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Health Policy and Management, DrPH (Tsinghua)

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        • Non-​Degree Training
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        • Health Education and Health Communication, MSPH
        • Genetic Counseling, ScM
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        • Non-​Degree Training
      • Department of Health Policy and Management
        • Health Administration, MHA
        • Health Economics and Outcomes Research, MHS
        • Health Finance and Management, MHS
        • Health Policy, MSPH
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        • Health Policy and Management, DrPH (Tsinghua)
        • Non-​Degree Training
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        • Global Health Economics, MHS
        • International Health, MSPH
        • International Health, MSPH, Human Nutrition-​Dietitian
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        • Non-​Degree Training
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        • Mental Health, MHS
        • Mental Health, PhD
        • Non-​Degree Training
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        • Molecular Microbiology &​ Immunology, MHS
        • Molecular Microbiology &​ Immunology, ScM
        • Molecular Microbiology &​ Immunology, PhD
        • Non-​Degree Training
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        • Population, Family and Reproductive Health, MHS
        • Population, Family and Reproductive Health, MHS Online
        • Population, Family and Reproductive Health, MSPH
        • Population, Family and Reproductive Health, PhD
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        • Master of Applied Science in Community-​Based Primary Health Care Programs in Global Health
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        • Master of Applied Science in Spatial Analysis for Public Health
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        • General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
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    • Certificates
      • Adolescent Health, Certificate
      • Bioethics, Certificate
      • Climate and Health, Certificate
      • Clinical Trials, Certificate
      • Community-​Based Public Health, Certificate
      • Demographic Methods, Certificate
      • Environmental and Occupational Health, Certificate
      • Epidemiology for Public Health Professionals, Certificate
      • Evaluation: International Health Programs, Certificate
      • Food Systems, the Environment &​ Public Health, Certificate
      • Gender and Health, Certificate
      • Gerontology, Certificate
      • Global Digital Health, Certificate
      • Global Health, Certificate
      • Global Health Practice, Certificate
      • Health and Human Rights, Certificate
      • Health Communication, Certificate
      • Health Disparities and Health Inequality, Certificate
      • Health Education, Certificate
      • Health Finance and Management, Certificate
      • Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control, Certificate
      • Humane Sciences and Toxicology Policy, Certificate
      • Humanitarian Health, Certificate
      • Implementation Science and Research Practice, Certificate
      • Injury and Violence Prevention, Certificate
      • International Healthcare Management and Leadership, Certificate
      • Leadership for Public Health and Healthcare, Certificate
      • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Public Health, Certificate
      • Maternal and Child Health, Certificate
      • Mental Health Policy, Economics and Services, Certificate
      • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Certificate
      • Population and Health, Certificate
      • Population Health Management, Certificate
      • Product Stewardship for Sustainability, Certificate
      • Public Health Advocacy, Certificate
      • Public Health Economics, Certificate
      • Public Health Informatics, Certificate
      • Public Health Practice, Certificate
      • Public Health Preparedness, Certificate
      • Public Health Training Certificate for American Indian Health Professionals
      • Public Mental Health Research, Certificate
      • Quality, Patient Safety, and Outcomes Research, Certificate
      • Quantitative Methods in Public Health, Certificate
      • Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsibility in Scientific Practice, Certificate
      • Risk Sciences and Public Policy, Certificate
      • Spatial Analysis for Public Health, Certificate
      • Training Certificate in Public Health
      • Tropical Medicine, Certificate
      • Vaccine Science and Policy, Certificate
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      • Health Care Management (Part Time), Master of Science
      • Health Care Management, Master of Science
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      • Investments, Graduate Certificate
      • Leadership Development Program, Graduate Certificate
      • Marketing (Part Time), Master of Science
      • Marketing, Master of Science
      • MBA/​Applied Economics, MS Dual Degree
      • MBA/​Biotechnology, MS Dual Degree
      • MBA/​Communication, MA Dual Degree
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      • MBA/​Government, MA Dual Degree
      • MBA/​Healthcare Organizational Leadership, MSN Dual Degree
      • MBA/​JD Dual Degree
      • MBA/​MA in International Relations
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      • Real Estate and Infrastructure (Part Time), Master of Science
      • Real Estate and Infrastructure, Master of Science
      • Business, Minor
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    • Degree and Diploma Programs
      • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance (BFA)
      • Bachelor of Music (BM)
        • Curricula
          • Bachelor of Music in Composition
          • Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance
          • Bachelor of Music in Music Education
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            • Bachelor of Music in Performance -​ Voice
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            • Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts &​ Sciences -​ Computer Music
            • Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts &​ Sciences -​ Guitar
            • Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts &​ Sciences -​ Jazz
            • Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts &​ Sciences -​ Orchestral Instruments
            • Bachelor of Music in Recording Arts &​ Sciences -​ Piano
        • Minors
          • Business of Music, Minor
