Program Overview
The Juris Doctor and Master's of Public Health (JD/MPH) dual degree program trains students in law, public health, policy, and ethics. Students earn both degrees in 11 months and must complete the following additional MPH courses: Public Health and the Law and an ethics elective. The MPH degree is awarded upon completion of the JD degree.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Juris Doctor and Master's of Public Health (JD/MPH) dual degree program prepares students in the overlapping fields of law, public health, policy and ethics. Graduates earn a JD degree from their accredited U.S. law school and an MPH degree from the Bloomberg School. Both degrees are awarded upon completion of the program. Students can enter the program after completing a minimum of two full-time semesters (one year) in law school. Coursework must be completed in the 11-month, full-time format.
Other:
The program follows the same requirements as the full-time standalone MPH program, but requires the following additional course requirements for MPH completion:
- Public Health and the Law (PH.306.650): 3 credits
- One of the Following Elective Courses in Ethics and Public Health:
- PH.180.638 Animals in Research: Ethics (1 credit)
- PH.221.616 Ethics and Global Public Health Practice (2 credits)
- PH.221.666 Introduction to American Indian Health Research Ethics (2 credits)
- PH.306.601 Introduction to Bioethics in Public Health Practice and Research (1 credit)
- PH.306.655 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3 credits)
- PH.306.663 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Services Management (3 credits)
- PH.306.665 Research Ethics and Integrity (3 credits)
- PH.700.601 Foundations of Bioethics (3 credits)
- PH.700.602 Hot Topics in Bioethics (3 credits)
- PH.700.603 Introduction to Ethical Theory (3 credits)
- PH.700.604 Methods in Bioethics (3 credits)
- PH.700.605 Critical Reasoning for Bioethics (2 credits)
- PH.700.621 Ethics in Clinical Practice: Fundamentals, Problems and Approaches (3 credits)
- PH.700.622 Bioethics, Human Rights, and Global Health (3 credits)
- PH.700.625 Bioethics and the Law (3 credits)
- PH.700.630 Food Ethics (3 credits)
- PH.700.632 Ethics, Policy, and Emerging Biomedical Technologies (3 credits)
- PH.700.643 Understanding Addiction: Philosophy, Science, Ethics (3 credits)
- PH.700.665 Introduction to Ethics of U.S. and International Human Subject Research (2 credits)
- PH.700.667 Catastrophe Ethics: How to Respond to Public Health Disasters (2 credits)
- PH.700.668 Nutrition & Food Equity and Ethics (2 credits)
Students should submit a BSPH graduation application in January of the year that they’ll earn the JD.
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