Mission Statement
The Global Health Concentration is designed to train professionals to solve public health problems locally and globally while providing students with skills to advance the health and well-being of populations in diverse settings. Students will gain skills in the development, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs and projects that are aligned with local culture, contexts, and resources.
Global Health Concentration Outcomes
By the end of this program, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the roles, relationships, and resources of the entities influencing global health
- Apply ethical approaches in global health research and practice
- Apply monitoring and evaluation techniques to global health programs, policies, and outcomes
- Propose sustainable and evidence-based multi-sectoral interventions, considering the social determinants of health specific to the local area
- Design sustainable workforce development strategies for resource-limited setting
Career Options
Some possible MPH, Global Health Concentration career options include: (from Indeed-Career Guide)
- Program officer
- Program coordinator
- Project manager
- Public health analyst
- Monitoring and evaluation specialist
- Implementation specialist
- Quality improvement advisor
- Grant writer
- Health promotions coordinator
- Advocacy manager
- Medical services manager
- Health and safety coordinator
- Social and health program consultant
- Environmental scientist
- Global health educator
- Public health advisor
- Researcher and university professor
- Emergency services manager
- Epidemiologist
- Health policy analyst
- Health scientist
- Health policy manager
- Health care manager
- Medical officer
- Biostatistician
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete all MPH program curriculum requirements. Graduate programs require that all grades applied toward the degree be “C” or better. The grade of “C- “cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements. The minimum cumulative grade point average necessary to continue graduate studies is 3.0 and the minimum semester grade point average to continue graduate studies is 2.0.
