Global Health (MS)
Program Code: G-GHL-MS
Degree Designation: Master of Science
Department: Global Health
Website: globalhealth.duke.edu/programs/master-science-global-health
Program Summary
The master of science in global health (MS-GH) is administered by the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and leverages outstanding faculty from across Duke to take on the most complex health challenges facing the world today. A guiding principle of the degree program is the recognition that a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach to health is essential, as health is influenced by a multitude of factors, including, but not limited to: individual behaviors; family and childhood dynamics; community characteristics; economic status; gender; genetics; country laws and politics; the environment; social determinants of health; and the availability, accessibility, and quality of education, health care, nutrition, water, housing, and other basic goods.
Academic Requirements
The thirty-nine-unit curriculum includes seven core courses and five electives; a ten-week (minimum) applied experience utilizing learned global health knowledge, concepts, research methods and project management skills; and a research-based thesis or scholarly paper. It is designed as a three-to-four-term program.
The six core courses are:
Global Health 701 (Global Health Challenges)
Global Health 702 (Global Health Research: Design and Practice)
Global Health 705 (Biostatistics and Epidemiology for GH Science I)
Global Health 707 (Biostatistics and Epidemiology for GH Science II)
Global Health 740 (Global Health Ethics in Research, Policy, & Practice)
Global Health 750 (Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries)
Elective courses will be offered in various departments, schools, and institutes across the university. Students will select from a list of approved courses.
An applied experience is also required and students will either complete a research-based scholarly thesis or a practice-based internship with a scholarly project.
Visit the Global Health Institute website for more detailed course descriptions and elective options, or see the individual department’s listing.