Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Global Public Health
Students seeking the M.P.H. in global public health degree
must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of at least
3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and
complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. CORE COURSES (18 credits)
- PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
- PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
- PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
- PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
- PHCO 0513 - Leadership and Management Essentials for Public Health
PRACTICUM (3 credits)
- PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits) [Prerequisite: APE Learning Agreement and select PHCO and concentration courses]
- PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits) [Prerequisite: Completion of the APE and Practicum Capstone Learning Agreement]
- PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits)
Review the School's Registration Calendar for important MPH Practice Experience Registration dates specific to PRAC 0715 and PRAC 0716.
REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)
Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.
- UGPH 0600 - Introduction to Global Public Health
- UGPH 0515 - Global Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
- HBSP 0600 - Health Behavior and Policy Research Design and Methods
- HBSP 0623 - Cross National Comparisons of Health Systems
- HBSP 0652 - Program Planning and Evaluation
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)
Students may choose elective courses from among other concentration
courses, from courses within Rutgers School of Public Health, or other
Rutgers graduate programs with faculty advisor approval.
Electives with Emphasis on Biomedical/Environmental Health:
- ENOH 0560 - Public Health Biology and Physiology
- EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology
- EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
- EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
- EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
Electives with Emphasis on Social Determinants of Health:
- EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
- HBSP 0653 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice
- HBSP 0655 - Social Marketing
- UGPH 0521 - Culture & Health
Electives with Emphasis on Health Systems and Policy:
- HBSP 0601 - Aging in World Cities
- HBSP 0622 - Health Politics and Policy
- HBSP 0624 - Population Health and Public Policy
