MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Overview
Each student is admitted into one of the four program areas approved for study leading to the Master of Science in Public Health degree in International Health: Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Health Systems, Human Nutrition, or Social and Behavioral Interventions.
An academic adviser is assigned from the list of Advising Faculty in the student's program area. The Program Coordinator provides general guidance and supervision over all students in each program area.
Concentrations
GLOBAL DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL
Director: Agbessi Amouzou, PhD
Program Co-Coordinators: Elizabeth Hazel, PhD and Yvonne Tam, MHS
OVERALL PROGRAM GOAL
This program provides training for public health practitioners who will use epidemiologic, immunologic and/or laboratory and statistical methods to design, implement and/or evaluate disease control interventions for diseases of public health importance to under-served populations. Graduates will have a fundamental understanding of the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and control measures applicable to diseases of public health importance in disadvantaged populations. Interventions to be studied will be primarily biomedical (e.g. therapeutic or prophylactic drugs, vaccines, or environmental modifications), although there may be a behavioral component to the effective implementation of such interventions.
Special strengths of the program are infectious disease epidemiology (including emerging infections), vaccinology, and micronutrients. Students have the opportunity to learn from leading experts in vaccine science and policy and may take courses to complete a certificate in this area. Students can acquire a broad understanding of the methods, skills, and tools needed to design, conduct, and analyze community and clinical trials and/or laboratory-based investigations. Students will be able to provide technical assistance to public health researchers and public health managers in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs to address public health problems facing underserved populations in the US and abroad.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Students in the program ideally have a bachelor’s degree in health or biological sciences or statistics. An applicant with another undergraduate degree must have satisfactorily completed courses in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, or another natural science.
Advising Faculty
- Smisha Agarwal
- Nadia Akseer
- Agbessi Amouzou
- Naor Bar-Zeev
- Robert Black
- Andrea Carcelen
- Subhra Chakraborty
- Victoria Chou
- William Checkley
- Amanda Debes
- Anna Durbin
- Daniel Erchick
- Christine-Marie George
- Robert Gilman
- Laura Hammitt
- Elizabeth Hazel
- Anna Kalbarczyk
- Ruth Karron
- Joanne Katz
- Maria Knoll
- Rupali Limaye
- Abdoulaye Maiga
- Melissa Marx
- Diwakar Mohan
- Luke Mullany
- Melinda Munos
- Simon Mutembo
- B. Aletta Nonyane
- Jamie Perin
- Christine Prosperi
- Andrea Ruff
- David Sack
- Daniel Salmon
- Ashley Sheffel
- Anita Shet
- Kawsar Talaat
- Yvonne Tam
- Shaun Truelove
- Brian Wahl
- Neff Walker
HEALTH SYSTEMS
Director: Sara Bennett, PhD
Program Coordinators: Ligia Paina, PhD and Nukhba Zia, PhD
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
Graduates of the Health Systems MSPH program will be prepared to take on leadership and management roles in health policy and planning, health financing and management, and monitoring and evaluation of health programs. Graduates will contribute to strengthening health systems through the implementation of equitable and cost-effective interventions for improving access, quality, and efficiency of health services for underserved populations. A health-related practicum experience is an important component of this degree program.
Requirements for Admission
Students must have a degree in biological or health sciences, social sciences, or management. Some prior international or health systems experience is highly desirable.
Advising Faculty
- Joe Ali
- Olakunle Alonge
- Chiara Altare
- Abdulgafoor Bachani
- Abdullah Baqui
- Sara Bennett
- William Brieger
- Gilbert Burnham
- Andreea Creanga
- Shannon Doocy
- Anbrasi Edward
- Dustin Gibson
- Shivam Gupta
- Connie Hoe
- Rasheda Khanam
- Alain Koffi
- Adam Koon
- Qingfeng Li
- Maria Merritt
- Rosemary Morgan
- Ligia Paina
- Bryan Patenaude
- Krishna Rao
- W. Courtland Robinson
- Daniela Rodriguez
- Mathuram Santosham
- Meike Schleiff
- Yusra Shawar
- Jeremy Shiffman
- Anthony So
- Alan Sorkin
- Paul Spiegel
- Antonio Trujillo
- Andres Vecino-Ortiz
- William Weiss
HUMAN NUTRITION
Director: Parul Christian, DrPH
Program Coordinator: Amanda Palmer, PhD
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The MSPH program in Human Nutrition is designed to train professionals to focus on understanding and solving public health problems in food and nutrition across a diverse societal landscape. The MSPH degree in Human Nutrition prepares students to assume professional, technical, and management positions within public health nutrition programs or government, international or nongovernmental agencies, universities, hospitals, and private industry. The program also offers a broad public health nutrition component that complements dietetics skills acquired in the combined MSPH-Dietitianietitian program (see below). The MSPH program also prepares students with a foundation of knowledge and skills for carrying out subsequent doctoral studies and research in the field of human nutrition or training in medicine.
OVERALL PROGRAM GOAL
There are four overarching academic competencies that students are expected to master during the course of their master's degree program. Students should:
- Demonstrate knowledge of public health nutrition problems and characterize these problems in terms of measurable indicators.
- Identify nutrition problems of public health importance; analyze and synthesize relevant data; and develop and implement prevention, control, and evaluation plans.
- Participate in a field, laboratory, or clinical experience related to nutrition research or programs from conception of ideas through design, management, monitoring, data collection, and analysis.
- Communicate through written reports, oral presentations, and other media nutrition information of high technical quality and program or policy relevance.
Requirements for Admission
The program seeks to attract and train future experts in public health nutrition across a range of professional interests and backgrounds. Entry into the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program in Human Nutrition requires, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, preferably in nutrition, biology, health or social sciences, public health, health, economics, or health policy.
Advising Faculty
- Laura Caulfield
- Jessica Fanzo (co-adviser)
- Joel Gittelsohn
- Ethan Gough
- Jean Humphrey
- Vanessa Garcia-Larsen
- Rebecca Heidkamp
- Kristen Hurley
- Yunhee Kang
- Yeeli Mui
- Amanda Palmer
- Kerry Schulze
- Andrew Thorne-Lyman
- Keith P. West Jr.
Program Requirements
Students will be expected to enroll each term, satisfy the educational requirements, successfully complete a practicum experience and write a capstone. Students must also pass a written comprehensive exam. A minimum of 16 total credits of coursework per term is required. Of these, approximately 64 credits are associated with directed coursework usually completed in the first year, a minimum of 28 credits are associated with a practicum experience, and a minimum of 4 credits with a capstone usually completed during the second year.
Students are required to take specific courses in each of the four core content areas in order to develop specific competencies: Nutrition and Health, Biochemistry and Metabolism, Research Methods, and Professional Skills. Approximately 53-course credits are associated with these core content areas common to all MSPH students. MSPH-Dietitian students are required to take an additional 12 credits of required coursework. Within these required courses, all students must complete coursework in environmental health and management sciences. To complete the remainder of their coursework requirements, students will choose elective coursework and special studies in conjunction with their adviser, depending on their unique career goals.
