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Doctoral

International Health, PhD

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health 188 courses

About This Program

The International Health PhD program prepares students to become independent investigators in academic and non-academic research institutions and emphasizes contributions to theory and basic science. International students in F-1 status who complete this program and obtain post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) may be eligible for the STEM OPT Extension. Students should consult the Office of International Services if they have questions about this benefit. Students interested in a doctoral research degree must apply to one of the Department's four concentrations. Applicants to the program must have a degree in medicine, veterinary medicine, or dentistry, or a master's level degree or equivalent graduate training in epidemiology, statistics, international health, tropical medicine, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, or virology. Prior work experience is preferable. GRE scores are optional.*

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

General Degree Requirements

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Ethics Requirement (choose one)

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GDEC Program Requirements

Required Courses

Epidemiology Requirement

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And choose one of the following:

Required Courses

Nutrition (choose one of the following courses)

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Vaccines (choose one of the following)

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Population/Family Planning (choose one of the following)

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General Degree Requirements

Required Courses

Epidemiology Requirement

Required Courses

Ethics Requirement (choose one of the following)

Health Systems Program Electives

Health Systems Planning and Management

Health Systems Program Electives

International Health Topics

Code Course Title Credits
PH.180.607 Climate Change and Public Health 3
PH.180.611 The Global Environment, Climate Change, and Public Health 4
PH.180.620 Introduction to Food Systems and Public Health 4
PH.182.626 Water and Sanitation in Low-Income Communities 2
PH.185.600 One Health Tools to Promote and Evaluate Healthy and Sustainable Communities 3
PH.221.605 History of International Health and Development 2
PH.221.611 Food Security and Nutrition in Humanitarian Emergencies 2
PH.221.612 Confronting the Burden of Injuries: A Global Perspective 3
PH.221.613 Introduction to Humanitarian Emergencies 3
PH.221.616 Ethics and Global Public Health Practice 2
PH.221.621 Gender and Health: Foundational Theories and Applications 3
PH.221.623 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Emergencies 2
PH.221.624 Urban Health in Developing Countries 3
PH.221.627 Issues in the Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low income Countries 4
PH.221.635 Global Case Studies in Primary Health Care 3
PH.221.637 Health Information Systems 3
PH.221.639 Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies 3
PH.221.642 Mental Health Aspects of Disaster: Public Health Preparedness and Response 2
PH.221.643 Armed Conflict and Health 2
PH.221.661 Project Development for Primary Health Care in Developing Countries 4
PH.221.688 Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care 4
PH.221.712 Leadership & Management in Humanitarian Health 2
PH.222.665 Designing Health Equity: The Intersection of Food Systems, Urban Planning, and Policy 3
PH.223.621 Design and Implementation of Global Digital Health interventions 3
PH.223.622 Design and Implementation of Global Digital Health Interventions II 3
PH.223.626 Special Topics in Global Digital Health 1
PH.224.689 Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household and Community Levels 4
PH.224.694 Mental Health Intervention Programming in Low and Middle-Income Countries 3
PH.380.750 Migration and Health: Concepts, Rates, and Relationships 3
PH.410.610 Housing Insecurity and Health 3
PH.550.610 Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Improve Public Health 1

Research/Analytical Methods Electives

Quantitative Methods

Research/Analytical Methods Electives

Health Systems Research and Evaluation

Required Courses

Biochemistry and Metabolism Requirement

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Series option 2

Required Courses

Ethics Requirement (choose one of the following)

Required Courses

Environment and Health

SBI CURRICULUM

General Degree Requirements

SBI CURRICULUM

Series option 2

SBI CURRICULUM

SBI Program Core Requirements

SBI CURRICULUM

SBI CURRICULUM

AND choose one of the below

Research Design and Methods

Social and Behavioral Sciences

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