          • Directed Studies, Minor
          • Historical Performance, Minor
          • Historical Performance: Voice, Minor
          • Liberal Arts, Minor
          • Music Theory, Minor
          • Musicology, Minor
        • Combined Degree Programs
          • Peabody-​Homewood Double Degree Program
        • Accelerated Graduate Degrees
          • Five-​Year BM/​MM Program
          • Five-​Year BMRA/​MA Program
            • Five-​Year BM/​MA: Music for New Media Variant
      • Master of Music (MM)
        • Master of Music in Composition
        • Master of Music in Film and Game Scoring
        • Master of Music: Performance
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Choral Conducting Specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Computer Music specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Guitar specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Harpsichord specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Historical Performance Instruments specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Historical Performance Voice specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Jazz specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Orchestral Conducting specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Orchestral Instruments specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Organ specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Piano specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Wind Conducting specialization
          • Master of Music, Performance -​ Voice specialization
        • Master of Music: Academic Majors
          • Performance, Master of Music -​ Pedagogy emphasis
          • Music Education, Master of Music
          • Musicology, Master of Music
          • Music Theory Pedagogy, Master of Music
        • Master of Music: Low Residency
      • Master of Arts (MA)
        • Audio Sciences: Acoustics, Master of Arts
          • Five-​Year BM/​MA Program Requirements: Acoustics
        • Audio Sciences: Recording Arts and Sciences, Master of Arts
          • Five-​Year BM/​MA Program Requirements: Recording Arts
      • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
        • Composition, Doctor of Musical Arts
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Guitar specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Historical Performance Instruments specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Orchestral Conducting specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Orchestral Instruments specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Organ specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Piano specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Voice specialization
        • Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts -​ Wind Conducting specialization
      • Performer’s Certificate (PC)
        • Guitar, Performer's Certificate
        • Orchestral Instruments, Performer's Certificate
        • Organ, Performer's Certificate
        • Piano, Performer's Certificate
        • Voice, Performer's Certificate
      • Graduate Performance Diploma (GPD)
      • Artist’s Diploma (AD)
    • Extension Study
      • Music Education Certification -​ Instrumental
      • Music Education Certification -​ Vocal
  • Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
    • Degrees and Certificates
      • International Studies, Doctor of Philosophy
      • International Affairs, Doctor of
      • European Public Policy, Master of Arts
      • Global Policy, Master of Arts
      • Global Risk, Master of Arts (On-​site)
      • Global Risk, Master of Arts (Online)
      • International Affairs, Master of Arts
      • International Economics and Finance, Master of Arts
      • International Relations, Master of Arts
      • International Studies, Master of Arts
      • International Public Policy, Master of
      • Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence, Master of Arts
      • Sustainable Energy, Master of Arts (Online)
      • Chinese and American Studies, Hopkins-​Nanjing Center Certificate
      • Dual Degrees and Exchange Programs
      • Graduate Certificates
      • International Studies, Diploma
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        • Education, PhD
      • Master's Programs
        • Counseling, Master of Science
        • Education, Master of Science
          • Education, Master of Science – Digital Age Learning and Educational Technology (Online)
          • Education, Master of Science -​ Educational Studies
          • Education, Master of Science -​ Gifted Education
          • Education, Master of Science -​ School Administration and Supervision
        • Education Policy, Master of Science
        • Health Professions (Online), Master of Education
        • Special Education, Master of Science
        • Teaching Professionals, Master of Education
      • Post Master's Certificates
        • Applied Behavior Analysis, Post–Master’s Certificate
        • Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Post–Master’s Certificate
        • Evidence-​Based Teaching in the Health Professions, Post–Master’s Certificate
      • Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
        • Counseling, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
      • Graduate Certificates
        • Education of Students with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Graduate Certificate
        • Educational Leadership for Independent Schools, Graduate Certificate
        • Gifted Education, Graduate Certificate
        • Leadership in Technology Integration (Online), Graduate Certificate
        • Mathematics/​STEM Instructional Leader (PreK-​6) (Online), Graduate Certificates
        • Mind, Brain and Teaching (Online), Graduate Certificate
        • School Administration and Supervision, Graduate Certificate
        • Urban Education, Graduate Certificate
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    • Graduate Programs
      • Anatomy Education, MS
      • Applied Health Sciences Informatics, MS
      • Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, PhD
      • Biological Chemistry, PhD
      • Biomedical Engineering, PhD
      • Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, PhD/​Molecular Biophysics, PhD
      • Cellular and Molecular Medicine, PhD
      • Cellular and Molecular Physiology, PhD
      • Clinical Anaplastology, MS
      • Clinical Informatics, Post-​Baccalaureate Certificate
      • Cross-​Disciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, PhD
      • Functional Anatomy and Evolution, PhD
      • Health Sciences Informatics, PhD
      • Health Sciences Informatics–Research, MS
      • History of Medicine, MA (On-​site)
      • History of Medicine, MA (Online)
