Master of Arts and Master of Public Health Dual Degree Program 013-014 Program Coordinator for SPHHS: Elanah Uretsky, PhD 175 K St, NW, Suite 00 Washington, DC 0037 euretsky@gwu.edu (0) 994-6803 The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and School of Public Health and Health Services collaborate in offering a dual degree program leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) and the Master of Arts (MA) from the following academic programs MA/MPH Areas of Combined Study School of Public Health and Health Services Master of Public Health (MPH) Global Health Communication Global Health Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Global Health Management Global Health Policy Elliott School of International Affairs Master of Arts (MA) Asian Studies European and Eurasian Studies International Affairs International Development Studies Latin American & Hemispheric Studies The dual MA/MPH degree requires a total of 67 credits to complete. Students electing Global Health as their Elliott School Master of Arts Major Field can use the 1 major field credits (taken in the Department of Global Health) to fulfill both the MA and MPH. Six additional credits of coursework in the Elliott School may also be applied toward the MPH as electives. Students applying to the MA/MPH program must submit application materials to both the Elliott School of International Affairs and the School of Public Health and Health Services and be accepted by both schools. A full-time student (taking about 10 credits per semester) may be able to complete both degrees within three years by attending summer sessions. Students accepted into the dual degree program may complete each degree separately. Curriculum The following is a summary of the requirements for each degree as they pertain to the dual degree program. For more detailed information on degree requirements or course selections, applicants should refer to the materials provided by each School for their individual programs. Master of Public Health Global Health The Master of Public Health degree is 45 credits. For more information contact: SPHHS Office of Admissions Phone: 0.994.160 175 K St NW Email: sphhsinfo@gwumc.edu Suite 500 eb: http://www.gwu.edu/sphhs/admissions Washington, DC 0037 Note: All curriculum revisions will be updated immediately on the website http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/
Program Director Dr. Victor K. Barbiero 175 K Street, NW, Suite 00 Washington, DC 0037 Phone: 0.994.3781 Email: vkb@gwu.edu School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health Master of Public Health and Graduate Certificate Global Health 013-014 Note: All curriculum revisions will be updated immediately on the website http://www.sphhs.gwu.edu Mission The mission of the Department of Global Health is to provide an innovative and relevant program that reflects the changing health-disease environment of the twenty-first century, through which students can develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and creativity needed to improve the health and well-being of people around the world; and to prepare students for positions of leadership, advocacy, education, and research in the private or public sector, and in local, national or international institutions. To achieve this, the MPH Global Health Program has five distinct concentrations. During the admissions process, students will be required to choose a specific concentration within the MPH Global Health program. Concentrations Goals 1. Global Health Communication. Global Health Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation 3. Global Health Management 4. Global Health Policy The Goals of the Global Health program are to prepare students to: Identify determinants of health problems including socio-cultural factors; Design, implement, and evaluate global health and development programs and policies; and Assume leadership roles in designing and managing programs that focus on modification of life-styles and specific health-related behaviors at both national and global levels. Requirements Students completing the MPH Global Health program will be expected to complete one of four specific Global Health Concentrations with Concentration-Specific functional competencies. The Global Health Concentrations differ from each other only in the categories of Concentration Required/Elective Courses (8 credits) and Methods Courses (6 credits). All GH students take the same Core Courses (15 credits) and Department Courses (7 credits). Each concentration has Elective credits (5 credits) and a Practicum ( credits) and Culminating Experience ( credits). All MPH programs are 45 total credits. Global Health Functional Competencies On completion of the MPH Program in Global Health, students will possess the subject area knowledge and functional competencies required to: Apply the theories and principles of epidemiology, economic and social development, policy and political analysis to the identification, classification and elaboration of global health threats and opportunities at the community, national and international levels. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the multiple disciplines and theories that make up global health; identify the various frameworks or perspectives through which global health is viewed and addressed; apply different frameworks to the description, analysis and critique of new global health issues; and draw from various authoritative data sources and basic epidemiological, socio-cultural and economic principles to assess and describe the health situation in a given country or major state. Students will approach their understanding of the global burden of disease, the underlying sectoral determinants of health,
