550.867.01 INTRODUCTION TO MPH STUDIES
Department:
Extradepartmental
Term: Summer term
Credits: (1 credits)
Contact: MPH Program Office
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:
Introduces full-time MPH students to their educational program. Includes discussion group sessions with summer mentor faculty, enrichment seminars, required readings, and a final paper.
Student Evaluation: Participation in Discussion Group; Attendance of enrichment seminars; Completion of final paper
Learning Objective:
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to: define the interdisciplinary nature of public health; articulate national and international perspectives of public health problems; and plan their educational program through the Individual Goals Analysis Paper.
Location: Baltimore
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Restriction: Full-time MPH students completing program in 11 months (starting in July and ending in May)
Instructor Consent:
For consent, contact: mphprog@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: No
Grading Restriction: Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: FrequencySchedule, CourseLocation, CourseFormat, IRBSurvey, AuditorsAllowedId, CourseOfferRationaleNote, CourseSectionNote, ContactPerson, ContactEmail, CourseFee, ScheduleTypeId, .06/28/2012;
Special Comments: Administered by the faculty on the MPH executive board who will be serving as mentors to the students. The faculty advisors will review the final paper (the goals analysis).