Nutrition Practicum
MSPH candidates complete a practicum for a minimum of 2 terms. The student, faculty adviser, and other faculty within the department or school arrange this experience, as necessary. The practicum complements and reinforces the didactic portion of the MSPH program. It provides students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained during the first year to develop field, laboratory, or clinical skills related to nutrition research or programs according to individually designed learning objectives and to work as part of a team in an applied research or practice project. Students are placed in a variety of professional settings, which may include: government, non-government organizations (NGOs), university projects, and multi-lateral, private, and/or the for-profit sector. Practicum locations exist in the US and in most regions of the world. Students are often placed in organizations such as WHO, the World Bank, UNICEF, Helen Keller International, USDA, Feeding America, and the Center for Livable Future. Funding or scholarship opportunities for the practicum experience include funding from the Center for Global Health at JHU, Sight and Life, and the Borlaug Foundation. In addition to providing students with a real-world opportunity to apply their knowledge, the practicum experience helps facilitate subsequent career opportunities.
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
Director: Caitlin Kennedy, PhD
Program Co-Coordinators: Elli Leontsini, MD, MPH, and Teresa Yeh, MSPH
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The program offers multidisciplinary training for researchers and public health practitioners who wish to use the social sciences in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs, particularly community-based interventions. The program provides students with exposure to applied theory and methods from the fields of social psychology and medical anthropology and sociology. The combined use of qualitative and quantitative methods is a defining characteristic of the program.
Students may choose to specialize in the development, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs related to a given area of interest such as HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, malaria prevention, or a host of other topical areas relevant to the enhancement of health in lower income settings. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to provide technical assistance in assessing and responding to the socio-cultural context surrounding public health interventions and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of social and behavioral change programs to improve the health of underserved communities.
The program addresses the following educational objectives:
The Evidence Base for International Health: Identify, define, and address major global health problems of underserved populations in lower-income contexts, using appropriate indicators and current best practices.
- International Health: Examine conditions faced by disadvantaged populations in lower-income contexts, principles of health equity, and social justice and apply a range of tools to achieve better health outcomes.
- Public Health Biology: Explain biologic mechanisms and/or clinical manifestations of disease(s) impacting public health.
- Environmental Health: Discuss environmental influences on public health and appropriate risk assessment and public health response options.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Develop a solid foundation in epidemiologic and statistical research and evaluation skills applicable to public health assessment and action.
- Identify and utilize epidemiologic and biostatistics tools relevant to assessing the scope of a public health problem or the impact of public health action on a given condition.
Social and Behavioral Interventions: Develop the theoretical and methodological tools to gain an understanding of the socio-cultural context surrounding public health in lower-income contexts and to assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of locally appropriate social and behavioral change programs.
- Theory and Practice: Apply relevant theories and concepts drawn from anthropology, sociology, and psychology to design effective theory-driven social and behavioral interventions to improve the health and well-being of underserved communities.
- Qualitative Methods: Develop an understanding of theoretical paradigms and perspectives informing ethnography and qualitative research and use appropriate and rigorous qualitative research methods to understand the socio-cultural context of health and inform public health action.
- Formative Research and Human Centered Design: Conduct multi-method formative research to develop locally appropriate social and behavioral interventions to improve health, including development of appropriate communication interventions in support of those strategies.
Management and Leadership: Apply management and leadership techniques to develop, implement and evaluate health programs including organizational and financial best practices.
Evaluation: Propose, conduct, or assess process and outcome evaluations of social and behavioral interventions in global health
Professional Communication and Interprofessional Performance: Produce written reports of programmatic findings and/or research and communicate them via oral presentations, posters, briefs, or other official documents, intended for public health professionals and/or policymakers in audience-appropriate formats; perform effectively on interprofessional teams with local community organizations and stakeholders over the course of a project of mutual interest.
Requirements for Admission
Applicants into the program must have a bachelor's degree in the health or social sciences. Some prior international or health experience is highly desirable.
Advising Faculty
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Allison Barlow
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William Brieger
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Laura Beres
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Svea Closser
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Mary Cwik
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Julie Denison
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Joel Gittelsohn
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Emily Haroz
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Steve Harvey
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Allison Ingalls
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Caitlin Kennedy
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Anne Kenney
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Shea Littlepage
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Kristin Masten
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Elli Leontsini
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Hannah Marker
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Victoria O’Keefe
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Hima Patel
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Summer Rosenstock
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Erica Rosser
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Kate Rucinski
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Haneefa Saleem
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Pamela Surkan
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Lauren Tingey
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Peter Winch
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Melissa Walls
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Emma Waugh
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Teresa Yeh
Bachelor's/MSPH
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH MAJORS AT JHU KRIEGER SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
The Department of International Health offers early graduate school admission to JHU seniors majoring in Public Health Studies. This transition program serves as a mode of entry into the following International Health MSPH degree programs:
The Department of International Health also offers early graduate school admission to any undergraduate at JHU Krieger School of Arts and Sciences for those who apply to:
Students in this Program will receive co-advising from both Schools as part of this unique experience. Admitted students must complete the BA degree before formally enrolling in the degree program.
Once students complete the BA degree, admitted students will be automatically enrolled in the MSPH degree at BSPH starting that fall. The MSPH degree consists of a full year of coursework, a comprehensive written exam, and in the second year, a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 9 months of a full-time practicum (32 credits), where students apply all their skills in a field setting, and finally fulfilling the MSPH Essay requirement. Students find practicum opportunities overseas or domestically.
Applications for the Bachelor's/MSPH degree must be submitted by July 1 between the junior and senior years to ensure completion of the review process prior to the first day of the academic year. Students must be accepted before the start of their senior year.
Standardized test scores are not required for application to the Bachelor's/MSPH program for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher. However, a transcript is required for all prerequisite courses listed below and for all coursework through the 2nd semester of the student's junior year.
Undergraduate students applying must have completed the following coursework and have received a B or higher on each of the following:
- AS 280.380 Global Health Principles and Practice
- AS 280.345 Public Health Biostatistics or EN 553.311 Probability and Statistics for the Biological Sciences and Engineering
- AS 280.350 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for the Bachelor's/MSPH degree should be submitted by July 1 between the junior and senior years. Admitted students must complete their BA degree before formally enrolling in the Bloomberg School.
To apply, please use the SOPHAS Express Application.
If you have questions please email Elisabeth Simmons (esimmo15@jhu.edu).
Concurrent Degree Options
For admitted doctoral students at the Bloomberg School of Public Health
Students admitted to a doctoral program in other departments at the Bloomberg School of Public Health have the opportunity to pursue an MSPH Degree in International Health concurrently with their doctoral program. Students must have been accepted into one of the doctoral programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and have approval from their department in order to apply for the MSPH in International Health in one of the following concentration areas:
- Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
- Health Systems
- Human Nutrition
- Social and Behavioral Interventions
Contact Us
Students interested in pursuing this concurrent degree option should contact Cristina Salazar (csalazar@jhu.edu) or Elisabeth Simmons (esimmo15@jhu.edu) for more information.
MSPH Requirements
Course location and modality is found on the BSPH website.