      • History of Medicine, PhD
      • History of Medicine, Post-​Baccalaureate Certificate (Online)
      • Human Genetics and Genomics, PhD
      • Immunology, PhD
      • Medical and Biological Illustration, MA
      • Medical Physics, MS
      • Neuroscience, PhD
      • Pathobiology, PhD
      • Pharmacology, PhD
    • Medical Program
      • Doctor of Medicine, MD
      • MD-​PhD, Combined Degree
      • Subject Areas
        • Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
        • Biological Chemistry
        • Biomedical Engineering
        • Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
        • Cell Biology
        • Department of Genetic Medicine
        • Dermatology
        • Emergency Medicine
        • Epidemiology
        • Functional Anatomy and Evolution
        • Gynecology and Obstetrics
        • Health Sciences Informatics
        • History of Medicine
        • Medicine
        • Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
        • Molecular Biology and Genetics
        • Multi-​Department Courses
        • Neurology
        • Neuroscience
        • Oncology
        • Ophthalmology
        • Pathology
        • Pediatrics
        • Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
        • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
        • Physiology
        • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
        • Public Health
        • Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
        • Radiology and Radiological Science
        • Section of Surgical Sciences
    • Postdoctoral Fellows
  • School of Nursing
    • Admission
    • Advising
    • Certificates
      • Healthcare Organizational Leadership, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Nursing Education, Post-​Master's Certificate
      • Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Post-​Master's Certificate
      • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Post-​Master's Certificate
    • Doctoral Degrees
      • Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Track
        • Adult-​Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Adult-​Gerontological Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Adult-​Gerontological Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Adult-​Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Nurse Anesthesia, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Pediatric Dual Primary/​Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
        • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track
      • Doctor of Nursing Practice: Executive Track
      • Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy
      • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Advanced Practice Track/​Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) Dual Degree
    • Dual Degrees
      • DNP Executive/​MBA Dual Degree
      • DNP Executive/​MPH Dual Degree
      • Healthcare Organizational Leadership, MSN/​MBA, Dual Degree
    • Financial Aid
    • Master's Degrees
      • Entry into Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing
      • Healthcare Organizational Leadership Track, Master of Science in Nursing
    • Online Prerequisites for Health Professions
    • Policies
      • Academic Integrity Policy
      • Academic Standards for Progression
      • Administrative Leave
      • Absence and Attendance Policy
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      • Compliance
      • Course Policies
      • Criminal Conduct/​Background Check Policies
      • Drug Testing Policy
      • Email Policy
      • Examination Policy
      • Grading Policy
      • Health Insurance for Students
      • Incomplete Coursework
      • Independent Study Policy
      • Leave of Absence
      • Letters of Recommendation
      • NCLEX
      • Non-​Degree-​Seeking Students
      • Notification of Missed Clinical Time
      • Pet Guidelines
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      • Professional Ethics Policy
      • Registration Policies and Procedures
      • Religious Observance Attendance Policy
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  • Whiting School of Engineering
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      • Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences &​ Whiting School of Engineering Full-​Time, On-​Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Policies
      • Departments, Program Requirements, and Courses
        • Applied Mathematics and Statistics
          • Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Arts
          • Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science
          • Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Minor
          • Applied Mathematics and Statistics, PhD
          • Data Science, Master's Degree
          • Financial Mathematics, Master of Science in Engineering
        • Biomedical Engineering
          • Bioengineering Innovation and Design, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Arts
          • Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Biomedical Engineering, PhD through the School of Medicine
        • Center for Leadership Education
          • Accounting and Financial Management, Minor
          • Engineering Management, Master of Science
          • Global Innovation and Leadership Through Engineering, Master of Science
          • Leadership Studies, Minor
          • Marketing and Communications, Minor
          • Professional Communication Program
          • Professional Development Program
          • W.P. Carey Entrepreneurship and Management, Minor
        • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
          • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, PhD
        • Civil &​ Systems Engineering
          • Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Civil Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)
          • Civil Engineering, Minor
          • Civil and Systems Engineering, PhD
          • Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Systems Engineering, Master of Science
          • Systems Engineering, Minor
        • Computational Medicine
          • Computational Medicine, Minor
        • Computer Science
          • Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts
          • Computer Science, Bachelor of Science
          • Computer Science, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Computer Science, Minor
          • Computer Science, PhD
        • Doctor of Engineering
          • Engineering, Doctor of Engineering
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering
          • Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD
          • Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Energy, Minor
        • Environmental Health and Engineering
