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Master's International Program Requirements

Masters International is a unique program with requirements different from a traditional MPH program at Tulane. These requirements are the same across all departments that offer the MPH/MSPH. Renee Nolen working in a mother center in Nicaragua

Program Requirements

Completion of 42 hours of academic coursework
Monthly Seminars throughout the school year
Participation in community service events
Successful completion of a 27-month Peace Corps service
Completion of all Quarterly Reports and Practicum forms throughout service

Coursework

Master's International students must complete 42 credit hours at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This includes the core courses and any required coursework laid out by one of the school's seven departments (Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Global Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Global Health Systems and Development or Tropical Medicine). You can find more information about departmental requires on departmental homepages.

All 42 credit hours must be completed according to departmental course requirements prior to departure for Peace Corps service.

The Practicum

Anne Hoblitt Linn painting a mural about the dangers of mercury in Senegal

Students choose a public health project or activity they implement during their Peace Corps service
Students must complete a minimum of 200 or 300 hours working on this project
Throughout their project students will submit updates to their academic advisor and Peace Corps Programs office
A final report is submitted to the academic advisor and Peace Corps Programs office at the end of the practicum experience

Culminating Experience

Masters International students are given three options for meeting the culminating experience requirement:

Comprehensive Exam

Can be taken at any time after completion of course work, either before or after Peace Corps experience

Exam schedule is coordinated with academic advisor

Thesis

A thesis describing the students research or practicum project

Coordinated with academic advisor and coordinators of Peace Corps Programs

Public Health Analysis

Written document that is a review of the body of knowledge in the students selected field of public health
This analysis must incorporate all core areas of Public Health
Final report is presented to advisor one month prior to students graduation