and health systems development through multiple frames, including: health economics, infectious and chronic disease, nutrition, unintentional and intentional injury, culture, social and political organization, humanitarian emergencies and international organizations. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6403 Scientific Basis of Global Health Interventions, and (beyond the GH Foundations) PubH 644 Comparative Health Systems. Understand and assess the functions, capacities, management and governance of governmental, international and nonstate organizations in the translation of scientific and program evidence to inform public health policy making and strategy development. Students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of the responsibilities, structure, focus and modus operandi of the legislative, advocacy and program evaluation actors in the Washington global health policy arena; their knowledge of the major institutions in the global health field; and how those major institutions work together and independently to influence the direction of global health policy and the shape of programs Students should also be able demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis and design of advocacy for policy and programmatic change. Further, they should be able to appreciate the institutional basis and bias in the communication of global health issues as presented in various Washington policy and practice settings. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health, PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Washington Seminar, and (beyond the GH Foundations) PubH 6441 International Organizations, and PubH 644 Comparative Health Systems. Critically analyze global health trends, differentiating determinants that can be effectively addressed through technical, behavioral, social and economic interventions and prioritizing approaches based on economic affordably and political feasibility. Students should be able to understand and compare the determinants of health in different regions of the world, including the: historical, economic, social and cultural, and political. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health, and (beyond the GH Foundations) PubH 644 Comparative Health Systems. Successfully apply public health theory and experiential evidence in the development and management of project, program and institutional strategies capable of reducing health risks, addressing underlying vulnerabilities, and mitigating the impact disease. Students should be able to describe the availability and applicability, within and across different regions, of particular health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, control, and case management interventions. Students should also be able to describe the mechanism of action of specific interventions that mitigate biological, social, cultural and economic determinants of health. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6403 Scientific Basis of Global Health Interventions and PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health. Effectively synthesize health research findings with economic and social arguments to formulate communication strategies in global health action in various professional, institutional, political and cultural settings. Students should be able to draw on global health research information in varied ways to support the development of program and policy advocacy. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health, PubH 6403 Scientific Basis of Global Health Interventions. Evaluate the benefits, costs and effectiveness of global health project, program and policy approaches and interventions though the appropriate choice and application of qualitative and quantitative survey and analysis methods. Students should be able to assess existing models of global health programs and policies and be able to formulate measurable program objectives and design assessment strategies and interventions that are consistent with program objectives. They should also be able to interpret monitoring and evaluation data and translate the findings into recommendations for program and policy improvement. Relevant courses: PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks, PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health, and PubH 6410 Global Health Study Design and Ethics Understand the ethical issues involved in designing a study and the basic concepts of data collection in global health setting. Students will obtain a comprehensive understanding of complementary quantitative and qualitative research approaches. They will be able to articulate the study purpose and the hypothesis understand the ethical issues involved in the design of research projects, be able to effectively choose a research design to achieve their purpose and develop an understanding of effective dissemination techniques of their research findings, depending on their audience. Relevant courses: PubH 6410 Global Health Study Design and Ethics
School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health Master of Public Health SUMMARY Program at a Glance 013-014 Begin Planning Your Practicum after Completing the First Half of Your Program REQUIRED CORE COURSES SAME COURSES FOR ALL MPH STUDENTS Credits Semester Offered Grade PubH 6001 Biological Concepts for Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 600 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6004 Environmental and Occupational Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 6006 Management and Policy Approaches to Public 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk Health PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I Total Core Credits 15 REQUIRED DEPARTMENT COURSES SAME FOR ALL CONCENTRATIONS PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks 3 Fall PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health Spring PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Washington Fall, Spring Seminar Total Required Department Credits 7 REQUIRED AND ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION COURSES DIFFER DEPENDING ON CONCENTRATION SEE CURRICULUM GUIDES THAT FOLLOW Total Required Concentration Credits 8 REQUIRED METHODS COURSES DIFFER DEPENDING ON CONCENTRATION SEE CURRICULUM GUIDES THAT FOLLOW Total Required Methods Credits 6 ELECTIVES 5 CREDITS FOR ALL CONCENTRATIONS Total Any Graduate SPHHS Course (Elective) 5* PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING EXPERIENCE 4 CREDITS FOR ALL CONCENTRATIONS PubH 6014.14 Practicum Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6015.14 Culminating Experience Fall, Spring, Summer Total Practicum and Culminating Experience 4 Total Degree Credits 45 * Excluding Global Health Policy concentration. For Global Health Policy concentration, 4 elective credits required.
