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The following requirements must be fulfilled: 45 credits, including 19 credits in core courses,15 credits in program-specific courses, 6 credits in selective courses, and 5 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 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 | |
| PUBH 6418 | Global Health Culminating Experience I | |
| PUBH 6419 | Global Health Culminating Experience II | |
| 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 6462 | Nutrition and Food in Large Humanitarian Emergencies | |
| PUBH 6467 | Accountability and Ethics in Humanitarian and Disaster Settings | |
| PUBH 6468 | Preparation and Response to Epidemics, Pandemics, Mass Health Emergencies, and Disasters | |
| PUBH 6480 | Public Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| Selectives | ||
| 6 credits in courses selected from the list below. | ||
| Students may take all courses on this list. Credits received in excess of 6 count toward the elective requirement. | ||
| PUBH 6132 | Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Low-Income Countries | |
| PUBH 6423 | Ethics in Public Health Practice and Policy | |
| PUBH 6463 | Communication Strategies and Planning in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6464 | Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6465 | Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6470 | Topics in Global Public Health and Human Rights | |
| PUBH 6492 | Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases | |
| PUBH 6499 | Topics in Global Health (Specifically: Humanitarian Assistance; Governance, Coordination and Practice) | |
| Electives | ||
| 5 credits in PUBH courses. Common electives include: | ||
| PUBH 6047 | Systematic Reviews to Synthesize Evidence in Public Health Practice | |
| PUBH 6262 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| PUBH 6263 | Advanced GIS | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6440 | Global Health Economics | |
| PUBH 6441 | Global Health Organizations and Regulations | |
| PUBH 6442 | Comparative Global Health Systems | |
| PUBH 6445 | Quantitative Methods for Impact Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6455 | Global Vaccinology | |
| PUBH 6484 | Prevention and Control of Vector Borne Diseases | |
| PUBH 6486 | Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Infectious Diseases | |
| PUBH 6493 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in Developing Countries | |
| PUBH 6496 | Global Public Health and Human Rights Praxis: From Research to Practice and Policy | |
| PUBH 6501 | Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6563 | Global Child Health | |
| PUBH 6850 | Introduction to SAS for Public Health Research | |
| PUBH 6851 | Introduction to R for Public Health Research | |
| PUBH 6852 | Introduction to Python for Public Health Research | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
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.