Curriculum

General Requirements

Fellows of The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University are required to complete the requirements for a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the 2019-2020 academic year and to fulfill the requirements of the fellowship.

A minimum of 45 credits is required for graduation, including 12.5 credits of fellowship requirements, 13.75 credits of MPH Public Health core curriculum, and 17.5 credits of core requirements for the Health Management Field of Study or 20 credits of core requirements for the Health Policy Field of Study. Expected Coursework will be taken at Harvard Chan and the Harvard Kennedy School and/or other Harvard graduate schools.

Fields of Study

Health Management (HM)

The Health Management (HM) Field of Study prepares students for management careers in the unique environment of health care. The curriculum for the health management field of study consists of the required MPH public health core curriculum as well as required coursework to develop competency in financial literacy, strategic acumen, innovative thinking, and change leadership. Students will be able to analyze and take actions to improve organizational performance using the skills and frameworks learned in coursework and through field experiences.

Health Policy (HP)

The Health Policy (HP) Field of Study prepares students to apply economic, legal, and political analysis to the design, implementation, and evaluation of health care and public health policies in the United States or other countries with high-income economies. The curriculum for the health policy field of study consists of the required MPH public health core curriculum as well as required courses in economics, U.S. health policy, political analysis and strategy, and analytical methods.

In addition to the completion of the academic training leading to the MPH, Fellows are required to participate in fellowship activities related to leadership and health policy training. Fellows must complete these training components which are designed specifically to help them acquire the skills that will prepare them for leadership positions in health care delivery systems, minority health and health policy.

Fellows of The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy are required to complete the requirements for a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the 2019-2020 academic year and to fulfill the requirements of the fellowship.

All MPH-45 students at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health must fulfill the following requirements regardless of their field of study—

• 45 credits minimum
  • Minimum of 32.5 ordinal credits
  • No more than 12.5 pass/fail credits (independent studies are only p/f)
• Successful completion of all courses required by your field of study
• Applied Practice Experience
• Integrative Learning Experience (practicum)
• Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7

Harvard T.H. Chan School students, regardless of their field of study, can take a maximum of 27.5 credits in each fall and spring semesters. Fellows will be strongly encouraged to limit their course load to 50 credits.

Health Management Field of Study

Health Policy Field of Study

Fellowship Requirements

In addition to the core curriculum for the MPH programs, it is required by the Fellowship program that fellows acquire 12.5 credits total in the areas of: leadership, health policy and politics, healthcare delivery and high performance systems, and economics/finance.