MPH

Program in the
History of
Public Health
& Medicine

The MPH will provide students planning to work in professional disciplines and policy positions a method for analyzing the intellectual, social and political circumstances that have shaped health policy. This two-year program will provide competency in both public health and historical analysis. Students will be required to take the core courses for the MPH degree and to choose a sequence of specialty courses in the other sociomedical sciences and in appropriate public health disciplines such as epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, health policy, family planning and child health. Students will also be required to take courses in the history of public health and medicine. Depending on the student’s area of interest, elective courses will be available in political, urban, cultural, labor, women’s, African-American, intellectual and environmental history.

Core courses in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Sciences & Health Policy and Management (12 credits)

Core Course in Sources & Methods in the History of Public Health & Medicine (3 credits)

History of Public Health (3 credits)

History of Medicine (3 credits)

History & Public Policy (3 credits)

Three Electives at the Graduate Level in History (9 credits)

Three Electives in Public Health (9 credits)

Independent Research Project (3 Credits)

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A small number of students will be admitted directly into the PhD Program in the History of Public Health and Medicine. Others will be selected to continue in the doctoral track following completion of their MPH. Doctoral students will further their historical training by completing the requirements for a doctorate degree as required by SMS and the History Department. The PhD will prepare students for university professorships and leadership positions in government, voluntary and private agencies.

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A student interested in the history of urban health practice might add courses in urban history, urban health, hospital administration and health planning.

A student interested in the history of environmental or occupational health might add specialized courses in environmental or labor history in the History Department and environmental or occupational health at the School of Public Health.

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