School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health MPH Global Health GLOBAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION CONCENTRATION 013-014 Global Health Communication Concentration-Specific Competencies Communication Concentration students should be able to: Explain the ways in which behavior change and communication theories can inform the development and evaluation of health communication interventions. Relevant courses: PubH 6430 Theories for Global Health Communication Interventions, and PubH 643 Global Health Communication Interventions: Social Marketing (or PubH 6571 Social Marketing: Theory and Practice) Apply behavior change and communication theories when developing and evaluating health communication interventions. Relevant courses: PubH 6430 Theories for Global Health Communication Interventions, and PubH 643 Global Health Communication Interventions: Social Marketing (or PubH 6571 Social Marketing: Theory and Practice) Identify and describe essential components of health communication interventions and strategies, linking theory with practice. Relevant courses: PubH 6430 Theories for Global Health Communication Interventions, and PubH 6431 Global Health Communication Strategies and Skills (or PubH 6503 Intro to Public Health Communication and Marketing) Evaluate health communication interventions. Relevant courses: PubH 6430 Theories for Global Health Communication Interventions, PubH 643 Global Health Communication Interventions: Social Marketing (or PubH 6571 Social Marketing: Theory and Practice) and PubH 6431 Global Health Communication Strategies and Skills (or PubH 6503 Intro to Public Health Communication and Marketing). Identify the appropriate data collection methodology for programmatic research and apply the appropriate quantitative or qualitative analysis to meet the research objectives. Relevant courses: PubH 6431 Global Health Communication Strategies and Skills, PubH 6411 Global Health Qualitative Research Methods and PubH 641 Global Health Quantitative Research Methods
REQUIRED CORE COURSES Credits Semester Offered Grade PubH 6001 Biological Concepts for Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 600 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6004 Environmental and Occupational Health in a Fall, Spring, Summer I Sustainable World PubH 6006 Management and Policy Approaches to Public Health 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I Total Core Credits 15 REQUIRED DEPARTMENT COURSES PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks 3 Fall PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health Spring PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Washington Seminar Fall, Spring Total Required Department Credits 7 REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES PubH 6430 Theories for Global Health Communication Spring Interventions PubH 6431 PubH 6503 Global Health Communication Strategies and Skills by Advisor Approval Intro to Public Health Communication and Marketing 3 Fall Fall, Spring Total Required Concentration Credits 4-5 ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION COURSES SELECT 3-4 CREDITS [Advisor approval is required to substitute courses that are not on this list] PubH 643 PubH 6571 Global Health Communication Interventions: Social Marketing by Advisor Approval Social Marketing: Theory and Practice 3 Summer Spring PubH 6574 Public Health Branding: Theory and Practice Fall PubH 6573 Media Advocacy for Public Health 3 Spring PubH 6499.xx Other SPHHS course with Advisor s Approval 1-3 Fall, Spring, Summer Total Elective Concentration Credits 3-4 REQUIRED METHODS COURSES PubH 6410 Global Health Study Design and Ethics Fall, Spring PubH 6411 Global Health Qualitative Research Methods Spring, Summer PubH 641 Global Health Quantitative Research Methods Spring, Summer Total Required Methods Credits 6 Total Any Graduate SPHHS Course (Elective) 5 PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING EXPERIENCE PubH 6014.14 Practicum Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6015.14 Culminating Experience Fall, Spring, Summer Total Practicum and Culminating Experience 4 Total Degree Credits 45 Credit Distribution Core Courses 15 Required Department Courses 7 Required Concentration 4-5
Elective Concentration 3-4 Methods 6 Electives 5 Practicum & Culminating 4 Experience Total Credits 45
School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health MPH Global Health GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM DESIGN, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION CONCENTRATION 013-014 Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Concentration-Specific Competencies Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Concentration students should be able to: Analyze a nation for its major health problems, relate a tactical program plan to overall health problem reduction, construct a detailed tactical plan and budget, prepare a detailed program plan, and present and defend. Relevant courses: PubH 6435 Global Health Program Development and Implementation Demonstrate their understanding of core program evaluation concepts, interventions, issues, challenges and