The Master of Public Health with a concentration in Global Health trains students to apply global health principles to both domestic and international challenges, with a focus on identifying and addressing health inequities.
The increasing interconnectedness of the world requires professionals educated from a global perspective. The program leverages a transdisciplinary approach to prepare technically skilled and cross-culturally competent professionals to overcome challenges in a continually-shifting and complex landscape.
Graduates will be able to:
- Analyze the impact of transnational problems.
- Apply an integrative approach to contemporary health issues.
- Diplomatically function within and in conjunction with international agencies.
- Advocate as ethical leaders.
- Work, communicate, and excel across diverse global and local settings.
Program Competencies
- Assess the health and well-being of global communities and populations emphasizing the impact of transnational determinants.
- Articulate the significance of global health diplomacy with respect to its role(s) with international agencies, governmental organizations, and the development agenda.
- Characterize holistic, integrative, and transdisciplinary approaches toward contemporary health issues, international health systems, and diverse development and governing models.
- Propose advocacy strategies for global health initiatives that integrate compassion and ethics with efficiency and effectiveness.
- Compare and contrast the effectiveness of collaborative efforts and communications across global and local settings in the contexts of networks of power, systemic marginalization, and structural inequalities.
The Accelerated Track
While all full-time MPH in Global Health candidates are expected to complete their coursework in 2 years (ie, 6 semesters), we also offer an Accelerated Track for completion to exceptional applicants, which can be completed in 3-4 semesters.
Degree Courses (45 Credits)
Public Health Core Courses: 15 Credits | Credits | Semester Taught | |
PHC 6000 | Epidemiology I: Introduction to Public Health Epidemiology | 3 | Fall, Spring |
PHC 6052 | Biostatistics I | 3 | Fall, Spring |
PHC 6102 | Introduction to Health Policy and Management | 3 | Online (Fall, Spring, Summer) |
PHC 6315 | Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences | 3 | Fall, Spring |
PHC 6410 | Health Behavior and Public Health | 3 | Fall, Spring |
Core Concentration Courses: 15 Credits | Credits | Semester Taught | |
PHC 6660 | Global Burden of Diseases | 3 | Fall |
PHC 6673 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 | Fall |
PHC 6605 | Global Healthcare Quality and Safety | 3 | Spring |
PHC 6663 | Global Mental Health | 3 | Fall |
PHC 6306 | Intersections Between Human and Planetary Health | 3 | Spring |
Elective Courses: 9 credits (any of the following 3 or meet with your advisor to choose other electives) | Credits | Semester Taught | |
PHC 6609 | Healthy Aging for Global Populations | 3 | Spring |
PHC 6662 | Global One Health | 3 | Fall |
PHC 6661 | Global Health Governance | 3 | Summer |
Practicum and Culminating Experience: 6 credits | Credits | Semester Taught | |
PHC 6945 | Practicum in Public Health | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
PHC 6930C | Integrative Seminar in Public Health | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
How to Apply
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Gilbert Ramirez
Professor
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girami@fiu.edu
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Helen Ramirez
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Rajiv Chowdhury
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