Public Health
J.D./M.P.H. in Law and Public Health
Boston University offers highly-motivated students a unique opportunity to combine professional training in law and public health in the dual-degree program offered by the School of Law and the School of Public Health. Successful candidates receive both the J.D. degree and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree. The dual-degree program can be completed in seven semesters, rather than the minimum four and one-half years required to obtain each degree independently, because some courses can be credited toward both degrees.
The Law School and the School of Public Health provide an exceptionally strong program in health-law courses, and the School of Public Health is the only public health school in the country today to offer a concentration in the field. Graduates of the program enter careers in federal and state government agencies and legislative offices, private law practices, universities, hospitals, insurers, biotechnology companies, and non-profit organizations.
. Public health education focuses on:
- developing and disseminating information on health and illness in various populations
- recognizing the importance of psychological and social factors in illness and well-being
- controlling and improving the physical environments in which people live and work
- interpreting and implementing the results of research investigations and other scientific and statistical information
- understanding and influencing governmental health policy and regulation
- designing more effective and efficient methods for planning and delivering health care services.