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Global Health

Major: Global Health
Degree Awarded: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 56.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2210
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 21-1091

About the Program

Students in the online Master of Public Health in Global Health program learn how to analyze the influences affecting the health and well-being of diverse populations across different cultures and contexts. Students will develop skills in program planning, research, and communication, learning how to assess, monitor, and evaluate global health programs, policies, and outcomes and design evidence-based programs paying attention to ethics, social justice, and human rights.

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

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

Required Courses
BST 571	Introduction to Biostatistics	3.0
EPI 570	Introduction to Epidemiology	3.0
HMP 505	Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis	2.0
PBHL 510	Public Health Foundations and Systems I	4.0
PBHL 511	Public Health Foundations and Systems II	4.0
Major Courses
CHP 607	Public Health Ethics	3.0
CHP 660	Global Health Ethics	1.5
CHP 661	Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health Programs and Advocacy	1.5
CHP 673	Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs	3.0
EOH 560	Overview of Issues in Global Health	3.0
HMP 603	Health Systems Policy Analysis	3.0
Integrated Learning Experience
CHP 752	Global Health Integrative Learning Experience: Capstone Course I	1.5
CHP 753	Global Health Integrative Learning Experience: Capstone Course II	1.5
Practical Experience
PBHL 500	Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health	0.0
Electives		22.0
BST 555	Introduction to Statistical Computing
CHP 517	Overview of Maternal and Child Health
CHP 518	Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health
CHP 681	Research with Rare, Stigmatized and Hidden Populations
CHP 682	LGBT Health Disparities
CHP 683	Intersectional Perspectives
CHP 691	Public Health Practice in and with Latino Communities
EPI 556	Perinatal Epidemiology
EPI 572	Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
HMP 555	Violence, Trauma and Adversity in Public Health
Total Credits		56.0

Note: Students choose from 500-999 level courses in BST, EOH, EPI, CHP, HMP, and PBHL for elective courses.

Sample Plan of Study

12 Months (Four Quarter) Full-Time


						Summer	Credits
						BST 571	3.0
						EPI 570	3.0
						HMP 505	2.0
						PBHL 510	4.0
						PBHL 511	4.0
							16
First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
EOH 560	3.0	CHP 661	1.5	CHP 607	3.0
HMP 603	3.0	CHP 673	3.0	CHP 660	1.5
PBHL 500	0.0	CHP 752	1.5	CHP 753	1.5
Electives	9.0	Electives	7.0	Electives	6.0
	15		13		12
Total Credits 56

21 Month (Six Quarter) Full-Time

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EOH 560	3.0	BST 571	3.0	HMP 505	2.0	PBHL 500	0.0
EPI 570	3.0	PBHL 511	4.0	Electives	7.0
PBHL 510	4.0	Elective	3.0
	10		10		9		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
HMP 603	3.0	CHP 661	1.5	CHP 607	3.0
Electives	6.0	CHP 673	3.0	CHP 660	1.5
		CHP 752	1.5	CHP 753	1.5
		Elective	3.0	Elective	3.0
	9		9		9
Total Credits 56

18 Month (Five Quarter) Full-Time

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EOH 560	3.0	BST 571	3.0	CHP 607	3.0	PBHL 500	0.0
EPI 570	3.0	CHP 661	1.5	CHP 660	1.5
PBHL 510	4.0	CHP 673	3.0	HMP 505	2.0
Elective	3.0	PBHL 511	4.0	Elective	3.0
	13		11.5		9.5		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits
CHP 752	1.5	CHP 753	1.5
HMP 603	3.0	Electives	9.0
Electives	7.0
	11.5		10.5
Total Credits 56

Eight Quarter Part-Time

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EPI 570	3.0	BST 571	3.0	HMP 505	2.0	PBHL 500	0.0
PBHL 510	4.0	PBHL 511	4.0	Electives	6.0	Electives	6.0
	7		7		8		6
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EOH 560	3.0	CHP 607	3.0	CHP 661	1.5	CHP 753	1.5
HMP 603	3.0	CHP 660	1.5	CHP 673	3.0	Electives	6.0
Elective	1.0	Elective	3.0	CHP 752	1.5
	7		7.5		6		7.5
Total Credits 56

Nine Quarter Part-Time

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EPI 570	3.0	BST 571	3.0	HMP 505	2.0	VACATION
PBHL 510	4.0	PBHL 511	4.0	Elective	3.0
	7		7		5		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EOH 560	3.0	CHP 607	3.0	CHP 661	1.5	PBHL 500	0.0
HMP 603	3.0	CHP 660	1.5	CHP 673	3.0
		Elective	3.0	Elective	3.0
	6		7.5		7.5		0
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
Electives	7.0	CHP 752	1.5	CHP 753	1.5
		Elective	3.0	Elective	3.0
	7		4.5		4.5
Total Credits 56

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