These applications are accepted on a rolling basis. February 28 is the last date of consideration if spots are not already full. This 6-week course in Tanzania provides students with an international, community-based field practicum experience as they evaluate a public health project of government or an NGO. The course is divided into four parts. The first part is split between classroom and field sessions and is designed to orient students to East African culture, the public health environment, conducting qualitative research, and working in teams. During the second part of the course students will be in the classroom focusing on becoming topic experts, designing and pre-testing their study instruments. The third part consists of data collection in the field. In the final part of the course, students return to the classroom for practical exercises in data analysis using R and spend the remaining time preparing their team final reports, a combined group report and stakeholder and community presentations. In addition to gaining valuable experience conducting field research, this course provide students the unique opportunity to live in a rural East African community where they will work alongside and interact with community residents and immerse themselves in the public health efforts in the community. Previous version of this course, have collected baseline information on water and sanitation practices, community health indicators and worked with local organizations to evaluate the success of health interventions. The course fulfills the MPH practicum requirement.