Program Overview

 

The Bloomberg Fellows Program is a groundbreaking initiative to provide world-class public health training to individuals engaged with organizations tackling critical challenges facing the United States. Fellows receive a full scholarship to earn an MPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Individuals will work in one of the five focus areas:

• Addiction and Overdose

• Environmental Challenges

• Obesity and the Food System

• Risks to Adolescent Health

• Violence

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Applicants must apply in partnership with the organizations for which they work. These individuals and organizations will then join a growing network of scholarship, education and practice devoted to using the tools of public health to address the problems of the 21st century. The Bloomberg School of Public Health strives for a highly diverse class in terms of race and ethnicity, income, geography, and other key areas. 

 

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Curriculum

​The Johns Hopkins MPH Program is designed to provide students with critical multidisciplinary training to help solve global health problems. All MPH graduates acquire foundational public health knowledge and public health core competencies. To do so, students will be required to select from a range of MPH core courses that comprise approximately 45-50 credits of the 80 credits required for graduation.  Students will have flexibility to customize the remaining credits of their curriculum to their areas of interest to achieve an appropriate balance between depth and breadth

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To earn the degree, students must complete 80 credits. The program is composed of:

• Core Courses

• Elective Courses

• Advising & Goals Analysis

• Practicum Experience

• Capstone Project

• MPH Field Experience Fund

 

Core Courses

The core curriculum of the MPH Program includes grounding in foundational public health knowledge in the profession and science of public health and factors related to human health.  All MPH graduates will demonstrate public health competencies that are informed by the critical disciplines in public health (including: biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral determinants of health, management sciences, public health problem-solving, computer applications, demography, environmental health, biological sciences, and public health policy) as well as cross-cutting and emerging public health areas.

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Elective Courses​

Elective coursework makes up roughly half the curriculum. Online/part-time students have the freedom to customize their elective coursework based on personal interests and professional goals. With over 600 faculty members and more than 200 courses to choose from, there are endless possibilities for how to plan your education. Optional monthly meetings provide an academic and professional "home" for students and an opportunity to interact with colleagues and faculty who have a broad range of interests.

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Practicum Experience

To get students in the field, a practicum experience of at least 100 hours that is aligned with personal career goals is required. The practicum is a population-level project conducted at PHMC.  Students can meet practicum requirements in a variety of ways, including a single experience or a combination of experiences, working independently or on a team with fellow students. Upon completion of the MPH program, you’ll have evidence to show potential employers of applying public health skills.

For detailed information about fulfilling the practicum and example projects, please visit the Office of Public Health Practice and Training.
 

 

Capstone Project

The MPH Capstone is an opportunity for students to synthesize, integrate and apply the skills and competencies they have acquired to a public health problem. It’s typically completed in the last two terms of the program.
The project requires both written and oral components. The expected length for the paper is about 20 pages, and students give a 10-minute oral presentation summarizing their project at the Capstone Symposium in May.
Online/part-time students have the option of presenting over the Internet in August, December or May. Students sometimes present at a professional meeting, seminar or an alternative venue approved by their capstone advisor. Students participating in MPH concentrations may present at an alternate venue chosen by the concentration directors.
•    MPH Published Capstone Papers, Abstracts, and Funded Activities
•    MPH Capstone Award Recipients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Dates

 

Classes are scheduled to begin June 2022.  

 

 

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Program Website

 

Bloomberg Fellows

Johns Hopkins University Master of Public Health

 

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