Global Health MPH
Major: Global Health
Degree Awarded: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 56.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2210
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 21-1091
About the Program
The online Master of Public Health (MPH) in Global Health program prepares students to address complex health challenges in diverse cultural and geographic contexts. Students develop core skills in program planning, research, communication and evaluation. Students learn how to assess, monitor and improve global health programs and policies. Emphasis is placed on ethics, social justice and human rights as central pillars of global health practice. Through applied course work and real-world leaning experiences, students are trained to design evidence-based programs that respond to global health needs.
Graduates are equipped for careers in research, policy, program management, and evaluation across government agencies, academic institutions, global technical agencies, international non-governmental organizations and the private sectors.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Drexel University Online website, including admissions criteria and how to apply.
Degree Requirements
| Core Courses | ||
| BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
| Major Courses | ||
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 607 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
| CHP 662 | Case Studies in Global Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| HMP 603 | Health Systems Policy Analysis | 3.0 |
| Applied Practical Experience | ||
| PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
| Integrative Learning Experience | ||
| CHP 754 | Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone | 3.0 |
| Electives * | ||
| Select from the list below: | 21.0 | |
Any (BST) Biostatistics 500-999 level course | ||
Any (CHP) Community Health and Prevention 500-999 level course | ||
Any (EOH) Environmental and Occupational Health 500-999 level course | ||
Any (EPI) Epidemiology 500-999 level course | ||
Any (HMP) Health Management and Policy 500-999 level course | ||
Any (PBHL) Public Health 500-999 level course | ||
| Total Credits | 56.0 | |
- *
Students can take additional 500-level or above electives across the university as long as they meet prerequisite and restriction requirements. Students can contact their faculty mentor to discuss elective options.
Students may be able to use elective credits to further focus their academic work by completing a graduate minor or by coupling a DSPH graduate certificate. Students must have enough applicable elective credits to complete the certificate program without going beyond the required credits for the program. Students can contact their academic advisor for more information.
Sample Plan of Study
12-Month (4 Quarter) Full-Time
| Summer | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| First Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| HMP 603 | Health Systems Policy Analysis | 3.0 |
| PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
| Electives | 6.0 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 662 | Case Studies in Global Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| Electives | 9.0 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHP 607 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
| CHP 754 | Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone | 3.0 |
| Electives | 6.0 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 56 | |
18-Month (5 Quarter) Full-Time
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 0.0,4.0 |
| Credits | 6-10 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 662 | Case Studies in Global Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 0.0,4.0 |
| Credits | 9-13 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHP 607 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HMP 603 | Health Systems Policy Analysis | 3.0 |
| Electives | 9.0 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 754 | Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone | 3.0 |
| Electives | 9.0 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48-56 | |
21-Month (6 Quarter) Full-Time
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 0.0,4.0 |
| Credits | 6-10 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 662 | Case Studies in Global Health | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 0.0,4.0 |
| Credits | 6-10 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHP 607 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HMP 603 | Health Systems Policy Analysis | 3.0 |
| Electives | 6.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| CHP 754 | Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| Electives | 9.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 48-56 | |
33-Month (9 Quarter) Part-Time
| First Year (Part-Time) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Winter | ||
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| VACATION | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year (Part-Time) | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| HMP 603 | Health Systems Policy Analysis | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHP 662 | Case Studies in Global Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHP 607 | Public Health Ethics | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Third Year (Part-Time) | ||
| Fall | ||
| Electives | 6.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| Electives | 6.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHP 754 | Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone | 3.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 56 | |
Program Level Outcomes
Foundational Competencies
- Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice
- Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community, and systemic levels
- Assess population needs, assets, and capacities that affect communities’ health
- Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
- Design a population-based policy, program, project, or intervention
- Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management
- Select methods to evaluate public health programs
- Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
- Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
- Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
- Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
- Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue
- Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
- Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors
- Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy
- Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content
- Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health
- Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative
Major Competencies
- Analyze the roles, relationships, and resources of the entities influencing global health
- Apply ethical approaches in global health research and practice
- Apply monitoring and evaluation techniques to global health programs, policies, and outcomes
- Propose sustainable and evidence-based multisectoral interventions, considering the social determinants of health specific to the local area
- Design sustainable workforce development strategies for resource-limited settings
- Display critical self-reflection, cultural humility, and ongoing learning in global health