Master of Public Health
Earn your Master of Public Health from the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health — ranked the No. 12 best public health graduate school by U.S. News & World Report.
Our MPH program is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
The program is designed to empower aspiring public health leaders to make a difference in local, national and global communities.
As an MPH student, you’ll:
- Establish connections with influential public health movers and shakers who are on the front lines of policy and advocacy in D.C.
- Learn to respond to the growing needs of your community, and society at large, through analytical research and in-person practicums at well-established health organizations.
- Gain unique perspectives from fellow students who are diverse, intelligent and dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
- Design your curriculum to reflect your specific public health interests and aspirations.
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.
- 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 (online)
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 6015 Culminating Experience (2 credits)
- Electives
16 credits in any graduate-level SPH courses.
- Graduate credit requirement: 45 graduate credits.
- Course requirements: Successful completion of core and program-specific courses.
- Practicum Requirement: Students are required to fulfill all requirements of the Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) to receive credit for PUBH 6000 MPH Applied Practice Experience.
- Interprofessional Education Experience (IPE): Students are required to enroll and participate in an authorized IPE activity (PUBH 6023 Interprofessional Education Experience).
- Minimum grade point requirement: minimum 3.0 (B) program grade point average.
- Time limit requirement: The degree must be completed within five years.
- Transfer credit policy: With approval, up to 12 graduate credits that have not been applied to any previous graduate degree can be transferred to the master of public health program. External credits must have been earned from an accredited institution in the last three years with a minimum grade of 3.0 (B) in each course. Students in SPH graduate certificate programs can transfer as many credits earned toward the certificate to the MPH degree as meet MPH degree requirements, to a maximum of 18 credits.
- Graduate certificate students wishing to transfer to a degree program can apply to do so after completion of three or more courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 via the online change of concentration petition. A minimum grade of B is required for a specific course to be eligible for transfer.
- CITI Training requirement: All students are required to complete training regarding human subject protection regulation and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
- Integrity Quiz and Plagiarism requirement: All students are required to review the George Washington University Code of Academic Integrity and take the SPH Academic Integrity Quiz within their first semester of study.
- Professional Enhancement requirement: Students must participate in eight hours of public health-related lectures, seminars, and symposia, related to their field of study.