Master of Public Health in Global Health

The Harvard Chan School master of public health degree will provide you with the breadth of knowledge, subject-specific expertise, specialized skills, and powerful global network you need to forge the career you want in public health. Whether you are a medical doctor, an established public health professional, or new to the field of public health, flexible degree formats and an array of options for specific fields of study will provide you with the right mix of grounding in the core disciplines of public health and a specialized focus to meet your individual goals. Harvard Chan School MPH graduates have achieved some remarkable things. They have led global efforts to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and Guinea worm disease. They have led departments at hospitals and health care agencies. They have become leaders of ministries of health, humanitarian organizations, corporations, academic institutions, and government agencies. They have developed life-saving vaccines. They have served as surgeons, primary care physicians, and veterinarians. They have become best-selling authors. And they have even become heads of state. The 45-credit MPH (MPH-45) is for individuals who already hold a graduate degree, are current medical or dental students who have completed their primary clinical year, or have at least five years of relevant work experience in public health or a related field. You may also pursue the MPH-45 as part of a dual/joint degree.

The global health field of study is intended to prepare health professionals with prior relevant global health experience for leadership and management roles in global health at subnational, national, or international levels. The strongest applicants will have significant and sustained global health experience. The program explores the emerging professional and academic domain of global health, emphasizing the development of analytical and methodological skills to effectively address important population health challenges in a global context. Students will enhance their ability to apply epidemiological, economic, political, and managerial analysis to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health policies and programs. Graduates will work in provincial or national ministries of health, intergovernmental organizations, donor aid agencies, nongovernmental (or nonprofit) organizations, and entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as in proprietary organizations.

The Harvard Chan School will accept the IELTS Academic Test with a score of 7.5 or greater.
The Harvard Chan School prefers a 104+ on the TOEFL IBT and our minimum score requirement is 100 with sub-section scores of 25 or higher on the IBT.
In general, applicants for the MPH-45 degree must have one of the following:
a prior doctoral degree-for example, MD, DO, DMD, DDS, PhD, SD, JD (or equivalent)
a master's degree in a health-related field-for example, MSN, MSW, MBA-plus at least two years of relevant health experience
completed the primary clinical year of medical or dental school or be a 1L student at Harvard Law School or a concurrent applicant to the master of science in nursing at Simmons University. To learn more, visit Dual/Joint Degrees.
a bachelor's degree, plus five or more years of relevant health experience (for the epidemiology, global health, health and social behavior, health management, and health policy fields of study only)