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 571Introduction to Biostatistics3.0
EPI 570Introduction to Epidemiology3.0
HMP 505Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis3.0
PBHL 510Public Health Foundations and Systems I4.0
PBHL 511Public Health Foundations and Systems II4.0
Major Courses
CHP 561Overview of Issues in Global Health3.0
CHP 607Public Health Ethics3.0
CHP 662Case Studies in Global Health3.0
CHP 673Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs3.0
HMP 603Health Systems Policy Analysis3.0
Applied Practical Experience
PBHL 500Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health0.0
Integrative Learning Experience
CHP 754Global Health Integrative Learning Experience Capstone3.0
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 Credits56.0
*

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

   SummerCredits
   BST 5713.0
   EPI 5703.0
   PBHL 5104.0
   PBHL 5114.0
    14
First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
CHP 5613.0CHP 6623.0CHP 6073.0 
HMP 5053.0CHP 6733.0CHP 7543.0 
HMP 6033.0Electives9.0Electives6.0 
PBHL 5000.0   
Electives6.0   
 15 15 12 
Total Credits 56

18-Month (5 Quarter) Full-Time

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BST 5713.0CHP 6623.0CHP 6073.0PBHL 5000.0
CHP 5613.0CHP 6733.0HMP 5053.0 
PBHL 5104.0EPI 5703.0Electives3.0 
 PBHL 5114.0  
 10 13 9 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCredits  
HMP 6033.0CHP 7543.0  
Electives9.0Electives9.0  
 12 12  
Total Credits 56

21-Month (6 Quarter) Full-Time

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BST 5713.0CHP 6623.0CHP 6073.0PBHL 5000.0
CHP 5613.0EPI 5703.0HMP 5053.0 
PBHL 5104.0PBHL 5114.0Electives3.0 
 10 10 9 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
HMP 6033.0CHP 6733.0Electives9.0 
Electives6.0CHP 7543.0  
 Electives3.0  
 9 9 9 
Total Credits 56

33-Month (9 Quarter) Part-Time

First Year (Part-Time)
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BST 5713.0EPI 5703.0HMP 5053.0VACATION
PBHL 5104.0PBHL 5114.0Electives3.0 
 7 7 6 0
Second Year (Part-Time)
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CHP 5613.0CHP 6623.0CHP 6073.0PBHL 5000.0
HMP 6033.0CHP 6733.0Electives3.0 
 6 6 6 0
Third Year (Part-Time)
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
Electives6.0Electives6.0CHP 7543.0 
  Electives3.0 
 6 6 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