Master of Public Health in the Field of Public Health

This program begins in spring 2026.

The generalist MPH in public health is designed to address local, national, and global public health practice. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary teaching, focusing on core competencies and skills by using cases and other materials from the United States and abroad. The pedagogy allows students to tailor their education to local, national, or global levels, emphasizing interdisciplinary public health competencies, including biostatistics and epidemiology; cultural competency; health communication; leadership; professionalism; planning, implementation and evaluation methods; public health biology; and systems thinking.

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 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.