priorities; demonstrate their expertise in the objective assessment of program outcomes, achievements, impacts, and, shortcomings and in the reporting of findings and conclusions to senior managers within an international organizational context. Relevant courses: PubH 6435 Global Health Program Development and Implementation and PubH 6437 Global Health Program Evaluation Demonstrate their understanding of the use and limitation of decision-making tools; synthesize key concepts in public health and apply that program design and evaluation and be able to synthesize interdisciplinary evaluation approaches to the analysis of domestic and global determinants of health and disease as well as interventions to improve health and other health impairing conditions. Relevant courses: PubH 6435 Global Health Program Development and Implementation and PubH 6437 Global Health Program Evaluation Demonstrate their understanding of a "result- oriented" approach to management that encompasses the main aspects of problem solving faced by health program managers. Relevant courses: PubH 6435 Global Health Program Development and Implementation and PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) Describe how health systems performance is affected by various approaches to: Health Care Organization; Health Workforce Development; and to Health Care Financing. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) Identify the appropriate data collection technique for a given research project and apply the necessary sampling and survey design techniques and apply the appropriate quantitative and qualitative analysis to meet the objectives of the study. Relevant courses: PubH 6411 Global Health Qualitative Research Methods and PubH 641 Global Health Quantitative Research Methods REQUIRED CORE COURSES Credits Semester Offered Grade PubH 6001 Biological Concepts for Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 600 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6004 Environmental and Occupational Health in a Fall, Spring, Summer I Sustainable World PubH 6006 Management and Policy Approaches to Public 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk Health PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Fall, Spring, Summer I Health Total Core Credits 15 Fall, Spring, Summer I REQUIRED DEPARTMENT COURSES PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks 3 Fall
PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health Spring PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Fall, Spring Washington Seminar Total Required Department Credits 7 REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES PubH 6435 GH Program Development and Spring, Summer Implementation PubH 6437 GH Program Evaluation Fall II, Summer II PubH 6436 HSML 646 GH Program Management or Service Line and Project Management Summer I, Fall I Spring Total Required Concentration Credits 6 ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION COURSES SELECT CREDITS [Advisor approval is required to substitute courses that are not on this list] HSML 603 Intro to Health Management Fall HSML 604 Quality and Performance Improvement Spring HSML 607 Health Services Information Applications Fall PubH 6480 Humanitarian Operations Fall PubH 6481 Global Mental Health Spring PubH 648 International Nutrition and Food Policy Spring PubH 6484 Prevention and Control of Vector Borne Fall Diseases PubH 6485 Prevention and Control of Water and 1 Summer Sanitation Diseases PubH 6490 Regional Case Studies in Global Health Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6499.xx Other SPHHS Elective with Advisor s Fall, Spring, Summer Approval Total Elective Concentration Credits REQUIRED METHODS COURSES PubH 6410 Global Health Study Design and Ethics Fall, Spring PubH 6411 Global Health Qualitative Research Methods Spring, Summer PubH 641 Global Health Quantitative Research Methods Spring, Summer Total Required Methods Credits 6 Total Electives Any Graduate SPHHS Course (Elective) 5 PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING EXPERIENCE PubH 6014.14 Practicum Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6015.14 Culminating Experience Fall, Spring, Summer Total Practicum and Culminating Experience 4 Total Degree Credits 45 Credit Distribution Core Courses 15 Required Department Courses 7 Required Concentration 6 Elective Concentration Methods 6 Electives 5 Practicum & Culminating 4 Experience Total Credits 45