          • Engineering for Sustainable Development, Minor
          • Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Environmental Engineering, Minor
          • Environmental Sciences, Minor
          • Geography and Environmental Engineering, Master of Arts
          • Geography and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science
          • Geography and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Geography and Environmental Engineering, PhD
          • Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Master of Science
        • General Engineering
          • General Engineering, Bachelor of Arts
        • Information Security Institute
          • Security Informatics, Master of Science
          • Security Informatics, Master of Science/​Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science in Engineering Dual Master's Program
          • Security Informatics, Master of Science/​Computer Science, Master of Science in Engineering Dual Master's Program
        • Materials Science and Engineering
          • Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Materials Science and Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Materials Science and Engineering, PhD
        • Mechanical Engineering
          • Engineering Mechanics, Bachelor of Science
          • Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science
          • Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Mechanical Engineering, PhD
        • NanoBioTechnology
        • Robotics and Computational Sensing
          • Computer Integrated Surgery, Minor
          • Robotics, Master of Science in Engineering
          • Robotics, Minor
      • Multi-​School Programs of Study
        • Business, Minor
        • Peabody-​Homewood Double Degree Program
        • Space Science and Engineering
    • Part-​Time, Online Graduate Programs (Engineering for Professionals)
      • Academic Policies
        • Academic Calendar
        • Academic Regulations
        • Registration Policies
        • Tuition and Fees
      • Admission Requirements
      • Applied and Computational Mathematics
        • Applied and Computational Mathematics, Graduate Certificate
        • Applied and Computational Mathematics, Master of Science
        • Applied and Computational Mathematics, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Applied Biomedical Engineering
        • Applied Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Applied Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science
        • Applied Biomedical Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Applied Physics
        • Applied Physics, Master of Science
        • Applied Physics, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Artificial Intelligence
        • Artificial Intelligence, Graduate Certificate
        • Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science
      • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
        • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Master of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
      • Civil Engineering
        • Civil Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Civil Engineering, Master of Civil Engineering
      • Computer Science
        • Computer Science, Graduate Certificate
        • Computer Science, Master of Science
        • Computer Science, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Cybersecurity
        • Cybersecurity, Graduate Certificate
        • Cybersecurity, Master of Science
        • Cybersecurity, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Data Science
        • Data Science, Graduate Certificate
        • Data Science, Master of Science
        • Data Science, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science
        • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Engineering Management
        • Engineering Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Engineering Management, Master of Engineering Management
      • Environmental Engineering, Science, Management, and Sustainability Programs
        • Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Sustainability, Graduate Certificate
        • Climate, Energy, and Environmental Sustainability, Master of Science
        • Environmental Engineering
          • Environmental Engineering, Graduate Certificate
          • Environmental Engineering, Master of Environmental Engineering
          • Environmental Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
        • Environmental Engineering and Science
          • Environmental Engineering and Science, Graduate Certificate
          • Environmental Engineering and Science, Master of Science
          • Environmental Engineering and Science, Post-​Master’s Certificate
        • Environmental Planning and Management
          • Environmental Planning and Management, Graduate Certificate
          • Environmental Planning and Management, Master of Science
          • Environmental Planning and Management, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Financial Mathematics
        • Financial Mathematics, Master of Science
        • Financial Risk Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Quantitative Portfolio Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Securitization, Graduate Certificate
      • Healthcare Systems Engineering
        • Healthcare Systems Engineering, Master of Science
      • Industrial and Operations Engineering
        • Industrial and Operations Engineering, Master of Science
      • Information Systems Engineering
        • Information Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Information Systems Engineering, Master of Science
        • Information Systems Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Materials Science and Engineering
        • Materials Science and Engineering, Master of Science
      • Mechanical Engineering
        • Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science
        • Mechanical Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
      • Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
        • Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Master of Science
      • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
        • Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Master of Science
      • Space Systems Engineering
        • Space Systems Engineering, Master of Science
        • Space Systems Engineering, Post-​Master's Certificate
      • Systems Engineering
        • Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Systems Engineering, Master of Science
        • Systems Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering (ABET-​accredited)
        • Systems Engineering, Post-​Master’s Certificate
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Tsinghua DrPH Program Overview

