Academic Programs
Master of Public Health (MPH)
This program prepares students for applied public health careers in a variety of public, voluntary, and private community health organizations.
Peace Corps Master's International Track
This track within the MPH program combines MPH courses with 27 months of hands-on global health experience with the Peace Corps. This intense four year commitment includes two initial terms at GSPH, 27 months out-of-country with the Peace Corps, followed by two final terms of study back at GSPH
MPH/MSW Social Work
This program emphasizes the health and well-being of populations, communities, and at risk groups. Problem solving interventions target the promotion of positive health behaviors, enhancement of the environment, and the elimination of risk factors in neighborhoods and communities which contribute to disease and poor health outcomes.
MPH/PhD Social Work
This program emphasizes a broad range of maternal and child health issues, including infant mortality reduction, adolescent health, youth and maternal substance abuse, services to children with disabilities, injury and violence prevention, child abuse and neglect, pediatric AIDS, and others.
MPH/PhD Anthropology
The joint degree program between the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences (BCHS) in the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and the Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences prepares anthropologists for research, teaching, and public policy planning who would be specialists in the cultural, social, and behavioral aspects of health and health care in either a domestic or an international setting.
MPH/MID or MPA
There are two separate joint degree programs offered by BCHS, GSPH, and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
The MPH/MPA degrees allow students to develop broader and deeper knowledge and skills to be used in applied research and policy analysis as well as development of abilities to design and assess new models for public health services. The MPH/MID degrees are designed to prepare students for careers as public health practitioners in less economically developed societies where health issues are closely linked to the social, political, and economic problems of development.
Doctor of Public Health
The doctoral program prepares students for careers in research, leadership in health promotion organizations, and teaching in both academic and practice settings.