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 2018-2019 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—
- 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 and 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.
School-Wide Public Health Core Requirements |
Minimum Credits |
Biostatistics |
5.0 |
Epidemiology |
2.5 |
MPH Foundational Core Course: Critical Thinking and Action for Public Health Professionals (ID 216) |
5.0
|
|
12.5 |
Health Management Field of Study
Coursework |
17.5 credits |
Electives |
15 credits |
Health Policy Field of Study
Coursework |
20 credits |
Electives |
12.5 credits |
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.
Fellowship Requirements Areas |
Minimum Credits |
Leadership |
2.5 |
[SBS 296: Leadership in Minority Health Policy] |
|
Health Policy and Politics |
2.5 |
Healthcare Delivery System and High Performance System |
2.5-5.0 |
Economics (if not taken for MPH requirement) |
2.5 |
Finance (if not taken for MPH requirement) |
2.5 |
|
12.5 |