| Selectives | ||
| PUBH 6058 | Researching Violence Against Women and Girls | |
| At least 6 credits in courses selected from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6411 | Global Health Qualitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6440 | Global Health Economics | |
| PUBH 6445 | Quantitative Methods for Impact Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6451 | Monitoring/Evaluation of Sexual/Reproductive Health Programs in Low- and Middle- Income Countries | |
| PUBH 6466 | Health Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | |
| PUBH 6478 | Health System Quality Measurement in Global Health | |
| PUBH 6489 | Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Programs and Policies | |
| PUBH 6493 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in Developing Countries | |
| PUBH 6494 | Population, Public Health Practice, and Sustainable Development | |
| PUBH 6495 | Field Trial Methods and Application | |
| PUBH 6508 | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Promotion Interventions | |
| Electives | ||
| 9 additional credits in PUBH courses. | ||
MPH graduation requirements
- Graduate credit requirement: 45 graduate credits.
- Course requirements: Successful completion of core and program-specific courses.
- Practicum Requirement: Students are required to fulfill all requirements of the Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) to receive credit for PUBH 6000 MPH Applied Practice Experience.
- Interprofessional Education Experience (IPE): Students are required to enroll and participate in an authorized IPE activity (PUBH 6023 Interprofessional Education Experience).
- Minimum grade-point requirement: minimum 3.0 (B) cumulative grade-point average.
- Time limit requirement: The degree must be completed within five years.
- Transfer credit policy: With approval, up to 12 graduate credits that have not been applied to any previous graduate degree may be transferred to the master of public health program. External credits must have been earned from an accredited institution in the last three years with a minimum grade of 3.0 (B) in each course. Students in SPH graduate certificate programs can transfer as many credits earned toward the certificate to the MPH degree as meet MPH degree requirements, to a maximum of 18 credits.
- Graduate certificate students wishing to transfer to a degree program may apply to do so after completion of three or more courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 via the online change of concentration petition. A minimum grade of B is required for a specific course to be eligible for transfer.
- CITI Training requirement: All students are required to complete training regarding human subject protection regulation and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
- Integrity Quiz and Plagiarism requirement: All students are required to review the George Washington University Code of Academic Integrity and take the SPH Academic Integrity Quiz at GWSPH Source. within their first semester of study.
- Professional Enhancement requirement: Students must participate in eight hours of public health-related lectures, seminars, and symposia, related to their field of study.