First Semester Courses for Online Students

Welcome, Fall 2025 Online MPH students! Registration for incoming students begins on Monday, June 2rd at 9am. Below is a list of the courses you must register for, by concentration. It lists courses for both full and part-time course loads. Before reading this, make sure you've reviewed all the information in the email you received with the subject line "IMPORTANT: Registration Instructions for Fall 2025 NYU Master's Online Students". 

Important notes - there is a lot of information here, so please read it carefully:

  1. NYU GPH online courses are indicated by the 5000-level number. Each semester, you can check our schedules or look in Albert to see which courses are offered online.
     
  2. All MPH students must register for the two 0-credit required courses, GPH-GU 5170 and GPH-GU 5171, which are both online courses. GPH-GU 5170 runs for 7 weeks and each section runs either in the first 7 weeks or second 7 weeks, as indicated in Albert; the lecture is asynchronous and the recitation is synchronous. GPH-GU 5171 runs for 2 weeks as an asynchronous online course. There are several sections, so please choose one which works for your schedule. Dates for this course is noted in Albert. 
     
  3. All MPH students must enroll in GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0). Please note that this is not actually a course, nor is it graded, nor will it appear on your transcript. It serves as a primer to prepare you for Epidemiology and Biostatistics courses. It will open on August 1st via Brightspace (which you can access by logging into Albert --> Academics --> Brightspace; please disregard the dates in Albert). It will only take a few hours to a couple of days for you to complete and you may do it any time in August. This will not count towards your MPH degree requirements, but you must register for it like a regular course.
     
  4. Course loads, Financial Aid and Scholarships: Students who are receiving federal financial aid must be enrolled in at least 4.5 credits to be eligible. 9 credits per semester (not including summer) is considered to be a full course load for all graduate students at NYU. However, students who want to complete the MPH program within 2 years, should enroll in all 12 credits of course work outlined below. Please also keep in mind that certain courses such as Epidemiology, are pre-requisites for future courses. Questions regarding financial aid may be directed to financial.aid@nyu.edu. Please note that GPH scholarship requirements may differ and students on scholarship should consult their admission offers for details on required course loads to maintain scholarship eligibility. Questions regarding GPH scholarships may be directed to GPH Admissions at gph.financialaid@nyu.edu. 

 

Concentrations:


Community Health Science and Practice:
If you are registering for 12 credits, you will need to register for the following courses. Please note there are multiple sections of each of these courses; you may enroll in any section. 

  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5110 Health Care Policy (2)*
  • GPH-GU 5112 Public Health Management & Leadership (2)*
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

* you must enroll in section 001 

If you are taking 8 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

If you are taking 6 credits. please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

If you are only taking 3 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0) 


Global Health:
If you are registering for 11 credits, you will need to register for the following courses.

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5380 Data-Driven Decision Making in Global Public Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

If you are taking 8 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5380 Data-Driven Decision Making in Global Public Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

If you are taking 5 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5380 Data-Driven Decision Making in Global Public Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

If you are taking 3 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5380 Data-Driven Decision Making in Global Public Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)
     

Public Health Nutrition:
Students who are thinking about pursuing the DPD to become an RD may reach out to Dr. Lauren Berube (lt1169@nyu.edu) for further information. Please note that DPD courses are generally not offered online. If you are registering for 11 credits, you will need to register for the following courses:

  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
  • GPH-GU 5115 Introduction to Principles of Nutrition in Public Health (3) *
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

* students who have earned a BS or BA in Nutrition in the last 5 years, or are an RD (registered dietician) may waive GPH-GU 2115 and take an elective of their choice instead. We recommend that you take another core course in your first semester and take the elective later in your curriculum. To waive the course, please read over the Graduate Course Waiver form and follow the instructions to submit it. 

If you are taking 8 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5030 Introduction to Global Health (2)
  • GPH-GU 5115 Introduction to Principles of Nutrition in Public Health (3) *
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

* students who have earned a BS or BA in Nutrition in the last 5 years, or are an RD (registered dietician) may waive GPH-GU 2115 and take an elective of their choice instead. We recommend that you take another core course in your first semester and take the elective later in your curriculum. To waive the course, please read over the Graduate Course Waiver form and follow the instructions to submit it. 

If you are taking 6 credits. please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5115 Introduction to Principles of Nutrition in Public Health (3) *
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)

* students who have earned a BS or BA in Nutrition in the last 5 years, or are an RD (registered dietician) may waive GPH-GU 2115 and take an elective of their choice instead. We recommend that you take another core course in your first semester and take the elective later in your curriculum. To waive the course, please read over the Graduate Course Waiver form and follow the instructions to submit it. 

If you are only taking 3 credits, please register for:

  • GPH-GU 5106 Epidemiology (3)
  • GPH-GU 5171 Global Health Informatics Workshop (0)
  • GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
  • GPH-GU 5010 Foundations for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (0)
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