Program Concentration Specific Requirements
Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
GDEC MSPH Course Requirements
All required courses must be taken for a letter grade except for courses only offered for pass/fail.
Students may choose Epidemiology Option 3 with guidance and approval from their academic adviser AND the GDEC MSPH Academic Program Coordinators. Please review the guidance from the Epidemiology Department provided during GDEC orientation to decide which Epi course option best fits.
The below courses are examples of required courses, for the most up-to-date information and an accurate required course list please view our departmental academic guide published August of each academic year.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
General Degree Requirements | ||
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.223.840 | Special Studies and Research Disease Control ( Individual Goals Analysis (IGA) (Register and select your advisor’s name) | 1 |
PH.223.801 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 1 | 1 |
PH.223.802 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 2 | 1 |
PH.223.803 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 3 | 1 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
Epidemiology (Choose one option) | ||
Epidemiology - Series Option 1 | ||
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
PH.340.722 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II | 4 |
Epidemiology - Series Option 2 | ||
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
PH.340.770 | Public Health Surveillance | 3 |
Epidemiology - Series Option 3 | ||
PH.340.751 | Epidemiologic Methods 1 | 5 |
PH.340.752 | Epidemiologic Methods 2 | 5 |
Biostatistics | ||
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.140.624 | Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 |
International Health | ||
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health | 4 |
PH.223.680 | Global Disease Control Programs and Policies | 4 |
Infectious Disease (choose one) | ||
PH.223.663 | Infectious Diseases and Child Survival | 3 |
PH.223.682 | Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Tropical Diseases | 4 |
Study Design and Implementation (choose one) | ||
PH.223.664 | Design and Conduct of Community Trials | 4 |
PH.221.645 | Large-scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs | 4 |
PH.223.705 | Good Clinical Practice: A Vaccine Trials Perspective | 4 |
Vaccines Requirement | ||
PH.223.662 | Vaccine Development and Application | 4 |
Environmental Health Requirement | ||
PH.180.602 | Environment and Health in Low and Middle income Countries | 2 |
Management Sciences Requirement | ||
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Qualitative Methods Requirement | ||
PH.550.604 | Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health | 2 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Design Implementation | ||
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
Leadership and Interprofessional Practice Requirement | ||
PH.552.625 | Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health | 0.5 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
Capstone and Practicum Requirements (Year 2 only) | ||
PH.223.810 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Practicum (Students must complete a minimum of 28 credits of practicum) | 28 |
PH.223.850 | Msph Capstone Global Disease Epidemiology and Control (students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of capstone) | 4 |
Recommended Courses based on student feedback and topic areas | ||
International Health and Diseases | ||
PH.221.627 | Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries | 4 |
Infectious Disease | ||
PH.340.612 | Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control | 2 |
PH.340.646 | Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS | 4 |
PH.340.627 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 4 |
PH.340.609 | Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 4 |
PH.340.677 | Infectious Disease Dynamics: Theoretical and Computational Approaches | 4 |
Chronic Disease | ||
PH.223.667 | Chronic Diseases in Low and Middle income Countries: Prevalence and Epidemiology | 4 |
Nutrition | ||
PH.222.641 | Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health | 4 |
PH.222.647 | Nutrition Epidemiology | 3 |
PH.222.649 | International Nutrition | 3 |
Population/Program Evaluation | ||
PH.221.641 | Measurement Methods in Humanitarian Emergencies | 2 |
PH.380.600 | Principles of Population Change | 4 |
PH.380.603 | Demographic Methods for Public Health | 4 |
PH.223.866 | Special Topics in Program Evaluation in International Health | 1 |
PH.380.611 | Fundamentals of Program Evaluation | 4 |
PH.223.632 | Methods for Planning and Implementing Evaluations of Large-Scale Health Programs in Low and Middle income Countries | 4 |
Research Ethics | ||
PH.306.665 | Research Ethics and integrity | 3 |
PH.306.655 | Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 |
Vaccines | ||
PH.223.867 | Special Topics in Vaccine Science | 1 |
PH.223.689 | Biologic Basis of Vaccine Development | 3 |
Data Management/Survey Design | ||
PH.340.696 | Spatial Analysis I: ArcGIS | 3 |
PH.140.630 | Introduction to Data Management | 3 |
PH.340.697 | Spatial Analysis II: Spatial Data Technologies | 2 |
PH.340.717 | Health Survey Research Methods | 4 |
PH.223.600 | Application of Spatial Analysis Tools to Inform Decision-Making in Lmics | 4 |
PH.380.711 | Issues in Survey Research Design | 3 |
PH.140.632 | Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package | 3 |
Epidemiology Methods | ||
PH.340.653 | Epidemiologic Inference in Outbreak Investigations | 3 |
PH.340.753 | Epidemiologic Methods 3 | 5 |
PH.340.682 | Pharmacoepidemiology Methods | 3 |
Qualitative Methods | ||
PH.224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 3 |
PH.224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
Environmental Health | ||
PH.180.611 | The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health | 4 |
PH.182.626 | Issues for Water and Sanitation in Tropical Environmental Health | 2 |
PH.182.640 | Food- and Water- Borne Diseases | 3 |
Management Sciences | ||
PH.221.722 | Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.312.603 | Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management | 3 |
PH.317.600 | Introduction to the Risk Sciences and Public Policy | 4 |
PH.305.607 | Public Health Practice | 4 |
PH.221.610 | Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
PH.221.688 | Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care | 4 |
PH.410.620 | Program Planning for Health Behavior Change | 3 |
PH.410.650 | Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice | 4 |
PH.410.651 | Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication | 3 |
PH.410.630 | Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs | 3 |
Crisis & Response | ||
PH.300.650 | Crisis and Response in Public Health Policy and Practice | 3 |
Injury | ||
PH.221.631 | Evaluation Methods for Injury Interventions | 3 |
PH.552.603 | The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population's Health | 0.5 |
Plan of Study Example
First Year | ||
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First Term | Credits | |
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.223.840 | Special Studies and Research Disease Control (with adviser ) | 1 |
PH.223.801 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 1 | 1 |
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
OR |
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Epidemiologic Methods 1 | ||
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health | 4 |
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
Credits | 18 | |
Second Term | ||
PH.223.802 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 2 | 1 |
PH.340.722 or PH.340.770 |
Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II (or PH.340.752) or Public Health Surveillance |
4 |
or | ||
PH.340.770 | Public Health Surveillance | 3 |
or | ||
PH.340.752 | Epidemiologic Methods 2 | 5 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.223.662 | Vaccine Development and Application | 4 |
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
Credits | 25 | |
Third Term | ||
PH.223.803 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Seminar 3 | 1 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.223.687 | Vaccine Policy Issues | 3 |
PH.180.602 | Environment and Health in Low and Middle income Countries | 2 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.625 | Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health | 0.5 |
Credits | 11.5 | |
Fourth Term | ||
PH.140.624 | Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 |
PH.223.680 | Global Disease Control Programs and Policies | 4 |
Credits | 8 | |
Total Credits | 62.5 |
Add in selections from the following to the Plan of Study Example:
- General: International Travel Preparation, Safety and Wellness
- Infectious Disease
- Applied Epidemiology/Randomized Trials
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Leadership and Interprofessional Practice
Health Systems
Health Systems Course Requirements
All required courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of courses only offered for pass/fail.
