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OM 700: Online MPH Launch<\/h3>
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Offered every fall and spring
\nStudents are introduced to the program’s learning platforms, tools, and resources to support their success in an online learning environment. Students learn the foundations of public health, including public health history, its core functions and disciplines and biological and social factors that affect health.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 701: Data, Determinants, and Decision-Making for Health Equity<\/h3>
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Offered every fall and spring
\nIn this module, students learn about public health approaches for health and health equity, including social determinants of health. Students learn fundamental quantitative skills to analyze, synthesize, and apply data to inform decisions, and improve population health outcomes. Students are also introduced to different data collection methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis, population health needs assessments, techniques for budget and resource management, and strategies for effective leadership including managing conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 702: Policy, Programs and Public Health Communication<\/h3>
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Offered every spring
\nIn this module, students learn about policymaking, and culturally and context appropriate communication and strategies to improve health in diverse populations. Students learn to design theory – and evidence-based policies, programs, and interventions. The module also covers ethics, and local and global politics in policymaking, and how to assess health care and regulatory systems.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 703: Applied Methods in Population Health Science<\/h3>
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Offered every fall
\nIn this module, students develop both quantitative and qualitative research design and analysis skills to identify and address sources of health inequities. Students develop skills in epidemiologic methods, exposure assessment, and health impact assessment to apply to current challenges in climate and environmental health. The module includes techniques for data management, data visualization and translation, coding and thematic analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 704: Public Health Policy, Advocacy, and Community Organizing<\/h3>
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Offered every fall and spring
\nIn this module, students learn strategies to address public health challenges affecting their communities. Students learn to translate knowledge into practice by using effective communication and education strategies to integrate different perspectives, audiences, and sectors. Students develop skills in stakeholder engagement, public health advocacy, resource-mapping, coalition building, community health organizing, and policy evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 705: Applied Public Health Practice<\/h3>
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Offered every spring
\nIn this practice-based module, students learn to apply research skills in real- world settings to improve the health outcomes of individuals, communities, and populations. Students gain real-world experiences in areas such as: community health needs assessments, intervention design, implementation, and cost estimation, and monitoring and evaluation of programs for impact and implementation fidelity.<\/p>\n\n\n

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OM 706: Integrative Seminar<\/h3>
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Offered every fall and summer
\nIn this final capstone module, students demonstrate the skills and knowledge they gained throughout the program in the form of a high-quality written product. Students address the ways that structural bias and social inequities undermine health and design strategies to communicate evidence-based findings to diverse audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Master\u2019s in Public Health Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Meet the School of Public Health<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

View BU SPH\u2019s calendar for upcoming information sessions, or connect with one of our current student ambassadors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Apply<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n