Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program with a focus on Pharmaceutical Development, Delivery, and Access is a unique offering that examines the intersection of public health and medicines. This 12-unit certificate program is designed to equip students with skills in medicines development, delivery, policies, and programs, enabling them to effectively translate their knowledge and skills into the rapidly growing public health, pharmaceutical, and medical technology markets.

Program Objectives

Upon graduation, students will be able to:

• Communicate the role of pharmaceuticals as public health tools for prevention and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.
• Examine critical steps in research and development of pharmaceuticals, including clinical trials and market dynamics.
• Analyze the performance of the pharmaceutical sector using key indicators.
• Demonstrate the ability to access and use data related to the financing, procurement, distribution, and use of pharmaceuticals in order to propose solutions to domestic and international pharmaceutical challenges.
• Apply a multidisciplinary systems approach to analyzing the overlapping roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical policy, including innovation, intellectual property, and medicines regulation.

Course Requirements

The program requires the following courses:

• SPH PH 740 Foundations in Public Health and Pharmaceuticals (4 units)
• At least 8 units from the following:
  • SPH BS 722 Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials (4 units)
  • SPH EP 748 Drug Epidemiology (4 units)
  • SPH GH 715 ARV Program Management (2 units)
  • SPH GH 722 Supply Chain Management (2 units)
  • SPH GH 756 Analyzing Pharmaceutical Systems (4 units)
  • SPH GH 801 How to License a New Vaccine (4 units)
  • SPH GH 891 Global Pharmaceutical Policy: At the Intersection of Process & Politics (2 units)
  • SPH PM 802 Pharmaceutical Management, Policy & Practice (2 units)
  • SPH PM 833 Health Economics (4 units)

Accreditation

Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).