The below courses are examples of required courses, for the most up-to-date information and an accurate required course list please view our departmental academic guide published August of each academic year.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Year 1 | ||
General Degree Requirements | ||
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.221.840 | Special Studies and Research Health Systems (Individual Goals Analysis) | 1 |
PH.550.604 | Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health | 2 |
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health | 4 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
Biostatistics Requirement | ||
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
Epidemiology Requirement | ||
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
Health Systems Program Requirements | ||
PH.221.801 | Health Systems Program Seminar I | 1 |
PH.221.802 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 2 | 1 |
PH.221.803 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 3 | 1 |
PH.221.804 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 4 | 1 |
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.646 | Health Systems in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.650 | Health Policy Analysis in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.661 | Project Development for Primary Health Care in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.221.620 | Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems | 3 |
Health Systems Research and Evaluation (choose one) | ||
PH.221.638 | Health Systems Research and Evaluation in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.221.645 | Large-scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs | 4 |
Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only) | ||
PH.221.810 | Health Systems Practicum (Students must complete a minimum of 28 credits of practicum ) | 28 |
PH.221.850 | Msph Capstone Health Systems (students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of capstone) | 2 - 16 |
Health Systems Program Electives Twelve (12) additional credits should be selected from the following list of elective courses. Courses below are organized under specific headings relevant to our program to facilitate selection, thus some courses may appear under more than one heading. These courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of courses only offered pass/fail. 1
Code | Title | Credits |
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General Electives | ||
Health Systems Planning and Management | ||
PH.221.722 | Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.312.617 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
PH.410.620 | Program Planning for Health Behavior Change | 3 |
PH.312.603 | Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management | 3 |
PH.312.604 | Quantitative Tools for Managers | 3 |
PH.221.654 | Systems Thinking in Public Health: Applications of Key Methods and Approaches | 3 |
PH.312.610 | Foundations of Organizational Leadership | 3 |
PH.221.605 | History of International Health and Development | 2 |
PH.221.608 | Managing Non-Governmental Organizations in the Health Sector | 3 |
PH.221.610 | Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations | 3 |
PH.312.621 | Strategic Planning | 3 |
PH.312.633 | Health Management Information Systems | 3 |
PH.224.692 | Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development | 4 |
International Health Topics | ||
PH.221.613 | Introduction to Humanitarian Emergencies | 3 |
PH.180.620 | Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health | 4 |
PH.221.612 | Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective | 3 |
PH.221.627 | Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries | 4 |
PH.221.635 | Global Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care | 3 |
PH.221.637 | Health Information Systems | 3 |
PH.221.639 | Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies | 3 |
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
PH.182.626 | Issues for Water and Sanitation in Tropical Environmental Health | 2 |
PH.221.634 | Stress Management for Relief Workers | 2 |
PH.221.643 | Armed Conflict and Health | 2 |
PH.221.688 | Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care | 4 |
PH.380.750 | Migration and Health: Concepts, Rates, and Relationships | 3 |
PH.221.642 | Mental Health Aspects of Disaster: Public Health Preparedness and Response | 2 |
PH.221.616 | Ethics and Global Public Health Practice | 2 |
PH.221.624 | Urban Health in Developing Countries | 3 |
PH.221.611 | Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies | 2 |
PH.221.653 | Hospital-Based Injury/Trauma Surveillance in Low- and Middle-income Countries | 3 |
Health Policy | ||
PH.300.600 | Introduction to Health Policy | 4 |
PH.221.614 | International Political Science for Ph Practitioners | 2 |
PH.300.712 | Formulating Policy: Strategies and Systems of Policymaking in the 21st Century | 3 |
PH.223.687 | Vaccine Policy Issues | 3 |
PH.300.652 | Politics of Health Policy | 4 |
PH.301.645 | Health Advocacy | 3 |
PH.308.610 | The Political Economy of Social inequalities and Its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life | 3 |
Part 2: Research and Evaluation Methods Electives | ||
Research Methods | ||
PH.330.657 | Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement | 4 |
PH.221.641 | Measurement Methods in Humanitarian Emergencies | 2 |
PH.221.701 | Applications to Gender Analysis Within Health Research and Interventions | 2 |
PH.309.716 | Advanced Methods in Health Services Research: Analysis | 3 |
PH.340.717 | Health Survey Research Methods | 4 |
PH.410.710 | Concepts in Qualitative Research for Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
PH.550.601 | Implementation Research and Practice | 3 |
PH.223.664 | Design and Conduct of Community Trials | 4 |
PH.224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 3 |
PH.300.713 | Research and Evaluation Methods for Health Policy | 3 |
PH.340.606 | Methods for Conducting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses | 4 |
PH.224.694 | Mental Health Intervention Programming in Low and Middle-Income Countries | 3 |
PH.380.711 | Issues in Survey Research Design | 3 |
PH.224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
PH.224.692 | Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development | 4 |
PH.380.712 | Methods in Analysis of Large Population Surveys | 3 |
Monitoring and Evaluation | ||
PH.221.641 | Measurement Methods in Humanitarian Emergencies | 2 |
PH.221.645 | Large-scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs | 4 |
PH.221.631 | Evaluation Methods for Injury Interventions | 3 |
PH.223.632 | Methods for Planning and Implementing Evaluations of Large-Scale Health Programs in Low and Middle income Countries | 4 |
PH.380.611 | Fundamentals of Program Evaluation | 4 |
PH.300.713 | Research and Evaluation Methods for Health Policy | 3 |
PH.380.612 | Applications in Program Monitoring and Evaluation | 4 |
Health Economics | ||
PH.318.603 | Applied Microeconomics for Policymaking | 3 |
PH.313.601 | Economic Evaluation I | 3 |
PH.313.602 | Economic Evaluation II | 3 |
PH.313.603 | Economic Evaluation III | 3 |
PH.313.604 | Economic Evaluation IV | 3 |
PH.313.643 | Health Economics | 3 |
PH.313.644 | Intermediate Health Economics | 3 |
PH.221.652 | Financing Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage | 3 |
PH.221.662 | Health, Equity, and Economic Development | 3 |
PH.221.663 | Globalization and Health: Framework for Analysis | 3 |
PH.309.670 | Comparative Health insurance | 3 |
PH.221.617 | Behavioral Economics in Health Decisions | 2 |
PH.221.651 | Econometrics I | 4 |
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As part of the accreditation exercise, some of the curricular requirements have shifted. These can be found in the student handbook. The summary of the change is available in the catalogue amendments.
