Community and International Health Concentration Degree Requirements
The NYU Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community and International Health includes 46 credits of coursework and a 180-hour internship experience.
Curriculum
Public Health Core Courses (31 credits):
- RESCH-GE 2995 Biostatistics I (3)
- RESCH-GE 2996 Biostatistics II (3)
- PUHE-GE 2306 Epidemiology (3)
- PUHE-GE 2318 Assessing Community Health Needs & Resources (3)
- PUHE-GE 2322 History & Principles of Public Health (3)
- PUHE-GE 2349 Program Planning & Evaluation (3)
- PUHE-GE 2355 Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health (3)
- PUHE-GE 2356 Environmental Health Problems (3)
- PUHE-GE 2361 Research Methods in Public Health (3)
- HPAM-GP 1830 Introduction to Health Policy & Management (4)
Concentration Courses (6 credits):
Students in the Community and International Health concentration take:
- PUHE-GE 2410 Community-Based Health Interventions (3) OR
- PUHE-GE 2383 International Population & Family Health (3)
Plus 3 credits from the following list of concentration courses:
- NUTR-GE 2187 Global Issues in Nutrition (3)
- PUHE-GE 2314 International Health & Economic Development (3)
- PUHE-GE 2316 International Health Seminar: South Africa (6)
- PUHE-GE 2317 Issues in Global Public Health: Puebla Mexico
- PUHE-GE 2319 Writing Grants and Funding Proposals for Health-Related Programs
- PUHE-GE 2335 Advocating for Community Health (3)
- PUHE-GE 2374 Perspectives on Reproductive Health (3)
- PUHE-GE 2405 Health Communication: Theory and Practice (3)
Elective Courses (6 credits):
Students in the Community and International Health Concentration select 6 elective credits from the list of NYU MPH elective options.
Culminating Experience (3 credits):
Students in the Community and International Health concentration complete a minimum of 120 hours of a public health internship, which serves as the culminating experience of the MPH degree.
- PUHE-GE 2360 Internship & Seminar in Public Health (3 credits)
For more information, visit the NYU MPH website.