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The following requirements must be fulfilled: 45 credits, including 19 credits in core courses (including the culminating experience), 15 credits in program-specific courses, 4 credits in selective courses, and 7 credits in elective courses.

Required
Core courses
PUBH 6000MPH Applied Practice Experience
PUBH 6002Biostatistical Applications for Public Health
PUBH 6003Principles and Practices of Epidemiology
PUBH 6007Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health
PUBH 6009Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation
PUBH 6011Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health
PUBH 6012Fundamentals of Health Policy
PUBH 6021Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I
PUBH 6022Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II
PUBH 6023Interprofessional Education Experience
PUBH 6418Global Health Culminating Experience I
PUBH 6419Global Health Culminating Experience II
Program-specific courses
PUBH 6400Global Health Frameworks
PUBH 6045National and Global Public Health Systems
PUBH 6412Global Health Quantitative Research Methods
PUBH 6416Ethical and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research and Programs
or PUBH 6423 Ethics in Public Health Practice and Policy
PUBH 6417Cross-Cultural Approaches for Global Health Practice
PUBH 6441Global Health Organizations and Regulations
PUBH 6442Comparative Global Health Systems
PUBH 6450Global Health Diplomacy
Selectives
Students are strongly encouraged to take all 4 credits for the selective course requirement in one of the following two groups:
Global health policy group
PUBH 6447Global Health Policy Analysis
PUBH 6440Global Health Economics
or PUBH 6466 Health Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Global health systems group
PUBH 6475Theory Building in Health Systems Research
PUBH 6478Health System Quality Measurement in Global Health
Electives
Students are strongly encouraged to take the 4 credits in courses not being counted toward the selectives requirement, above, in partial fulfillment of the 7-credit elective requirement. Remaining elective credits should be taken in courses selected from the following:
ECON 6284Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy
IAFF 6198Special Topics in International Economic Policy
IAFF 6502Professional Skills I
or IAFF 6503 Professional Skills II
PPPA 6056Regulatory Comment Clinic
PPPA 6062Community Development Policy and Management
PUBH 6047Systematic Reviews to Synthesize Evidence in Public Health Practice
PUBH 6262Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
PUBH 6410Global Health Study Design
PUBH 6411Global Health Qualitative Research Methods
PUBH 6422Injury and Global Public Health
PUBH 6435Global Health Program Development and Implementation
PUBH 6436Global Health Program Management and Leadership
PUBH 6440Global Health Economics
or PUBH 6466 Health Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
PUBH 6445Quantitative Methods for Impact Evaluation
PUBH 6475Theory Building in Health Systems Research
PUBH 6477Structural Racism and Public Health
PUBH 6478Health System Quality Measurement in Global Health
PUBH 6480Public Health in Humanitarian Settings
PUBH 6481Global Mental Health
PUBH 6482International Food and Nutrition Policy
PUBH 6486Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Infectious Diseases
PUBH 6492Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases
PUBH 6575Communication Skills for Public Health Professionals
Other elective options
PUBH courses not listed above can be taken as electives with the advisor's approval.
No course can be counted toward both the selective and elective requirements.