Plan of Study Example
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
First Term | Credits | |
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
PH.550.604 | Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health | 2 |
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health | 4 |
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.801 | Health Systems Program Seminar I | 1 |
PH.221.840 | Special Studies and Research Health Systems | 1 |
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
Credits | 20 | |
Second Term | ||
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.221.646 | Health Systems in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.802 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 2 | 1 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
PH.221.627 | Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries | 4 |
PH.221.645 | Large-scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs | 4 |
Credits | 17 | |
Third Term | ||
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.221.638 | Health Systems Research and Evaluation in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.221.650 | Health Policy Analysis in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.803 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 3 | 1 |
PH.223.632 | Methods for Planning and Implementing Evaluations of Large-Scale Health Programs in Low and Middle income Countries | 4 |
Credits | 16 | |
Fourth Term | ||
PH.221.620 | Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems | 3 |
PH.221.661 | Project Development for Primary Health Care in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.221.804 | Health Systems Graduate Seminar 4 | 1 |
PH.380.612 | Applications in Program Monitoring and Evaluation | 4 |
PH.221.624 | Urban Health in Developing Countries | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 68 |
Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition Course Requirements
All required courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of courses only offered for pass/fail.
The below courses are examples of required courses, for the most up-to-date information and an accurate required course list please view our departmental academic guide published August of each academic year.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses taken to meet one group of requirements may NOT be used to meet another group of requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
General Degree Requirements | ||
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.222.840 | Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition | 1 |
PH.222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
Biostatistics Requirement (choose one of the following series for a total of 16 credits) | ||
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.140.624 | Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 |
OR | ||
PH.140.651 | Methods in Biostatistics I | 4 |
PH.140.652 | Methods in Biostatistics II | 4 |
PH.140.653 | Methods in Biostatistics III | 4 |
PH.140.654 | Methods in Biostatistics IV | 4 |
Epidemiology Requirement | ||
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
Nutrition and Health | ||
PH.222.641 | Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health | 4 |
PH.222.657 | Food and Nutrition Policy | 2 |
PH.222.658 | Critical Thinking in Nutrition | 1 |
PH.222.642 | Assessment of Nutritional Status | 3 |
PH.222.644 | Cellular Biochemistry of Nutrients | 3 |
PH.222.655 | Nutrition and Life Stages | 3 |
PH.222.654 | Food, Culture, and Nutrition | 4 |
Environmental Health (choose one option) | ||
Option 1: Must take both courses | ||
PH.187.610 | Public Health Toxicology (must be taken in conjuncture with another Environmental Health course listed) | 4 |
PH.552.612 | Essentials of One Health | 0.5 |
Option 2: Choose one of the courses below | ||
PH.180.611 | The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health | 4 |
PH.180.602 | Environment and Health in Low and Middle income Countries | 2 |
PH.180.601 | Environmental Health | 5 |
PH.182.640 | Food- and Water- Borne Diseases | 3 |
Budgeting (choose one of the following) | ||
PH.552.622 | Creating, Implementing and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs | 1 |
PH.552.621 | Basic Resources Management for Public Health | 1 |
Management Sciences (choose one of the following) The courses not chosen can be used to satisfy the elective requirement | ||
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.312.601 | Fundamentals of Management for Health Care Organizations | 3 |
PH.410.622 | Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.312.600 | Managing Health Services Organizations (This course also fulfills the budget requirement ) | 4 |
PH.312.655 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 2 |
Leadership and Interprofessional Practice | ||
PH.552.625 | Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health | 0.5 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
Capstone and Practicum Requirement (Year 2 only) | ||
PH.222.810 | Human Nutrition Practicum (Students must complete a minimum of 28 credits of practicum ) | 28 |
PH.222.850 | Msph Capstone Human Nutrition (students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of capstone) | 4 |
Recommended Electives: 18-23 Credits | ||
Food Systems and Production | ||
PH.180.620 | Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health | 4 |
PH.180.655 | Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments | 4 |
PH.180.606 | Case Studies in Food Production and Public Health | 4 |
Nutrition | ||
PH.222.647 | Nutrition Epidemiology | 3 |
PH.221.611 | Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies | 2 |
PH.222.649 | International Nutrition | 3 |
PH.340.644 | Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity | 2 |
PH.700.603 | Introduction to Ethical Theory | 3 |
PH.222.840 | Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition (Developing Skills in Clinical Nutrition ) | 1 |
Research Methods | ||
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
PH.340.722 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.223.664 | Design and Conduct of Community Trials | 4 |
PH.224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 3 |
PH.410.690 | Ethnographic Fieldwork | 3 |
PH.221.660 | Systems Science in Public Health: Basic Modeling and Simulation Methods | 3 |
PH.222.653 | Food Technology and Health | 3 |
PH.222.661 | Designing Healthy Diets | 2 |
PH.222.652 | Nutrition in Disease Treatment and Prevention | 3 |
PH.224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
Plan of Study Example
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
First Term | Credits | |
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
PH.222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 |
PH.222.641 | Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health | 4 |
PH.222.657 | Food and Nutrition Policy | 2 |
PH.222.658 | Critical Thinking in Nutrition | 1 |
PH.222.840 | Special Studies and Research Human Nutrition (IGA) | 1 |
PH.552.625 | Building Collaborations Across Sectors to Improve Population Health | 0.5 |
Credits | 18.5 | |
Second Term | ||
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
PH.222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 |
PH.222.644 | Cellular Biochemistry of Nutrients | 3 |
PH.222.642 | Assessment of Nutritional Status | 3 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
xxx.xxx Management Sciences option | ||
Credits | 13 | |
Third Term | ||
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.222.655 | Nutrition and Life Stages | 3 |
PH.222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 |
xxx.xxx Environmental Health option | ||
Credits | 8 | |
Fourth Term | ||
PH.140.624 | Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 |
PH.222.654 | Food, Culture, and Nutrition | 4 |
PH.222.860 | Graduate Nutrition Seminar | 1 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 48.5 |
Social and Behavioral Interventions
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 96 credits of coursework is required. Of these, 64 credits are associated with academic coursework, generally completed within the first year of the program. During the second year, 28 credits are associated with a practicum experience and a minimum of 4 credits with a final capstone. Courses taken to fulfill program requirements must be taken for a letter grade unless a course is only offered as Pass/Fail.
The below courses are examples of required courses, for the most up-to-date information and an accurate required course list please view our departmental academic guide published August of each academic year. 1
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As part of the accreditation exercise, some of the curricular requirements have shifted. These can be found in the student handbook. The summary of the change is available in the catalogue amendments.
