Global Health

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Global Health Requirements Checklist
Global Health Requirements Checklist (for students who were admitted in the Spring term)
Online Global Health Requirements Checklist
Online Global Health Requirements Checklist (for students who were admitted in the Spring term)
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Program Note: As of Fall 2023, we are no longer offering Spring admission into the program.

Key Skills

When you graduate with the Global Health concentration, you’ll be prepared to take on leadership roles in public health settings around the globe. You’ll stand out to employers with a skillset that has both breadth and depth, including the following competencies.

1. Describe the major players in global health governance and institutions that conduct health/public health policy research and analysis
2. Perform strategic assessment and evaluation to analyze factors shaping individual and institutional behaviors and measure their impact
3. Identify relevant sources for quantitative and qualitative data to analyze the global burden of disease
4. Analyze causes, risk factors, interventions, and bottlenecks for the global burden of disease in different contexts
5. Identify cost-effective interventions, strategies, and platforms to accelerate context specific progress towards the health related SDGs
6. Advocate for cost-effective policies and strategies to accelerate progress towards the health related SDGs
7. Develop investment cases for maximum health returns on investment of intervention policies, implementation and financing strategies.

Professional Development

You will benefit from countless opportunities to build skills to prepare you for successful careers in global public health. There are many professional development opportunities available to you at NYU GPH, including internships, fellowships, employment, volunteer opportunities, professional association membership, and more.

Degree Requirements

All students in the Global Health concentration take the following core courses (18 credits) (Note: online students take the 5000-level version of the classes below)

Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2017 may find their degree requirements here.

*Student must take GPH-GU 2120 and GPH-GU 2380 in the same semester, and before GPH-GU 2220 (Note: online students take the 5000-level version of the classes below; dual-degree students may refer to their specific dual-degree program page for sequencing information)

GPH-GU 2106 Epidemiology (3)
GPH-GU 2110 Health Care Policy (1.5)
GPH-GU 2112 Public Health Management and Leadership (1.5)
GPH-GU 2140 Global Issues in Social and Behavioral Health (3)
GPH-GU 2153 Global Environmental Health (3)
GPH-GU 2190 Essentials of Public Health Biology (3)
GPH-GU 2995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
GPH-GU 5175 Readings in the History & Philosophy of Public Health I (0)
GPH-GU 5180 Readings in the History & Philosophy of Public Health II (0)
GPH-GU 5185 Readings in the History & Philosophy of Public Health III (0)

All students in the Global Health concentration take the following courses (9 credits) (Note: online students take the 5000-level version of the classes below):

GPH-GU 2120 Foundations of Global Health (3)*
GPH-GU 2220 Applying Systems Thinking to Global Health Practice (3) (or GPH-GU 5220)**
GPH-GU 2380 Data-Driven Decision-Making in Global Public Health (3) (or GPH-GU 5380)*

All students in the Global Health concentration select 5 courses (15 credits) of public health electives.
Students may choose any GPH-GU course. Please note that some electives have pre-requisites and some are restricted to other MPH concentrations during the first two weeks of the registration period. Students may refer to the course schedule to see which courses are being offered for the next semester.

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** prior to Spring 2024, this course was called Accelerating Progress Towards Health-Related SDGs (3)  

Culminating Experience: Applied Practice & Integrative Learning Experience

Students in the Global Health concentration are required to complete 180 hours of supervised, relevant public health practice in the form of an internship. The qualifying practice experience may be related to students' current employment.

In addition, students are required to complete the following two courses as part of their applied practice experience:

GPH-GU 2359 Applied Practice Experience Seminar (2)
Supervised field experience providing an opportunity to apply public health skills in community health settings. Locations may include government agencies, hospitals, professional associations, voluntary health agencies, businesses, industries, and international agencies. Placement selection may focus on special topics such as infectious or chronic disease prevention, substance abuse, family planning, and food, environment, and health systems.

GPH-GU 2360 Integrative Learning Experience Seminar (2)
The final course in the Global Health concentration is designed to ensure that the student has acquired all of the competencies promised by the program. Evidence of mastery can take the form of exercises, exams, papers, and reports.

Global Health Course Checklist

The Global Health checklist (matric 2017 or later) outlines the requirements for the concentration, as well as which core and concentration courses have pre-requisites. Use this tool as you move along in the program to help keep track of the courses you’ve taken, as well as what’s up next. 

For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2018:

• Fall 2017
• Fall 2016
• Fall 2015
• Fall 2014

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Department of Global and Environmental Health