Global Health (MPH)

About this programme

For undergraduates, the department offers an undergraduate minor, and collaborates with the School of Public Health to support a Global Health Option within the Public Health-Global Health undergraduate major. For graduate and professional students, the department offers a Master of Public Health, a Doctor of Global Health Leadership & Practice (DrGH), and two PhD options: Global Health Metrics & Implementation Science and Pathobiology. Three graduate certificate offerings are available for graduate students, as well as a global health pathway for UW medical students. The department applies a strong cross-cutting focus on social justice and equity to its current and emerging focus areas, including: global environmental change; health economics; health metrics and evaluation; health system strengthening and implementation science; infectious diseases; injury and violence prevention; laboratory sciences; medicines safety; mental health; and women s, adolescents and children s health.