Master of Public Health MPH@GW

Program Director:  George Gray

The MPH@GW program trains aspiring public health leaders to make a difference in local, national, and global communities. The MPH@GW is delivered completely online, offering the same world-class faculty, admissions requirements, and academic standards as GW’s on-campus MPH programs. 

MPH@GW students:

• Establish connections with influential public health educators and practitioners who are on the front lines of policy and advocacy in Washington, DC.
• Learn to respond to the growing public health needs of their communities, and society at large, through analytical research and in-person practicums at well-established health organizations. 
• Have the opportunity to customize their curriculum, through general electives or by selecting a concentration focus, to reflect specific public health interests and aspirations.

Visit the program website for more information.

Visit the Milken Institute School of Public Health website for additional information about the school and its academic programs. 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, 10 credits in program-specific courses, 16 credits in elective courses, and a 2-credit culminating experience.

Course List

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 6009	Fundamentals of Public Health 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
Program-specific courses
PUBH 6052	Practical Data Management and Analysis for Public Health
PUBH 6442	Comparative Global Health Systems
PUBH 6500	Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs
PUBH 6503	Introduction to Public Health Communication and Marketing
Culminating experience
PUBH 6060	MPH@GW Culminating Experience I
PUBH 6061	MPH@GW Culminating Experience II
Electives
16 credits in any graduate-level SPH courses.

Visit the MPH@GW website for an updated list of elective options.

SPH MPH graduation requirements

1. Graduate credit requirement: 45 graduate credits.
2. Course requirements: Successful completion of core and program-specific courses.
3. 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.
4. Interprofessional Education Experience (IPE): Students are required to enroll and participate in an authorized IPE activity (PUBH 6023 Interprofessional Education Experience).
5. Minimum grade point requirement: minimum 3.0 (B) program grade point average.
6. Time limit requirement: The degree must be completed within five years.
7. 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).
8. 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 within their first semester of study.
9. Professional enhancement requirement: Students must participate in eight hours of public health-related lectures, seminars, and symposia, related to their field of study.

Combined program

• Dual Master of Public Health and Doctor of Medicine

• Dual Master of Science in Nursing in the field of nursing leadership and management and Master of Public Health (MPH@GW)