Master of Public Health

Global Health Concentration

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Global Health Concentration

Focuses on bridging health inequalities with scientific evidence of etiology and prevention

The mission of the Global Health Concentration is to develop public health professionals who are experts in issues related to global health. Global health research and training focus on health inequalities within communities and populations and across populations throughout the world. Global health thus focuses on domestic and international health inequalities, and is not about crossing borders but bridging health inequalities with scientific evidence of etiology and prevention.

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Program Snapshot

Global Health Competencies

In addition to the standard MPH Program competencies, students in the Global Health concentration will meet the following competencies:

  1. Analyze trends in the burden of disease in a specific LMIC (low- or middle-income country) or another similarly under-resourced setting. (PHP2710)
  2. Apply a health equity lens to a specific global public health issue. (PHP2740)
  3. Reflect on how their positionality should inform collaborations with LMIC partners. (PHP2740)
  4. Design a context-specific, scientifically assessable intervention for a resource-constrained setting. (PHP2720)
  5. Formulate a social determinants of health explanation for a global health outcome that is grounded in evidence. (PHP2760)

Courses

Global Health Concentration Courses:

Complete the following course:

  • PHP2710: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Disability and Death in the Global South (Fall)

Complete the following course:

  • PHP2720: Implementing Public Health Programs and Interventions in the Global South (Fall)

Complete the following course:

  • PHP2740: Learning Global Health by Doing Global Health (Spring)

Complete the following course:

  • PHP2760: Critical Perspectives in Global Health (Spring)

Global Health Sample schedules

Global Health Integrated Learning Experience (ILE)

Students are required to complete either a thesis or a capstone course for the ILE.

Students in the Global Health concentration must complete their ILE (thesis or capstone) project on an appropriate Global Health topic.

Faculty

Global Health Concentration Lead