IMPORTANT NOTE: A course taken to meet a requirement may NOT be used to meet another requirement
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
General Degree Requirements | ||
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.224.840 | Special Studies and Research Social and Behavioral Interventions (IGA) | 1 |
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health (Students must take the on-campus version) | 4 |
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
Biostatistics Requirement | ||
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
Epidemiology Requirement | ||
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
Leadership, Management, and Interprofessional Practice | ||
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Series | ||
PH.224.860 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar I:Applied Social Science & Global Health | 1 |
PH.224.861 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar II: Participatory Approaches and the Role of Community | 1 |
PH.224.862 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar III: Intervention Case Studies | 1 |
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
PH.224.692 | Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development | 4 |
Qualitative Methods Requirement | ||
PH.224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 3 |
PH.224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
PH.224.697 | Qualitative Research Practicum I: Partnerships and Protocol Development | 2 |
PH.224.698 | Qualitative Research Practicum II: Collecting Qualitative Data | 2 |
PH.224.699 | Qualitative Research Practicum III: Analyzing and Writing Qualitative Findings | 2 |
Public Health Policy (choose one of the following) | ||
PH.222.657 | Food and Nutrition Policy | 2 |
PH.410.668 | Policy Interventions for Health Behavior Change | 3 |
PH.223.687 | Vaccine Policy Issues | 3 |
PH.380.771 | Understanding and Changing International Reproductive Health Policy | 3 |
PH.380.667 | Women's Health Policy | 3 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences Electives: Choose two to three courses (6 credits minimum) from the following options | ||
PH.180.620 | Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health | 4 |
PH.222.657 | Food and Nutrition Policy | 2 |
PH.410.612 | Sociological Perspectives on Health | 3 |
PH.410.690 | Ethnographic Fieldwork | 3 |
PH.410.656 | Entertainment Education for Behavior Change and Development | 4 |
PH.410.733 | Communication Network Analysis in Public Health Programs | 4 |
PH.221.701 | Applications to Gender Analysis Within Health Research and Interventions | 2 |
PH.301.627 | Understanding and Preventing Violence | 3 |
PH.330.620 | Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Mental Health and Psychosocial Research in Low Resource Settings | 3 |
PH.340.717 | Health Survey Research Methods | 4 |
PH.380.642 | Child Health and Development | 3 |
PH.380.720 | Masculinity, Sexual Behavior & Health: Adolescence & Beyond | 3 |
PH.410.615 | Research Design in the Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
PH.410.631 | Introduction to Community-Based Participatory Research: Principles and Methods | 3 |
PH.410.650 | Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice | 4 |
PH.410.668 | Policy Interventions for Health Behavior Change | 3 |
PH.340.629 | The Epidemiology of LGBTQ Health | 3 |
PH.700.622 | Bioethics, Human Rights, and Global Health | 3 |
PH.180.655 | Baltimore Food Systems: A Case Study of Urban Food Environments | 4 |
PH.221.605 | History of International Health and Development | 2 |
PH.221.635 | Global Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care | 3 |
PH.221.642 | Mental Health Aspects of Disaster: Public Health Preparedness and Response | 2 |
PH.221.650 | Health Policy Analysis in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.688 | Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care | 4 |
PH.224.694 | Mental Health Intervention Programming in Low and Middle-Income Countries | 3 |
PH.330.661 | Social, Psychological, and Developmental Processes in the Etiology of Mental Disorders | 3 |
PH.340.683 | Human Rights in Public Health Practice | 2 |
PH.380.623 | Adolescent Health and Development | 3 |
PH.380.663 | Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice and Policy: Issues and Current Controversies | 3 |
PH.380.665 | Family Planning Policies and Programs | 4 |
PH.410.613 | Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness | 3 |
PH.410.654 | Health Communication Programs I: Planning and Strategic Design | 4 |
PH.410.651 | Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication | 3 |
PH.221.621 | Gender and Health: Foundational Theories and Applications | 3 |
PH.410.752 | Children, Media, and Health | 3 |
PH.180.636 | Human Rights and Health Seminar | 3 |
PH.221.616 | Ethics and Global Public Health Practice | 2 |
PH.222.654 | Food, Culture, and Nutrition | 4 |
PH.224.605 | Indigenous Health | 2 |
PH.300.652 | Politics of Health Policy | 4 |
PH.301.645 | Health Advocacy | 3 |
PH.308.610 | The Political Economy of Social inequalities and Its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life | 3 |
PH.380.668 | International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health | 3 |
PH.380.747 | International Adolescent Health | 3 |
PH.380.771 | Understanding and Changing International Reproductive Health Policy | 3 |
PH.410.630 | Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs | 3 |
PH.410.655 | Health Communication Programs II: Implementation and Evaluation | 4 |
PH.410.663 | Media Advocacy and Public Health: Theory and Practice | 3 |
PH.410.721 | Translating Research into Public Health Programs and Policy | 3 |
Evaluation-Related Research (choose one of the following) | ||
PH.380.611 | Fundamentals of Program Evaluation | 4 |
PH.221.627 | Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries | 4 |
PH.221.645 | Large-scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Health Programs | 4 |
PH.340.717 | Health Survey Research Methods | 4 |
PH.340.722 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.221.631 | Evaluation Methods for Injury Interventions | 3 |
PH.221.638 | Health Systems Research and Evaluation in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.222.647 | Nutrition Epidemiology | 3 |
PH.223.664 | Design and Conduct of Community Trials | 4 |
PH.300.713 | Research and Evaluation Methods for Health Policy | 3 |
PH.380.711 | Issues in Survey Research Design | 3 |
PH.140.624 | Statistical Methods in Public Health IV | 4 |
PH.313.790 | Introduction to Economic Evaluation | 3 |
Public Health Biology: Choose one from Group 1 and one from Group 2 | ||
Group 1 | ||
PH.260.600 | Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences | 4 |
PH.552.608 | Biologic, Genetic and Infectious Bases of Human Disease | 0.5 |
Group 2 | ||
PH.222.641 | Principles of Human Nutrition in Public Health | 4 |
PH.120.620 | Fundamentals of Reproductive Biology | 3 |
PH.260.636 | Evolution of Infectious Disease | 3 |
PH.340.646 | Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS | 4 |
PH.187.610 | Public Health Toxicology | 4 |
PH.550.630 | Public Health Biology | 3 |
PH.223.662 | Vaccine Development and Application (prerequisite for Vaccine Policy Issues) | 4 |
PH.260.631 | Immunology, Infection and Disease | 3 |
PH.223.682 | Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Tropical Diseases | 4 |
PH.183.631 | Fundamentals of Human Physiology | 4 |
PH.223.663 | Infectious Diseases and Child Survival | 3 |
PH.182.640 | Food- and Water- Borne Diseases | 3 |
PH.260.656 | Malariology | 4 |
PH.380.661 | Clinical Aspects of Maternal and Newborn Health | 3 |
PH.380.760 | Clinical Aspects of Reproductive Health | 3 |
PH.223.689 | Biologic Basis of Vaccine Development | 3 |
PH.330.623 | Brain and Behavior in Mental Disorders | 3 |
PH.380.762 | HIV Infection in Women, Children, and Adolescents | 4 |
Environmental Health (choose one of the following) | ||
PH.180.609 | Principles of Environmental Health | 4 |
PH.180.611 | The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health | 4 |
PH.182.640 | Food- and Water- Borne Diseases | 3 |
PH.180.606 | Case Studies in Food Production and Public Health | 4 |
PH.185.600 | One Health Tools to Promote and Evaluate Healthy and Sustainable Communities (This course also fulfills the Management and Leadership requirement) | 3 |
Budgeting (choose one of the following) | ||
PH.552.622 | Creating, Implementing and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs | 1 |
PH.552.621 | Basic Resources Management for Public Health | 1 |
Year 2 Required Courses | ||
PH.224.810 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Practicum (Students must complete a minimum of 28 credits of practicum ) | 14 |
PH.224.850 | Msph Capstone Social and Behavioral Interventions (students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of capstone) | 4 |
Elective Courses | ||
Recommended based on feedback from students (none required) | ||
