The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is comprised of four required courses totaling 16 credits of coursework. The component courses are the core courses for the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the School of Public Health (SPH) designed to provide students with key foundational knowledge in public health and enhance students’ professional preparation by highlighting interdisciplinary connections through examples, case studies, and problem-based learning. They are:
PH 717 Quantitative Methods for Public Health
PH 718 Leadership and Management in Public Health
PH 719 Health Systems, Law, and Policy
PH 720 Individual, Community, and Population Health
January 2025
School of Public Health
Talbot Building,
715 Albany Street,
BOSTON,
Massachusetts,
02118, United States
A bachelor’s degree attainment or work in progress. A bachelor’s degree must be conferred before attending SPH. There are no specific course requirements to be completed at the undergraduate level.
English Language Proficiency: TOEFL ibt: 100 or higher; TOEFL pbt: 600 or higher; IELTS - Academic Exam Only: 7.0 (total band score).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.