School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health MPH Global Health Global Health Management Concentration-Specific Competencies Management Concentration students should be able to: GLOBAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION 013-014 Apply management theory in health services organizations (HSOs) in limited resource settings, including through: comprehending management activities, their historical and theoretical bases, and current problems and applications; understanding how the economics and the financing of health and medical care affect the behavior of patients, providers, and organizations in international settings; and identifying contemporary administrative and clinical ethics issues present in HSOs that can be resolved through the application of ethical reasoning. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) and HSML 603 Introduction to Health Management Comprehend the relationship between the budget process and the management of resources within the health care organization, applying that understanding to: the development of a facilities budget; the evaluation of an organization s financial viability using industry performance measures; and recommendations of the use of different third party reimbursement methods in different circumstances and settings. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) and HSML 603 Introduction to Health Management Apply in a limited resource health care setting: the basics of quality and performance improvement; a basic parliamentary procedure; and the problem solving method to written and oral case analyses. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) Make oral presentations, interacting effectively in a group setting and to identify management and leadership lessons learned in case studies. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) Understand health resource management and the funds administration process for health services organizations including conducting financial analysis and developing budgets and financial reports. (HSML 609 and HSML 610) Apply management science theory and techniques to service lines, programs, and projects; apply project management concepts and tools; plan and evaluate program and project effectiveness; apply the Logical Framework to development projects; and develop Gantt Charts that integrate Diffusion Theory into health and development project timelines. Relevant courses: PubH 6436 Global Health Program Management (or HSML 646 Service Line and Project Management) Understand the role information technology performs in managing health care services; identify priority e-health applications that contribute to the quality of health care delivery; be knowledgeable of the current policies and programs leading in the development of the nationwide electronic health information network; and apply decision-making and strategic thinking for planning and developing EHRs for an acute care hospital environment. Relevant courses: HSML 607 Health Services Information Applications. REQUIRED CORE COURSES Credits Semester Offered Grade PubH 6001 Biological Concepts for Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 600 Biostatistical Applications for Public 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk Health PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6004 Environmental and Occupational Health in Fall, Spring, Summer I a Sustainable World PubH 6006 Management and Policy Approaches to 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk Public Health PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Fall, Spring, Summer I Public Health Total Core Credits 15 Fall, Spring, Summer I
REQUIRED DEPARTMENT COURSES PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks 3 Fall PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Spring Health PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Fall, Spring Washington Seminar Total Required Department Credits 7 REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES HSML 603 Intro to Health Management Fall HSML 607 Health Services Information Applications Fall PubH 6436 HSML 646 GH Program Management or Service Line and Project Management Fall Spring Total Required Concentration Credits 6 ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION COURSES SELECT CREDITS [Advisor approval is required to substitute courses that are not on this list] HSML 604 Quality and Performance Improvement Spring PubH 6435 Global Health Program Development and Spring, Summer Implementation PubH 6440 Global Health Economics and Finance Spring PubH 6441 International Health Organizations Fall PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Spring PubH 6490 Regional Case Studies in Global Health Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6499.xx Other SPHHS Elective with Advisor s Fall, Spring, Summer Approval Total Elective Concentration Credits REQUIRED METHODS COURSES PubH 6410 GH Study Design and Ethics Fall, Spring HSML 609 Health Services Finance Fall HSML 610 Health Services Financial Applications Spring Total Required Methods Credits 6 Total Electives Any Graduate SPHHS Course (Elective) 5 PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING EXPERIENCE PubH 6014.14 Practicum Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6015.14 Culminating Experience Fall, Spring, Summer Total Practicum and Culminating Experience 4 Total Degree Credits 45 Credit Distribution Core Courses 15 Required Department Courses 7 Required Concentration 6 Elective Concentration Methods 6 Electives 5 Practicum & Culminating 4 Experience Total Credits 45