At this time, no further cohorts are being enrolled.

The JHU-Tsinghua Doctor of Public Health program is a cohort-based program administered collaboratively between the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) at Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Hospital Management at Tsinghua University, with support from the Capital Healthcare Group. Students undertake the Healthcare Management and Leadership track within the Health Policy and Management concentration of the School-wide DrPH program. Courses for the cohort program are offered in Beijing, China, and Baltimore, Maryland, with limited online coursework.  

The mission of the DrPH program within the Bloomberg School of Public Health is to prepare graduates to advance the public's health through the integration and application of a broad range of knowledge and skills in leadership, practice, policy analysis, management, and professional communication, coupled with preparation in a specific public health field.

Healthcare Management and Leadership Overview

The focus of the Healthcare Management and Leadership cohort track is on measuring, monitoring, and improving the clinical and financial performance of health services organizations, as well as training leaders for organizational change. The curriculum is based on the Malcolm Balridge Healthcare Criteria for Performance Excellence framework.

Baldrige_HC_Criteria_Framework_2011_2012

Program Administration

Program Director: Leiyu Shi, DrPH, MBA, MPA
Director, HPM Office of Academic Affairs: Judith L. Holzer, MBA
 

Concurrent MHS in Health Finance and Management

Students enrolled in the JHU-Tsinghua cohort program have the opportunity to pursue a Master of Health Science (MHS) with a focus in Health Finance and Management concurrently with their program. Students must be accepted into the JHU-Tsinghua DrPH cohort program within HPM. With the program's approval, a student may submit an application to the concurrent Master of Health Science program in Health Finance and Management. Requirements consist of successful completion of the core courses taken during the student's first three years in the cohort program. Sixty-four total credits of coursework are required for the MHS degree.

Should a student not complete the doctoral degree, the MHS degree may be awarded. Students must complete all of the core course requirements and a final graded paper. The degree will be awarded upon the recommendation of the Department. The administrative requirements and certifications by the faculty as set forth in the existing Policy and Procedure Memoranda apply to the doctoral degree requirements of the concurrent Doctoral/Master of Health Science program in Health Finance and Management.

Tsinghua DrPH Program Requirements

Course location and modality is found on the BSPH website.