PH.221.612 | Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective | 3 |
PH.221.627 | Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries | 4 |
PH.221.639 | Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies | 3 |
PH.221.646 | Health Systems in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.221.605 | History of International Health and Development | 2 |
PH.410.622 | Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.221.608 | Managing Non-Governmental Organizations in the Health Sector | 3 |
PH.221.635 | Global Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care | 3 |
PH.221.650 | Health Policy Analysis in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
PH.223.687 | Vaccine Policy Issues | 3 |
PH.380.750 | Migration and Health: Concepts, Rates, and Relationships | 3 |
PH.221.616 | Ethics and Global Public Health Practice | 2 |
PH.221.624 | Urban Health in Developing Countries | 3 |
PH.221.661 | Project Development for Primary Health Care in Developing Countries | 4 |
PH.222.649 | International Nutrition | 3 |
PH.223.680 | Global Disease Control Programs and Policies | 4 |
PH.340.639 | Assessing Epidemiologic Impact of Human Rights Violations | 2 |
PH.380.668 | International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health | 3 |
PH.380.747 | International Adolescent Health | 3 |
Plan of Study Example
First Year | ||
---|---|---|
First Term | Credits | |
PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH | |
PH.224.840 | Special Studies and Research Social and Behavioral Interventions (IGA ) | 1 |
PH.224.860 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar I:Applied Social Science & Global Health | 1 |
PH.220.601 | Foundations of International Health | 4 |
PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
PH.221.602 | Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle income Countries | 3 |
Credits | 18 | |
Second Term | ||
PH.224.861 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar II: Participatory Approaches and the Role of Community | 1 |
PH.224.689 | Health Behavior Change At the Individual, Household and Community Levels | 4 |
PH.224.697 | Qualitative Research Practicum I: Partnerships and Protocol Development | 2 |
PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
PH.410.668 | Policy Interventions for Health Behavior Change | 3 |
PH.340.717 | Health Survey Research Methods | 4 |
PH.552.623 | Principles of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
PH.552.624 | Applications of Negotiation and Mediation for Public Health Professionals | 0.5 |
Credits | 19 | |
Third Term | ||
PH.224.862 | Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar III: Intervention Case Studies | 1 |
PH.224.690 | Qualitative Research Theory and Methods | 3 |
PH.224.698 | Qualitative Research Practicum II: Collecting Qualitative Data | 2 |
PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
PH.182.640 | Food- and Water- Borne Diseases | 3 |
PH.380.611 | Fundamentals of Program Evaluation | 4 |
Credits | 17 | |
Fourth Term | ||
PH.220.600 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | 1 |
PH.224.691 | Qualitative Data Analysis | 3 |
PH.224.699 | Qualitative Research Practicum III: Analyzing and Writing Qualitative Findings | 2 |
PH.224.692 | Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development | 4 |
PH.222.654 | Food, Culture, and Nutrition | 4 |
PH.223.682 | Clinical and Epidemiologic Aspects of Tropical Diseases | 4 |
Credits | 18 | |
Total Credits | 72 |
MSPH Departmental Requirements
Residency Requirement
The total number of course credits to be earned depends upon individual program requirements. But, to meet the Residency requirement, students must complete a minimum of 64 credits of didactic courses in four consecutive terms. When general and program-specific requirements total less than 64, the difference may be made up in electives. Only those special studies earning credit that are part of a program’s requirements (840 series) are admissible. The Residency requirement is usually fulfilled in a master’s student’s first year.
General Requirements
Individual Goals Analysis (IGA): During the first term of enrollment, students will register for one credit of Special Studies (Individual Goals Analysis) with their adviser in order to define specific educational objectives and to work out a program of study consonant with those objectives.
Ethics Requirement: All master’s students are required to take course 550.860.82 Academic and Research Ethics at BSPH in their first term of matriculation. Failure to complete this course will prevent students from matriculating for the next term and continuing their program.
Students who are being funded by an NIH training grant must also take one of the following two courses: 550.600 Responsible Conduct of Research offered first term OR 306.665 Research Ethics and Integrity: US and International Issues, offered third term.
All students must complete the Online Human Subjects Training Module prior to the end of the 4th term. However, for students wishing to work on research projects part-time for faculty during the academic year, it would be advisable to take this module in the 1st term as the training is required for such research work. For information on the Training module go to https://publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-services/institutional-review-board-irb/training.
International Travel Preparation, Safety, and Wellness: All IH students are required to take this course (220.600.81) during their first year and before traveling overseas for any academic reason, regardless of whether their research is conducted within or outside of the United States. This course is offered three times a year, and students must only take it once.
Registration
MSPH students must register for a minimum of 16 credits of courses each term until they graduate to be full-time students in the IH department. Students do not register for summer or winter intersession. Summer and winter intersession courses may be available to students with the understanding that students pay 100% of the tuition.
Courses taken for audit do not count towards this 16-credit minimum. Failure to register for a term results in automatic withdrawal. A withdrawn student must be formally readmitted before resuming a program of study. Upon readmission, a student must be registered for a minimum of two consecutive terms prior to completing degree requirements.
Students must be registered in the term they complete their capstone. If a student does not complete all requirements by the last day of the fourth term of their second year and wishes to graduate in August, they are required to register for 2 credits during the summer term. Students are responsible for their full tuition and fees during the summer. If students are unable to complete in August, the student must register full-time in the first term and in each term until they complete.
Important Information about Registration
- Registration below 16 credits is not allowed and violates the terms of a student’s tuition scholarship.
- Any student registering below 16 credits during any term could be in violation of their scholarship requirements resulting in a loss of their tuition scholarship.
- Courses taken for Audit do not count toward the 16 credits per term requirement but do count toward the 22 credit maximum.
During their 2nd year, students register in their Program Area’s MSPH Practicum course and for their Capstone requirements. When a student takes Special Studies, they must register for Special Studies in their specific Program area. The following course numbers correspond to the different program areas:
Practicum
221.810 Health Systems Practicum
222.810 Human Nutrition Practicum
222.815 Human Nutrition Registered Dietitian Practicum
223.810 GDEC Practicum
224.810 SBI Practicum
Capstone
221.850 MSPH Capstone Health Systems
222.850 MSPH Capstone Human Nutrition (including Dietitian)
223.850 MSPH Capstone GDEC
224.850 MSPH Capstone SBI
Special Studies
221.840 Special Studies in Health Systems
222.840 Special Studies in Human Nutrition
223.840 Special Studies in GDEC
224.840 Special Studies in SBI
These are pass/fail credits and a passing grade is only provided if program requirements are met within the corresponding term.
Students each term can register for 14-16 credits of Practicum or a combination of Practicum, Capstone, and didactic courses. If they audit a course, they must have 16 additional credits for a letter grade or pass/fail. Within a term, a maximum of 22 credits is allowed, combining Practicum, Capstone, and other didactic courses (audited courses are also counted within the 22 credit maximum). A sample schedule for year 2 is below.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
- Complete at least 2 terms of practicum in the second year by completing at least 28 credits of practicum (22X.810). A student can register and earn more than 28 credits, but not less.
