A united worldwide effort is underway to accelerate solutions to the world’s most complex and urgent global public health challenges. The MS in Global Health and Sustainable Development Program is designed for early to mid-careerists who would like a broad, contemporary foundation of knowledge, skills, and abilities in global health. Graduates apply their expertise in varied roles that contribute to meeting global health goals that aim to improve health and wellbeing for people everywhere.
The global action plan led by the World Health Organization and other leading health and development organizations includes strategies that emphasize effective, sustainable policies and programs that, in addition to health and well-being, also prioritize health equity and social justice as pre-requisites for health and well-being for all. Our program supports these goals.
We value an interdisciplinary approach to learning about global health that brings to bear relevant knowledge from a broad range of disciplines using an integrated, practical approach. In addition to foundational public health knowledge based in the natural and social sciences, we also value contributions from the arts and humanities that serve to ensure the wholistic perspective necessary for achieving goals across cultures, whether at home or abroad.
The MS in Global Health and Sustainable Development program is delivered online. Most classes include an optional synchronous virtual meeting that is recorded for students with time conflict to watch asynchronously. You must have a reliable, high speed Internet connection to participate in the program.
We welcome students from Indiana and around the world. We strive for diversity in our study body in the firm belief that diverse perspectives brought to bear in the classroom improve the quality of learning for all.
More information about program logistics is provided during an online program orientation meeting or by speaking directly to a program representative.
What You Will Learn
The curriculum consists of 30 credit hours comprised of four 3 credit hour general core courses in public health and six additional 3 credit hour courses on a variety of global public health topics.
Our integrated public health core includes four 3 credit hour courses:
- Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
- Public Health Methods and Evaluation (3 credits)
- Planning and Management in Public Health (3 credits)
- Leadership and Communication in Public Health (3 credits)
The remainder of the program includes six 3 credit hours courses in global health and sustainable development. The courses are organized using the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Fundamentals of Sustainable Development and Health (3 credits)
- Poverty, Decent Work, and Inequality (3 credits)
- Food, Water, and Sanitation (3 credits)
- Sustainable Production and Consumption (3 credits)
- Resilient Cities and Communities (3 credits)
- Preservation and Restoration of Land and Sea (3 credits)