School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Global Health MPH Global Health Global Health Policy Concentration-Specific Competencies Health Policy Concentration students should be able to: GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY CONCENTRATION 013-014 Develop concise written and oral policy analyses for different audiences; identify the key areas of organizational reform and strengthening required to protect and advance global health; be able to critically analyze major multi-institutional and multisectoral initiatives in global health and make specific political, organizational and financial recommendations on how they might be strengthened. Relevant courses: PubH 6441 International Health Organizations, PubH 6480 Humanitarian Operations and PubH 648 International Nutrition and Food Policy Apply relevant qualitative and quantitative tools and concepts to develop policy analyses for different audiences and topics. PubH 6415 Global Health Policy Method Applications and PubH 6411 Global Health Qualitative Research Methods and PubH 641 Global Health Quantitative Research Methods Describe how health systems performance is affected by various approaches to: Health Care Organization; Health Workforce Development; and to Health Care Financing. Relevant courses: PubH 644 Comparative Health Systems Describe the fundamental concepts related to the theory of the consumer and production decisions by individuals and institutions; analyze the economic challenges faced by low and middle-income countries regarding health and health care and use economic analysis and statistical tools for evaluating problems faced by individuals in developing countries in healthrelated decision making. Relevant courses: PubH 6440 Global Health Economics and Finance Apply selected theories and principles of selected topics in regulatory policy, trade law and human rights conventions to the identification, classification and elaboration of current and emerging global health threats and opportunities that can be addressed through the international health governance and legal machinery. Relevant courses: PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Understand and critically assess the historical and ongoing development of the International Health Regulations, including the existing mechanisms and limitations in applying them through governmental, international and non-state organizations to address a major epidemic or other health emergency. Relevant courses: PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Critically analyze the near- and long-term consequences of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on global health, differentiating determinants that can be effectively addressed through national and international policies. Relevant courses: PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Critically assess the relationship between the protection, promotion and progressive realization of human rights and global health outcomes, including how they relate to complex humanitarian emergencies. Relevant courses: PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions
REQUIRED CORE COURSES Credits Semester Offered Grade PubH 6001 Biological Concepts for Public Health Fall, Spring, Summer I PubH 600 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk PubH 6004 Environmental and Occupational Health in a Fall, Spring, Summer I Sustainable World PubH 6006 Management and Policy Approaches to Public 3 Fall, Spring, Summer 10 wk Health PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Fall, Spring, Summer I Health Total Core Credits 15 REQUIRED DEPARTMENT COURSES PubH 6400 Global Health Frameworks 3 Fall PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants of Health Spring PubH 640 Global Health Policy and Practice: Fall, Spring Washington Seminar Total Required Department Credits 7 REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES PubH 6440 HSML 611 GH Economics and Finance or Health Economics Spring Fall PubH 644 Comparative Health Systems Fall PubH 6441 International Health Organizations Fall Additionally, choose a total of 3 credit from the following: PubH 6443 Global Health Agreements and Conventions Spring PubH 6415 Global Health Policy Methods Applications 1 Fall PubH 66 Introduction to Geographic Information 1 Fall, Spring, Summer Systems PPPA 6015 -or by petition- Cost-Benefit Analysis 3 Spring Total Required Concentration Credits 9 PubH 6410 PubH 6411 PubH 641 PubH 6310 PubH 6315 PubH 630 REQUIRED METHODS COURSES GH Study Design and Ethics Global Health Qualitative Research Methods Global Health Quantitative Research Methods or by Petition Statistical Analysis in Health Policy Introduction to Health Policy Analysis Applications of Health Policy Analysis Total Required Methods Credits 6 Fall, Spring Spring, Summer Spring, Summer Fall, Spring, Summer Fall, Spring, Summer Fall, Spring, Summer Total Electives Any Graduate SPHHS Course(Elective) 4 PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING EXPERIENCE PubH 6014.14 Practicum Fall, Spring, Summer PubH 6015.14 Culminating Experience Fall, Spring, Summer Total Practicum and Culminating Experience 4 Total Degree Credits 45
Credit Distribution Core Courses 15 Required Department Courses 7 Required Concentration 9 Methods 6 Electives 4 Practicum & Culminating 4 Experience Total Credits 45