Cohort Course Requirements

Students will follow the cohort plan developed by the program administration for each year. Students are expected to complete course requirements with their cohort.  

Year 1

Course List
Code Title Credits
Taken Prior to Matriculation
PH.550.860Academic & Research Ethics at JHSPH
XXX.XXXIntroduction to Online Learning
XXX.XXXTitle IX & Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Students
Taken After Matriculation
PH.180.601Environmental Health5
PH.309.620Managed Care and Health insurance3
PH.309.712Assessing Health Status and Patient Outcomes3
PH.311.865Tsinghua DRPH Seminar1
PH.312.600Managing Health Services Organizations4
PH.312.603Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management3
PH.312.610Foundations of Organizational Leadership3
PH.312.621Strategic Planning3
PH.312.635Human Resources in Health Organizations2
PH.550.630Public Health Biology3

Year 2

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.340.601Principles of Epidemiology5
PH.312.670Negotiation in Health Care Settings3
PH.312.620Performance Measurement in Health Care2
PH.312.623Financial Management in Health Care I3
PH.311.865Tsinghua DRPH Seminar1
PH.140.611Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I3
PH.140.612Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II3
PH.140.613Data Analysis Workshop I2
PH.140.614Data Analysis Workshop II2
PH.300.651Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System4
PH.309.616Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation I2
PH.309.617Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation II2
PH.312.617Fundamentals of Financial Accounting3
PH.312.633Health Management Information Systems3
PH.313.641Introduction to Health Economics3
PH.306.663Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Services Management3

Year 3

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.140.620Advanced Data Analysis Workshop2
PH.300.600Introduction to Health Policy4
PH.309.730Patient Safety and Medical Errors3
PH.309.750Applied Research Methods for Health Policy and Management3
PH.311.615Quality of Medical Care3
PH.311.867Tsinghua Graduate Seminar1
PH.311.720Tsinghua DRPH Capstone2
PH.312.607Quantitative Tools for Managers in Asia3
PH.312.624Financial Management in Health Care II3
PH.312.660Marketing in Health Care Organizations3
PH.313.790Introduction to Economic Evaluation3
PH.313.793Extended Exercises in Cost Effectiveness2
PH.340.620Principles of Clinical Epidemiology2
PH.410.620Program Planning for Health Behavior Change3

Year 4

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.300.840Special Studies and Research in HPM4
PH.311.840HPM DrPH Qualifying Exams3

Year 5 And Beyond

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.311.820Thesis Research HPM-DRPH4
DrPH students must maintain a 1-credit per term registration until graduation.

JHU-Tsinghua DrPH Cohort Program Policies

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  • Program Prerequisites
  • Cohort Advising Policy
  • Standards of Academic Performance 
  • Registration Requirement
  • Cohort Qualifying Exam
  • Cohort Practicum Requirement
  • Cohort Student Progress Reports
  • Departmental Preliminary Oral Exam
  • School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam
  • Dissertation Advisory Committee
  • Dissertation Guidelines
  • Dissertation Approval
  • Final Public Seminar of Dissertation

Program Prerequisites

Students entering the cohort program are expected to have taken the following prerequisite courses during their previous Master's program. Students who have not met the prerequisite will need to complete these courses while enrolled. These courses are incorporated into the 3-year didactic course plan presented for the students enrolled in the JHU-Tsinghua cohort program.

Students who have completed the prerequisite courses may request a waiver provided they meet the waiver requirement described below. Students who waive courses may not be eligible for the concurrent MHS degree. The maximum number of credits that may be waived is 45.

School-wide DrPH Prerequisite courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.180.601Environmental Health5
PH.140.611Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I3
PH.140.612Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II3
PH.300.600Introduction to Health Policy4
PH.340.601Principles of Epidemiology5
PH.410.620Program Planning for Health Behavior Change3
PH.550.630Public Health Biology3

Healthcare Management and Leadership Prerequisite courses 

Course List
Code Title Credits
PH.300.651Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System4
PH.312.600Managing Health Services Organizations4

Cohort Advising Policy

All DrPH students in the cohort program will work with the Program Director who will serve as the initial adviser during the coursework portion of the program. After the successful completion of the written qualifying exam, and once the student has identified their proposed dissertation area, a dissertation adviser will be identified to mentor the student on the content-specific work.

