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MPH in Global Health

Overview

The Global Health MPH program emphasizes a social justice approach to global health with a focus on the social, economic, and political determinants of health, and the history and context of global responses to health problems. The core curriculum develops competencies in the basic tools of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, global health systems, environmental health, and social behavioral sciences. Courses in research methods and management are also required. A practicum provides hands-on experience with local or international agencies engaged in global health activities, and academic coursework culminates with independent scholarship leading to a research or practice thesis. The curriculum is highly interdisciplinary, with faculty and courses from across campus including natural and social sciences and the humanities. Case studies and applied learning are common approaches, and contributions by students provide a major component of the learning environment.

MPH Tracks

The program is separated into “tracks” to complement the core curriculum and to address the distinct competency needs and academic pathways of our students’ career goals. The current tracks include the following:

Concurrent Graduate Degree Programs

The University of Washington encourages students to take full advantage of the University's unique position as a leading education, research, and service institution and to consider one of the many concurrent degree options available. A concurrent degree program of study permits a student to proceed in a coordinated way towards sequential completion of two degrees in a shortened period of time.  Though some of these options are not official concurrent degrees, agreements have been reached between the two programs to allow for sharing of some credits and/or projects.

Beyond the options listed, other graduate degrees at the University of Washington may be obtained in parallel with the Global Health MPH.       

Admissions

Admissions and Application Information