Online Part-Time MPH in Global Health

Rollins offers a completely online flexible part-time MPH in Global Health. Our part-time MPH program is designed for professionals and students who want a flexible learning option whether working internationally or domestically. Students will take asynchronous courses, which provide an interactive online experience with specific assignment due dates, but you get to choose how many courses you take each semester to accommodate your schedule. 

The online part-time Global Health MPH program allows you to earn your MPH from the Rollins Hubert Department of Global Health on a schedule that meets your needs—and from anywhere in the world. 

Program Overview

Students in the online part-time Global Health Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Rollins get applied public health training in a global context.  

The online part-time Global Health MPH curriculum:  

• Integrates methods and skillsets with subject-specific knowledge  
• Emphasizes self-reflection, critical thinking, academic integrity, personal growth, and inter-professional collaboration 
• Inculcates a systems approach to understanding and addressing global health issues 

Recognizing that local is global, our curriculum examines health in all contexts, including the United States. Through rigorous coursework, applied experience opportunities, mentorship, and research, we equip students to be ethical servant leaders in the ever-evolving field of global health.   

Given a constantly changing global context, we recognize that students require the ability to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, adapt to rapidly changing situations, and anticipate the social, environmental, and technological trends of the future, including how these trends will shape health and how they can be leveraged to achieve global health goals. 

Outcomes

Ultimately, we aim for our students to: 

• uphold a commitment to scientific evidence, research excellence, and transparency to guide global health recommendations and response; 
• have actionable and marketable public health knowledge and skills that are adaptable to a range of situations and to emerging global health needs; 
• be equipped to apply ethical, equitable, collaborative, and sustainable approaches to global health challenges in a spirit of servant leadership; 
• be critical thinkers whose learning and growth are driven by reflexivity and self-examination, intellectual curiosity, scientific inquiry, passion, and social justice; 
• seek to understand the values and motivations of all stakeholders; 
• apply interdisciplinary perspectives, expertise, and skillsets in pursuit of global health equity and social justice.

Program Structure

• Part-time programs are structured around 3-7 credit hours per semester with a total of 42 credit hours required to complete the degree. 
• Our structure allows flexibility to increase or decrease the number of credits you take each semester to accommodate your schedule and still complete the degree within the required time limit of 5 years.

Admissions Requirements

• No GRE required 
• SOPHAS Application 
• College Transcripts 
• Two Letters of Recommendation 
• Personal Statement, including your interest in the field of public health and your specific interest in the Rollins School of Public Health 
• Resume

Curriculum

The online part-time MPH in Global Health curriculum is a total of 42 credit hours, including: 

• 14 credits of RSPH core coursework 
• 25 credits of Global Health program courses (including 4 credits of Integrated Learning Experience) 
• 3 credits minimum of electives (more are optional) 
• 200 hours working in an Applied Practice Experience (APE)

APE 

An Applied Practice Experience (APE) is a unique opportunity for graduate students to integrate and apply practical skills and training learned through course work and prior experiences in a professional public health environment.  

• APEs may be completed in your current work setting in cases when you are able to expand your current work responsibilities to fit the APE requirements (program approval required).  
• All RSPH graduate students are required to complete an APE of at least 200 work hours in a public health agency, institution, or community under the supervision of site supervisor and the guidance of the Department.  
• Although there are no credits associated with the APE requirement, the completion of the requirement is noted on the student’s transcript.

Sample Curriculum 

Explore the complete Global Health online part-time MPH program course schedule and offerings. The complete program spans up to 10 semesters, over three to five years.

How to Apply

• Gather the admissions requirements listed above 
• Create a SOPHAS account 
• Apply and submit all materials through SOPHAS 
• Contact SPHAdmissions@emory.edu if you have any questions