Master of Arts The Master of Arts degree is 40 credits. Applicants to the dual degree program must choose the MA in Asian Studies, European & Eurasian Studies, International Affairs, International Development Studies, or Latin American & Hemispheric Studies. See http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/academics/grad/mamph/ or contact: ESIA Office of Admissions Phone: 0.994.7050 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 301 Email: esiagrad@gwu.edu Washington, DC 0037 Web: http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/admissions/grad/ Master of Arts in International Affairs Core Field (9 to 15 credits): Required of all students Econ 680, Survey of International Economics, OR Econ 683, Survey of International Trade Theory & Policy, AND Econ 684, Survey of International Macroeconomics & Finance Theory & Policy Hist 6030, The Use of History in International Affairs IAff 6101, International Affairs Cornerstone Global Health Major Field (1 credits): 1 credits of Global Health courses are accepted from the MPH program for this field Electives (1 or 15 credits): Chosen from any discipline offered by the Elliott School, and may include up to 6 credits of foreign language study, a second field of expertise, or other relevant course work. Skills Courses (3 credits): IAff 650, 6503, 6504 With approval of the Program Director, other professionally oriented course work from the student s Public Health program may apply. Capstone Course (1 credit): IAff 6119 Language proficiency in a modern foreign language Master of Arts in International Development Studies Core Field, taken in the following sequence (10 credits): IAff 611, IDS Cornerstone Seminar IAff 61, Development Policy & Practice IAff 6137, Capstone Workshop IAff 6139, IDS Capstone Analytical Field (1 credits): Courses chosen to strengthen analytical skills in statistics, research methods, economics, policy analysis, or management. For a complete list of course options, see International Development Studies: Analytical Courses. Global Health Major Field (18 credits): 1 credits of Global Health courses are accepted from the MPH program for this concentration 6 credits chosen in consultation with Program Director Language proficiency in a modern foreign language Master of Arts in Asian Studies Major Fields (18-4 credits): Select two fields (6-1 credits each) from the following list: o Modern Asian History minimum of three courses o Contemporary Asian Politics and Society minimum of three courses o International Relations of Asia minimum of three courses o Asian Economies minimum of two courses For a complete list of course options, see Master of Arts in Asian Studies: Major Fields Global Health Major Field (1 credits): 1 credits of Global Health courses are accepted from the MPH program for this field. Electives (3-9 credits): Chosen from any discipline offered by the Elliott School, and may include up to 6 credits of foreign language study. No more than 3 one-credit Skills Courses may be used as elective credit. Capstone Course (1 credit): IAff 6319 Language proficiency in a modern Asian language
Master of Arts in European and Eurasian Studies Research Colloquium (3 credits): IAff 631 Core Field (15 credits): 6 credits relating to Western, Central and Eastern Europe 6 credits relating to Russian and Eurasia 3 credits with either regional focus Courses must be chosen from at least three disciplines. See www.gwu.edu/~elliott/academicprograms/ma/ees/core.cfm for course options. Global Health Major Field (1 credits): 1 credits of Global Health courses are accepted from the MPH program for this field Electives (7 credits): Chosen from any discipline offered by the Elliott School, and may include up to 6 credits of foreign language study. No more than 4 one-credit Skills Courses may be used as elective credit. Capstone Course (3 credits): IAff 6339 Language proficiency in a modern European language, other than English. Master of Arts in Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Cornerstone Course (3 credits): IAff 6341, Latin America: Problems and Promise Core Field (9 credits): Select three courses from three different disciplines from the following list: o Anth 670, Anthropology of Latin America o Econ 685, Latin American Economic Development o Geog 661, Geographical Perspectives on Latin America o Hist 6710, History Seminar: Modern Latin America o Hist 6711, History Seminar: Modern Latin America o PSc 6383, Politics of Latin America o PSc 6484, International Relations of Latin America Global Health Major Field (1 credits): 1 credits of Global Health courses are accepted from the MPH program for this field. Electives (1 credits): Chosen from any discipline offered by the Elliott School, and may include up to 6 credits of Portuguese or Spanish language study. No more than 4 one-credit Skills Courses may be used as elective credit. Capstone Course (4 credits): IAFF 6358 IAFF 6359 Language proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish Dual Degree Rules and Regulations Students in the dual degree program must fulfill the requirements of both degrees. Students are expected to work with program directors or advisors in each School to insure that all requirements are completed. Approval by program directors or advisors in both Schools is required for any overlap courses designated as meeting the requirements of both