The following guidelines have been developed to make clear the advising expectations for both faculty and students.

Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities

Students can expect their adviser to work with them in defining educational goals, course work and independent studies that will assist in achieving their goals. In addition, the adviser periodically will review academic progress with the student, including assessing the student's strengths and weaknesses. Advisers provide advice while students must make the final choices consistent with the guidelines and policies of the Department, School, and Johns Hopkins University.

Students are responsible for scheduling regular meetings with their advisers, in-person or by Zoom, to discuss goals, progress, problems, and next steps. If an adviser does not know the answer to the specific questions or issues, the adviser will refer the student to knowledgeable sources. Advisers are expected to make a regular time available for student/adviser meetings or have a clearly stated process by which students can schedule time to meet individually. Students have the right to change advisers and individual faculty members have the right to accept or not accept any specific student as an advisee. The first step in the process of changing advisers is to consult the program director.

Minimum Expectations for Student-Adviser Meetings

The following are minimum expectations for scheduled meetings between a faculty adviser and advisee. In general, meetings should be scheduled so students can prepare for the meeting, should be at least a half-hour in duration or more if needed, and should be conducted in an appropriate location, desirably without interruptions.

Degree Time in Program Minimum Meeting Frequency

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

Part-time

Year 1-3 (coursework)

Meeting at least once a year

until departmental qualifying exams

  Year 3 to preliminary oral One meeting every academic term
  During dissertation research

One meeting each academic term;

written comments on dissertation

drafts within 4 weeks of receipt

Standards of Academic Performance 

Students must meet minimum academic standards to remain in the cohort program in the Department. A student's failure to meet any of the criteria below is grounds for being placed on academic warning and/or being dismissed from the program.

To remain in good academic standing in the cohort program, students must:

  • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Students with a GPA falling below 3.0 will be placed on academic warning and will have one term of registration in which to raise their cumulative GPA above the 3.0 threshold. Students not meeting the minimum GPA after one term may be granted additional term(s) on academic warning if academic progress has been shown in the cumulative GPA; approval beyond one term must be reported to the School's Committee on Academic Standards. Students on academic warning must meet with their academic advisor and program director each term to review their academic plan and receive approval for their course schedule prior to registering for courses.
  • Earn a minimum grade on all required program-specific core courses of "B" or higher in courses offered for letter grading and a "Pass" for courses only on a pass/fail basis.
  • Not accrue more than 6 credits of "incomplete" coursework at any given time. Students exceeding this limit must immediately e-mail the program director in writing to discuss their academic situation and registration for subsequent terms until the in-completes have been resolved.

Any student enrolled in the cohort program that does not obtain the minimum 3.0 GPA by the end of the coursework phase of the program will not be permitted to proceed to the written qualifying exam. In this situation, the program director, in consultation with the HPM APAC's Student Matters Subcommittee, will determine the appropriate course of action.

Registration Requirement

By design, the cohort program in HPM is part-time. All students must be continuously registered for at least one credit per term for the duration of the program. Students who are not able to participate in coursework or dissertation research work during a registration term must request an official leave from the program. Students may request leave for up to 8 terms (2 years) over the entire duration of their program.

Cohort Qualifying Exam

Cohort students became eligible for the Department Qualifying Exam at the conclusion of Year 3. The exam consists of a case study identified by the exam committee for the exam period. The exam is offered in July. Students receiving a grade of "conditional pass" or "fail" will be eligible for a retake at the discretion of the exam committee.

Cohort Practicum Requirement

Cohort students are required to complete a practicum. The purpose of the practicum is to further the development of high-level competencies and, in particular, applied competencies and critical thinking relevant to the student's area of specialization. The practicum should form an integral part of the student learning, complementing course work, special studies and student dissertations in a way that responds to student learning objectives.

