The Master's International (MI) Program at Boston University aims to provide practical public health research, management, and training skills to students for immediate application in Peace Corps service. The joint program is an ideal way to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree while gaining the international experience necessary to develop a career in the competitive field of international health.

The Master of Public Health with a Concentration in International Health provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively in an overseas setting. Students combine coursework in economics, financial management, and policy analysis with comparative studies addressing the social and cultural issues that impact access to health care across the globe. Graduates are equipped for further study or to assume careers in relief organizations, international consulting groups and policy research institutions, and lending agencies or other organizations doing business abroad.

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The incidence and severity of public health emergencies due to violent armed conflict and natural disasters continues to affect large numbers of people and even larger amounts of property. Complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs) now affect most regions of the world, and the violent and chaotic nature of CHEs has produced an enormous burden on relief efforts due to population displacement, morbidity, and mortality. This certificate program prepares participants to function effectively in emergency relief situations. Topics covered include causes and consequences of disasters, initial responses, and meeting basic needs such as food, water, healthcare, and shelter. Specific attention will be paid to potential public health problems and interventions. This program also emphasizes critical field management, coordination, logistical skills, project design, and monitoring and evaluation. Methods to phase out emergency relief efforts and manage the transition to longer-term sustainable development are also explored.

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Of the millions of people displaced by armed conflict around the world, 65-80% are women and children. In recent armed conflicts, women have been the targets of exploitation, rape, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, and other types of violence. These violent acts have implications on women’s reproductive health.

This course will expose participants to the issues affecting the reproductive and sexual health of women in conflict and post-conflict situations. The context of recent conflicts and their effects on women’s health will be analyzed. Other topics will include: common reproductive health morbidities in conflict situations, reproductive health assessments, programming, monitoring and evaluations, gender-based violence, and rape as a weapon of war. Specific examples will be drawn from the wars that occurred in former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Southern Sudan, and the ongoing war in Darfur, Western Sudan.

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War and violent conflict inflict significant mental trauma on survivors: people living in post-conflict settings are exposed to constant stresses in their daily life and are often subjected to violence, sexual assault, imprisonment and torture. The effects may persist for years afterward, leading to substance abuse, depression, social and economic difficulties or suicide. Incidents of genocide, mass murder or starvation are particularly damaging to the human psyche.
This course will cover the goals and structure of emergency programs that attend to the mental health needs of survivors of violent conflict, from the point of view of the program manager, but including an overview of the psychology of trauma and of the principle psychotherapeutic techniques used in the field by disaster relief agencies.

Graduate: $3,426
Untergraduate: $2,055

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The development of a successful public health intervention can be reliably accomplished, assuming that there are certain key elements in place. To be effective, a program must be well planned, involve a sound monitoring and evaluation plan that is realistic and appropriate for the intervention, and have qualified personnel to oversee project implementation. And of course, you must have a well-crafted proposal that would appeal to your prospective donor community so your project will be funded. This certificate program will train participants in how to develop, implement, and evaluate successful public health interventions. Maximizing on the expertise and experience of the faculty, participants will hear first hand what does and does not work from professionals who have experienced both the successes as well as the pitfalls that are encountered when implementing a project in a resource-constrained environment. This certificate program is composed of two courses: › Design and Implementation of International Health Programs › Monitoring and Evaluation of International Health Program

This certificate program is geared toward current and future health professionals and program managers wanting to increase the effectiveness of programs implemented at the community, regional, or national level.

Graduate: $9,136
Untergraduate: $5480

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This certificate program teaches the public health perspective underlying health service delivery. The curriculum addresses issues faced by both developing countries and countries undergoing economic transition. The program cultivates the skills needed to analyze problems and apply current advances in international health to programs and policies. Controversial issues are explored and debated, drawing on scientific research as well as the experience of participants and instructors. Underlying the program is a deliberate political approach to public health advocacy and community-based development for better health.
This learning experience provides students the opportunity to learn and apply skills, to explain and evaluate the use of research methods as they are applied in developing countries, and to interpret the international public health literature with confidence. Nutrition, maternal and child health, reproductive health, sustainable development and environmental justice, community problem-solving for better health, and specific issues in political advocacy will be covered. Students will have the opportunity to tour local community health agencies and civic organizations active in health promotion.

Components:
Principles in International Health: Principles in International Health offers students a broad introduction to the major public health problems and issues public health professionals will face when working in countries with developing and transitional economies. Students learn and apply skills needed to analyze the causes and patterns of disease in these countries and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of interventions to alleviate important public health problems. The course covers the major health problems and concerns that occur in resource-constrained countries and settings including organization of health services, nutrition, maternal and child health, and reproductive health.

Community Based Approaches to Health and Development: Public health principles are rooted in the belief at all levels of government and society in the relationship between health, development, social equity, and freedom. This course explores how principles of health and development are translated into political and community action. Areas of emphasis include sustainable development, community-based primary health research and care; environmental justice, gender and power, community problem-solving for better health, and political advocacy. Health problems in resource-poor environments often appear insurmountable, and overwhelming to public health students. This course provides multiple examples of successful interventions and techniques to empower students to take action.

This certificate program is geared towards students considering careers in international health, as well as health professionals working in the field who have never had a theoretical grounding in public health methods and issues.

Tuition (Graduate): $9,136
Tuition (Undergraduate): $5,480

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The Master of Public Health with a Concentration in Epidemiology provides training in the principles and methodology of epidemiological research and practice. Students in this program explore the theories and methodologies underlying the science, and learn how to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret research studies in such areas as genetic epidemiology, cardiovascular epidemiology, and infectious disease epidemiology. Graduates pursue advanced degrees or research or management careers in the public, private, or academic sectors.

All concentrators must take:

• Introduction to Statistical Computing (4 credits)
• Intermediate Epidemiology (4 credits) or
• Modern Epidemiology (4 credits)

The remaining 8 credits may be taken from any of the courses listed in this section. However, only 4 credits of 900-level courses may be applied to the concentration requirements. Within the epidemiology concentration, students may design a specialized course of study in the following tracks: Clinical Trials, Infectious Diseases, Non-Infectious Diseases, Genetic Epidemiology, and Epidemiologic and Research Methods.

Full -time Students: Tuition per semester$17,465; Tuition per year $34,930

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Boston University School of Public Health has partnered with the School for Field Studies (SFS) to offer an exciting field study opportunity which, in addition to contributing 6 credits toward your MPH at Boston University, fulfills the practicum requirement for BU MPH students.

This 5 week course in Kenya focuses on environmental and community health as it relates to the indigenous Maasai residing at the base ofMount Kilimanjaro. The Maasai community faces many new health challenges resulting, in part, from a recent shift from nomadism to pastoralism. This change in lifestyle has been associated with a risein sanitation-related and water-borne diseases, infant and childhood diseases, and HIV/AIDS. Participants in this program will be trained in survey techniques, field-based data collection, analysis, report writing and presentation. The focus of the 2009 research will be collecting and analyzing data relating to water and sanitation and hygienic practices in the Maasai communities. Results of the datacollecting and analysis will be presented to local Maasai leaders and other stakeholders.

Tuition (Graduate): $6,852
Materials Fee: $300

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