Special Programs

Boston Consortium

All School of Public Health degree candidates are eligible to cross-register for one course during the fall or spring semesters at  Tufts University, Boston College, Brandeis University, or Hebrew College. All students who wish to cross-register for a course within the consortium must be registered for at least one course at Boston University at the same time. Boston University will charge part-time students per credit. Full-time students will not pay any additional costs if, with the cross-registration, they register for 12–18 credits total.

Procedure

• Outgoing BUSPH students first obtain a Cross-Registration Petition from the School of Public Health Registrar’s Office,  Talbot Building (Second Floor) and obtain the signature of the SPH Registrar on the completed form.
• BUSPH students must also obtain a copy of the transfer credit form and simultaneously apply for transfer credit for the potential cross-registered course to be approved for the MPH program requirements. Many institutions have different means of computing course credits, and part of the approval process calculates the BU credit that will be granted upon successful (B or better) completion of the course.
• The BUSPH student follows the instructions of the host institution (Boston College, Brandeis University,  Tufts University, or Hebrew College) regarding registration. Ultimately, the host institution course instructor must sign the petition, and the BUSPH student must submit the form to the host institution’s Registrar’s Office for processing.
• The BUSPH student brings a fully signed copy of the Cross-Registration Petition back to the BUSPH Registrar’s Office, along with a paper BUSPH registration form for processing at BUSPH.
• Students may not add or drop cross-registered courses via the Student Link.
• Grades for the course will display on the student’s BU transcript.

Boston University students who find it necessary to withdraw from the University while registered for a course at a consortium college or university, will follow the tuition refund schedule appropriate for their school or college at Boston University.

Peace Corps/MPH Program

The Master’s International (MI) Program combines the MPH program with 27 months of field experience in the US Peace Corps.  To be accepted into the MI Program, applicants must apply to and meet the criteria of both BUSPH and US Peace Corps, as each institution makes their acceptance decisions independently. Once admitted by both institutions, an applicant may pursue the MI Program.

MI students may concentrate in any department in the School. In addition to the MPH requirements, MI students must take IH 700 Health in Lower Income Countries: Issues and Approaches (or an approved equivalent course) and are strongly encouraged to take IH 808 Research Proposal Development: A Practical Approach to  Team Grant Writing. Each course provides knowledge and examples relevant to the developing country environment.

MI students can meet their MPH Practicum requirement after completion of Peace Corps training upon becoming Peace Corps Volunteers, by submitting a reflection piece on that experience to BUSPH’s Practice Office.

As Peace Corps Volunteers, an MI student can earn up to 5 credits via directed study, as long as those credits are needed to satisfy the 48 credit MPH requirement. In recognition of the commitment made by the MI student to serve, BUSPH provides a tuition waiver for those credits.

BUSPH established the first Public Health MI Program with Peace Corps in 1987, and has had nearly 50 MI students serve in Peace Corps since. Current MI students are or are about to serve in Peace Corps in Botswana, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Swaziland, and Uganda. MI students should contact MI Program Coordinator, Joseph Anzalone, based in the Department of International Health, to be notified of additional MI activities.

Summer Institute in International Health

The institute offers intensive, practical training for current and future public health professionals.

International Health and Community Development

This certificate program explores public health theory and practice in the context of developing and transitional economy countries. Discuss controversial issues, drawing on scientific research and experience of participants and instructors. Focus on community action and advocacy.

Leading Organizations to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals for Health

In this joint certificate program with Management Sciences for Health, participants will have the opportunity to explore the practices, values, and methods needed to lead groups and organizations to face priority health challenges and achieve results.

Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

This certificate program teaches key skills and strategies to respond to public health problems resulting from armed conflict and natural disasters.

Design, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation of International Health Programs

This certificate program will train participants in how to develop, implement, and evaluate successful public health interventions. Maximizing on the expertise and experience of the faculty, participants will hear first hand what does and does not work from professionals who have experienced both the successes as well as the pitfalls that are encountered when implementing a project in a resource-constrained environment.

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