| The Johns Hopkins Master of Public Health degree requires students to earn 80 academic units. Students must complete four required courses and additional coursework in the areas of Biostatistics, Management Sciences, Public Health Biology, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition to the required curriculum, students will have ample opportunity to choose course electives. At the beginning of the program, all students, together with their advisor, will develop an individualized curriculum plan as required to complete the MPH Individualized Goals Analysis project. Students must also complete a MPH Capstone Project toward the later part of their program. The MPH Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to apply the skills and competencies acquired in the program to a public health problem or issue. For a complete listing of required courses and online course alternatives, please refer to the MPH Student Manual. Course Number | Units | Course Title | 180.601 | 5 | Environmental Health | 223.601 | 3 | Tracking the Health of Populations | 340.601 | 5 | Principles of Epidemiology | 550.608 | 4 | Problem Solving in Public Health |
Course Number | Units | Course Title | | Option 1: Conceptual understanding of statistical ideas and methods; limited calculations | 140.611 | 3 | Statistical Reasoning I | 140.612 | 3 | Statistical Reasoning II | | Option 2: Statistical concepts and calculations for data analysis; statistical computing skills are developed | 140.621 | 4 | Statistical Methods in Public Health I | 140.622 | 4 | Statistical Methods in Public Health II | 140.623 | 4 | Statistical Methods in Public Health III | | Option 3: Statistical Methods for advanced students; requires knowledge of calculus/linear algebra | 140.651 | 4 | Methods in Biostatistics I | 140.652 | 4 | Methods in Biostatistics II | 140.653 | 4 | Methods in Biostatistics III | 140.654 | 4 | Methods in Biostatistics IV |
Course Number | Units | Course Title | | Option 1: Appropriate for all Students (choose one of the following courses) | 260.601
(Internet only) | 4 | Biological Basis of Public Health | | 550.630 | 3 | Public Health Biology | Option 2: For students possessing considerable breadth of biological competence, subject to concurrence of the advisor
(choose one of the following courses) | 120.620 | 3 | Fundamentals of Reproductive Biology | 222.641 | 4 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 223.689 | 3 | Biological Basis of Vaccine Development | 260.626 | 4 | STI Prevention: Using Epidemiology to Inform Policy & Program | 260.652 | 4 | Principles of Public Health Ecology | 260.845 | 2 | Major Global Infectious Diseases: Prospects for Control | 340.612 | 2 | Epidemiologic Basis of Tuberculosis Control | 340.646 | 4 | Epidemiology & Public Health: Impact of HIV & AIDS | 340.654 | 6 | Epidemiology & Natural History of Human Viral Infections |
Course Number | Units | Course Title | | Option 1: Appropriate for students desiring a background of public health practice concepts, focusing primarily on the US, but with relevance to developing nations | 305.607 | 4 | Public Health Practice | | Option 2: Appropriate for students desiring organizational management skills/tools geared toward a hospital/HMO setting | 312.612 | 4 | Managing Health Service Organizations | Option 3: Similar to above except with an international orientation | 221.706/707 | 5 | Managing Health Systems in Developing Countries (online only) | | Option 4: Provides an overview of health policy issues with a focus on budgetary and financial issues | 551.603 | 3 | Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management | | Option 5: Appropriate for those pursuing a concentration in occupational health or industrial hygiene | 182.623 | 3 | Occupational Safety and Health Management |
Course Number | Units | Course Title | | Option 1: Appropriate for students wishing a broad introduction to the social and behavioral sciences (choose one of the following courses) | 302.690 | 4 | Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health | 380.604 | 4 | Health & Development Across the Lifespan | | Option 2: Appropriate for students interested in community, individual, and organizational behaviors in developing countries (choose one of the following courses) | 224.688 | 4 | Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care | 224.689 | 4 | Foundations of Behavior Change: Interventions in Developing Countries | | Options 3: Appropriate for students interested in an overview of studies and theories that describe various ways in which social and psychological factors influence health (choose one of the following courses) | 302.685 | 4 | Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness | 301.617 | 3 | Sociological Perspectives on Health | 330.661 | 3 | Social & Psychological Processes in the Development of Mental & Behavioral Disorders | Option 4: Appropriate for students interested in a psychological approach to understanding behavior change and designing health communications
(choose one of the following courses) | 302.683 | 4 | Principles of Health Behavior Change | 304.620 | 4 | Introduction to Persuasive Communication: Theories and Practice | | Option 5: Appropriate for students interested in design and implementation of health promotion programs (choose one of the following courses) | 303.602 | 3 | Fundamentals of Health Education and Health Promotion | 304.625 | 4 | Communication Strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion |
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