Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health 27 courses 64 total credits
The Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Health Policy is a professional degree program designed for individuals seeking competency-based education and training in health policy to establish or expand their careers as health policy professionals in the United States. The interdisciplinary faculty members associated with the program are recognized for excellence in policy analysis, health services research, public health practice, and teaching. The faculty is actively involved in formulating and implementing health policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels. The program requires one academic year of full-time, accelerated coursework, followed by a second year of professional (employment) experience. The professional experience provides a seamless transition from graduate student to health policy professional. Through coursework, students acquire a solid foundation in public health policy along with substantive knowledge of the U.S. public health and healthcare delivery system, as well as key health and public policy issues. The required curriculum combined with the professional experience provides students with a rich understanding of U.S. health/public health policy; knowledge of the process by which public policy decisions are made; training in basic quantitative and analytic methods; and the skills needed to critically assess and apply research findings to the development, implementation, and analysis of health/public health policy. In addition to the core requirements, the program offers professional development and flexibility for students to pursue their individual interests in the health/public health policy arena. Elective courses may be selected from those offered within HPM or any other department in the Bloomberg School.
| Elective courses added to total at least 64 credits | credits |
Summer Prerequisites
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PH.550.860 | Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH |
Core Policy Courses
Core Methods Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PH.300.713 | Research and Evaluation Methods for Health Policy | 3 |
| PH.340.721 | Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I | 5 |
Core Methods Courses
A complete series in biostatistics, either Statistical Methods or Statistical Reasoning
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PH.140.621 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 4 |
| PH.140.622 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 4 |
| PH.140.623 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | 4 |
Core Methods Courses
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PH.140.611 | Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I | 3 |
| PH.140.612 | Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II | 3 |
Required General Public Health Courses
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