- Students should register for 22X.850 during the term in which they will complete their Capstone requirement. A student must register for a minimum of 4 credits.
Courses taken at other schools within Johns Hopkins University must be considered carefully. If a student is interested in taking courses outside of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, students must meet with the Academic Program Administrator (Elisabeth Simmons) prior to registering to discuss if the credits count toward their degree and or toward registration requirements.
Time of Completion Requirements
Students are expected to complete all requirements for the degree within two years of matriculation. Delays may be considered in special circumstances but in no case may the time in the program exceed four years, regardless of the residence status of the student (other than a leave of absence). Responsibility for tracking and adhering to the graduation timelines belongs to the student. If requirements are not met by the dates posted (see graduation schedule), registration for subsequent terms is required.
Introduction to Online Learning
The School of Public Health offers courses in various formats, including a number of online courses. In order to be eligible to take an online course, students must complete the Introduction to Online Learning, which is offered through the Center for Teaching and Learning at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This non-credit mini-course is a prerequisite for all courses offered by this division and must be completed prior to the start of the term in which a student wishes to enroll in an online course. Since the School does not permit conditional and/or concurrent enrollment (that is, a student must take the online course prior to enrolling in a distance education course), we require all incoming students to take this non-credit course during the first term they enroll. For course dates and enrollment information, please visit the CoursePlus website.
Capstone
The culminating experience of the MSPH program is the production of an MSPH capstone that provides a meaningful contribution to the knowledge of the health of underserved populations. The capstone is not a thesis in that it need not contain original research findings for review by an academic committee. However, it should provide tangible evidence of expertise on a specific applied topic of international health relevance. The capstone must be reviewed and approved by two faculty readers. Detailed, step-by-step, guidelines for the MSPH capstone content, format, and submission for each program area can be found in the Final Capstone Guide.
Capstone Deadlines
Students must select one of four graduation timelines. Each task must be completed by the due dates indicated or students will be required to register for the next academic term until all requirements are met. The deadline for a cohort will be similar to the deadlines for the previous cohort. Students should familiarize themselves with the capstone deadlines for the previous cohort, to view these deadlines please see the academic guide. The timeline for the second year will be distributed at the end of the first year.
MSPH Students must also abide by the complete list of additional tasks and deadlines, which may be set by each program area and will be given to students by their respective Program Coordinators by the date of the Comprehensive Exam, typically the end of May or early June of the student's 1st year.
Practicum
In addition to completing the requisite coursework, students must gain practical experience in the application of the principles and methods learned. Often the experience is acquired through field placement (practicum) in a work setting that may be the route to permanent employment, though such long-term implications are by no means essential. Alternatively, the student may undertake within the School environment the investigation and analysis of a significant issue related to the health of underserved populations. Students begin their full-time practicum sometime between June and September of their second year. Practicum requirements are a minimum of two terms full-time (4 months) and up to 11 months. Detailed information on the requirements for the practicum, including IRB requirements can be found in the Practicum Guide.
Departmental Written Comprehensive Examination
Satisfactory performance is required on a written comprehensive examination. The date for the Departmental Comprehensive Exam is TBD. The student should take the exam after completing the required coursework because the questions will cover all required fields of study. Although most of the material for the exam is covered in specific courses, graduate education involves much more than the accumulation of specific course credits. Thus, students are responsible for the material on the exam regardless of the particular curriculum they have taken.
A minimum overall passing grade of 70/100 is required. Those scoring below this level may retake the entire examination in January of the following year. A January examination sitting is offered only for students who fail the May examination. Only one reexamination is permitted. Students failing twice are terminated from the MSPH program.
Students must NOT pass along exam questions to future generations of students, NOT post questions and/or answers online, NOT seek, solicit, accept, or consult content from prior comprehensive exams, and NOT share or publicize any content from the comprehensive exam in any form with anyone at any time. Failure to adhere to these rules could result in termination from the program.
Master's Degrees Specific Policies
For a full list of program policies, please visit the MSPH in International Health webpage where students can find a link to our most recent Academic Guide.
Program Concentration Learning Outcomes
According to the requirements of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), all BSPH degree students must be grounded in foundational public health knowledge. Please view the list of specific CEPH requirements by degree type.
Specific concentration competencies are listed below.
GLOBAL DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL
- Examine and recommend programs and policies to improve global public health, with a focus on low-and-middle income settings and under-resourced populations;
- Design epidemiologic studies to define and measure public health problems in low-resource settings including the design, ethical considerations, and implementation of the studies;
- Assess and recommend interventions to prevent and control major causes of morbidity and mortality (or their risk factors) in low- and middle-income settings and under-resourced populations;
- Examine and differentiate the types, the processes of development, and the guidelines of use for globally-available public health interventions including vaccines, behavioral, environmental and/or technological interventions;
- Identify and critique sources of large-scale public health data used to describe, illustrate and interpret the state of health at a population level; and
- Analyze large-scale data from low-and-middle income settings or from global health agencies to illustrate and interpret a public health priority.
HEALTH SYSTEMS
- Interpret knowledge of public health problems pertinent to disadvantaged populations and health systems and develop solutions through assessment, planning, management, implementation, and control;
- Apply concepts and principles of management and finance to the operation of health system projects in resource-poor settings;
- Analyze and synthesize data relevant to the management and control of health systems problems and their solutions within resource-poor settings;
- Apply appropriate research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods) to assess health systems outcomes of interest of a policy, program, or intervention; and
- Formulate learnings and findings related to health systems problems, their gaps, potential solutions, and implementation across various contexts.
HUMAN NUTRITION
- Explain the roles of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients in biological processes and functions;
- Examine the biological, social, cultural, and behavioral influences on nutrition in the different stages of human development;
- Examine appropriate measures and indicators of dietary intake, physical activity, nutritional status, and metabolic dysfunction to characterize the nutritional health or risks of individuals or populations;
- Propose policy options to address specific food and nutrition problems in a given setting or context; and
- Apply cultural information to the development, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition intervention programs.
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
- Identify major global health problems of underserved populations in lower resource contexts, and understand important issues in the international community’s response, including the historical tensions of whether to approach them vertically or horizontally, the challenges of programmatic and environmental sustainability, the complex evolution of major global health initiatives, and to examine examples of past and ongoing interventions;
- Describe conceptual tools from the social and behavioral sciences to understand multi-level factors influencing health behavior, apply appropriate combinations of theoretically based intervention modalities to scenarios, and apply these tools and modalities to design social and behavioral interventions;
- Examine methodologies for qualitative inquiry, formulate appropriate qualitative research questions, collaborate with community partners, and collect qualitative data using multiple methods appropriate to address a real-world public health challenge;
- Distinguish and apply context-appropriate inductive and deductive qualitative data analysis methodologies to qualitative data sets, manage and interpret qualitative data, and present findings in audience-appropriate formats to collaborating community partners; and
- Develop theory-driven, integrated formative research and user-centered design protocols to inform the development of appropriate, feasible, acceptable, and sustainable social and behavioral interventions in lower-income contexts.