degree programs. Language Proficiency All Elliott School Master of Arts programs in the dual degree program require that students achieve reading and speaking proficiency in a second modern language before the end of their program of study. Students are given a diagnostic language examination during graduate student orientation at the beginning of their first semester of study at the Elliott School. Students are required to pass a reading and speaking proficiency examination during their last 0 hours at the Elliott School. Failing the language proficiency examination three times results in irrevocable dismissal from the program. Up to six credits of language course work may be included in the MA program, however, none of these credits can be applied to the MPH. Students for whom English is not their native language must take an English language exam. This is in addition to the TOEFL exam taken prior to admission. Students are advised to fulfill this requirement within the first year of the program.
Graduation Students completing the requirements of one degree program may apply to graduate with that degree prior to completing the second degree. Students may also formally request withdrawal from either program at any time to pursue a single degree in the other program. All work on each degree must be completed within five years from the student s entry into that degree program. Admission Prerequisites Admissions MA programs: Applicants are expected to have completed the equivalent of two years of formal instruction in a second modern language. MPH programs: Applicants are required to have had some significant cross-cultural or global health experience. New Applicants Applications are made separately, but at the same time, to both the Elliott School of International Affairs and the School of Public Health and Health Services (Apply to SPHHS through the national application, SOPHAS and complete the SPHHS secondary application). Applicants must meet all the application requirements of both Schools. Applicants should note their interest in the dual degree programs on both applications. Applicants accepted by both Schools are admitted to the dual degree program. However, it is also possible for an applicant to be offered admission to one School, but not the other; or to be denied admission to either School. Applicants admitted to both programs must notify both Schools of their decision to enter their respective degree programs and the dual degree program. Applicants may also decide to accept admission to only one School. In that case, this decision must also be conveyed to both Schools. Current Students Students already enrolled in either degree program can also apply for admission to the other school and to the dual degree program. Such applications will be considered as part of the regular admissions process, and according to regular admissions processes and requirements. To be a part of the dual degree program, applicants cannot begin the other degree after a degree has been completed at the first School. Tuition and Fees Students pay course and credit charges for all courses at the approved rate for Master of Public Health and Master of Arts courses respectively. Elliott School Fee All students in the dual degree program must pay the Elliott School Master of Arts fee of $3600.00. Students pay this fee over their first four semesters at the rate of $900 per semester; fee is due in full prior to graduation. Elliott School Fellowships Elliott School fellowships may be used by students in the dual degree program as long as the student remains in the MA program. However, students selecting to concentrate during their first year on coursework entirely in the School of Public Health and Health Services will have the application of their fellowships delayed until the second year when they begin their MA coursework. Fellowships will cease if the student withdraws from the dual degree program in favor of a single degree from SPHHS. No Elliott School tuition fellowships are available for continuing students entering from SPHHS. Such students are eligible for other grants awarded through the Elliott School (such as internship or summer language study grants). The George Washington University does not unlawfully discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, or sexual orientation. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of the University, including admission to education programs and employment. The University is subject to the District of Columbia Human Rights Law. Inquiries concerning the application of this policy and federal laws and regulations regarding discrimination in education or employment programs and activities may be addressed to Susan B. Kaplan, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 005, (0) 994-6503, to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education, or to the Director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington Field Office. To request disability accommodations, students should contact the Office of Disability Support Services, (0) 994-850 (TDD/voice), and employees should contact the Office of Equal Employment Activities, (0) 994-9656 (voice) or (0) 994-9650 (TDD).