Master of Public Health in the Field of Global Health

The mission of the master of public health in global health is to prepare the next generation of global health leaders to design, implement, evaluate, and scale evidence-informed programs and policies to improve health outcomes and advance equity globally. Grounded in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research training, ethical public health practice, and cross-cultural competence, this program equips students to translate evidence into effective, context-responsive action. The curriculum combines foundational global health frameworks with advanced analytic and evidence synthesis skills, preparing graduates to assess needs, strengthen systems, improve program performance, and generate measurable impact. Through specialized training, students may focus their studies in one of seven tracks.

The goals of the global health program are to ensure that graduates are able to:

• Translate evidence into action to improve program performance, strengthen health systems, and inform equitable policy decisions.

• Design, implement, and rigorously evaluate global health programs using appropriate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.
• Synthesize and critically appraise evidence, including conducting systematic reviews, to inform responsible decision-making and resource allocation.
• Generate and use data for management and policy decision-making, ensuring continuous learning and measurable impact.
• Apply ethical principles and cultural humility in global health research, practice, and policy, engaging respectfully and effectively with diverse communities and stakeholders.
• Analyze health challenges within complex systems, integrating social, political, economic, environmental, and governance perspectives.
• Communicate research findings and program results clearly and persuasively to policymakers, practitioners, funders, communities, and global institutions.
• Assume leadership roles in governmental, non-governmental, multilateral, and community-based organizations to advance effective and sustainable global health solutions.

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The following requirements must be fulfilled: 45 credits, including 19 to 20 credits in core courses, 11 credits in program-specific courses, 5 credits in advanced research methods selectives, 6 credits in themed selectives, and 3 to 4 credits in elective courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
Core courses (19 to 20 credits)
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 6009	Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation
or PUBH 6501	Program Evaluation
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 6023	Interprofessional Education Experience
PUBH 6418	Global Health Culminating Experience I
PUBH 6419	Global Health Culminating Experience II
Program-specific courses (11 credits)
PUBH 6047	Systematic Reviews to Synthesize Evidence in Public Health Practice
PUBH 6400	Global Health Frameworks
PUBH 6411	Global Health Qualitative Research Methods
PUBH 6412	Global Health Quantitative Research Methods
PUBH 6416	Ethical and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research and Programs
or PUBH 6417	Cross-Cultural Approaches for Global Health Practice
or PUBH 6423	Ethics in Public Health Practice and Policy
PUBH 6435	Global Health Program Development and Implementation
Advanced methods selective courses—5 credits in courses selected from the following:
PUBH 6440	Global Health Economics
PUBH 6445	Quantitative Methods for Impact Evaluation
PUBH 6476	Theory-Driven Evaluation
PUBH 6478	Health System Quality Measurement in Global Health
PUBH 6495	Field Trial Methods and Application
PUBH 8470	Global Health Demographic Methods
PUBH 8472	Survey Research Design
Themed selective courses (minimum 6 credits)
Students take at least 6 credits in courses in one of the seven themes listed below. Methods courses, such as those listed above under advanced methods selectives, can count toward any theme.
Global health policy and systems theme:
PUBH 6045	National and Global Public Health Systems
PUBH 6441	Global Health Organizations and Regulations
PUBH 6442	Comparative Global Health Systems
PUBH 6447	Global Health Policy Analysis
PUBH 6450	Global Health Diplomacy
PUBH 6466	Health Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
PUBH 8476	Realist Evaluation in Health Policy and Systems
Humanitarian health and disaster response theme:
PUBH 6462	Nutrition and Food in Large Humanitarian Emergencies
PUBH 6464	Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings
PUBH 6465	Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings
PUBH 6467	Humanitarian and Disaster Response Principle, Practice, and Operational Challenges
PUBH 6468	Preparation and Response to Epidemics, Pandemics, Mass Health Emergencies, and Disasters
PUBH 6480	Public Health in Humanitarian Settings
Global nutrition theme:
EXNS 6242	Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
PUBH 6482	International Food and Nutrition Policy
PUBH 6492	Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases
PUBH 6563	Global Child Health
PUBH 6611	Nutrition Assessment
Global maternal, child, and adolescent health theme:
PUBH 6240	Pediatric HIV/AIDS
PUBH 6465	Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings
PUBH 6550	Maternal and Child Health I
PUBH 6552	Women's Health
PUBH 6553	Adolescent Health
PUBH 6555	Reproductive Health: U.S. and Global Perspectives
PUBH 6557	Child Development and Public Health
PUBH 6563	Global Child Health
Global environmental health theme:
PUBH 6121	Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
PUBH 6126	Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards
PUBH 6128	Global Environmental and Occupational Health
PUBH 6132	Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Low-Income Countries
PUBH 6140	Global Climate Change and Air Pollution
PUBH 6486	Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Infectious Diseases
PUBH 6492	Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases
Commercial determinants of health and non-communicable diseases theme:
PUBH 6058	Researching Violence Against Women and Girls
PUBH 6237	Chronic Disease Epidemiology
PUBH 6420	Understanding Commercial Determinants of Health
PUBH 6422	Injury and Global Public Health
PUBH 6481	Global Mental Health
PUBH 6492	Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases
Customized theme determined in consultation with advisor.
Electives
3 to 4 credits in any graduate-level SPH coursess