Minimum Practicum requirements

  • Applies and further develops public health skills and competencies - the objectives of the student practicum should be clearly identified as part of an integrated, individualized, academic plan that is approved in advance of the practicum. Students will identify competency domains in which they wish to achieve high-level skills and the practicum presents an important opportunity for the application of these skills.
  • Is framed and carried out in a public health context - the practicum will include population-level activities carried out at, or in collaboration with, an organization or agency. Students should not merely crunch numbers or administer surveys, but should be engaged in the larger public health context of their activities.
  • Is supervised and supported - The practicum preceptor will be qualified to evaluate the student's professional competence and will supervise the student throughout the project. The preceptor will typically be from an outside organization (i.e., community-based organization, health department, private corporation, etc.), but can be a BSPH faculty member if appropriate. The preceptor will provide background information, directions, feedback, and guidance with regard to the student's progress on well-defined learning objectives. The faculty adviser will be kept informed of the student's practicum activities and progress and may provide additional assistance if warranted.
  • Is significant - The practicum should be more than an opportunity for additional work experience given the significant work experience already held by cohort students. Practicum projects should make a significant contribution to the organization with which the student is collaborating, as well as constituting a significant investment of student time and effort. There is no minimum number of hours required, but it is estimated that the typical student may spend a minimum of 100 hours on practicum projects. Student practica may take the form of one significant large project or several smaller practica experiences. Student practica do not need to be individual projects, students may work independently but may also be part of a student team, or a team composed of other members of the organization with which they are collaborating. If students are members of a broader team, then their roles on the team should be clearly defined.
  • Is evaluated - Students will be evaluated on achievement of defined learning objectives and deliverables by the preceptor. Faculty advisers will be informed and have an opportunity to provide feedback on the student's progress if they choose to do so. As part of the practicum experience students will reflect on and evaluate their overall practicum experiences, particularly as they related to their career goals. Clearly identified outputs from the practicum experience (not necessarily written products, but oral presentations or a new management or information system) should be identified in advance.

The practicum is designed to be flexible and to respond to individual students' prioritized learning needs. The practicum should be an important part of the program for all cohort students.

Mentoring/Approval of Preceptor

All preceptors must be approved by BSPH prior to the start of the practicum. Current BSPH faculty may act as preceptors where this is appropriate, for example where the faculty member is engaged in collaborative work with an outside agency. Many other individuals working in relevant practice positions will already have an adjunct position at the school, and thus are "pre-approved" as preceptors. Where the preceptor does not have any faculty position at the School, their CV will be submitted to the Program Director along with the practicum proposal for approval.

Documentation and Evaluation

  • When a student wishes to proceed with a practicum opportunity, they will complete a short practicum proposal form that outlines the nature of the project, how it fits with their learning objectives, the location of the practicum, the preceptor, a time frame for the work and outputs. After discussion with the student's adviser, the form will be submitted to the department to be included in their student file.
  • At the end of the practicum, the student and the preceptor will complete the practicum summary form. The summary will reflect on the experience and lessons learned and will provide constructive feedback to the student. Final outputs from the project should be attached to the form and these should all be submitted to the Department.

Questions related to the cohort practicum should be directed to Dr. Leiyu Shi or Judith Holzer.

Cohort Student Progress Reports

The Department of Health Policy and Management is committed to assist students with steady progress through the completion of the cohort program. To facilitate this process, all students are required to submit regular progress reports to the HPM Office of Academic Affairs.

Beginning in Year 4, after successful completion of the written qualifying exams, students must submit a progress report on December 1st and June 1st each year until they have passed their School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam. The report must be reviewed, discussed and approved by the student's adviser prior to submission. Approximately six weeks prior to the due date, a reminder e-mail will be sent by the HPM Office of Academic Affairs.

Once a student has passed their School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam, a yearly progress report is to be submitted to the HPM Office of Academic Affairs until the program is complete. The progress report, along with the approved summary report of the Dissertation Advisory Committee Meeting (see below), will be due each year on June 1. The report must be reviewed and discussed with the student's adviser prior to submission. Approximately six weeks prior to the deadline, a reminder e-mail will be sent by the HPM Office of Academic Affairs. 

Departmental Preliminary Oral Exam

The Departmental Preliminary Oral Exam takes place before the student takes the School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam. The Departmental Exam may not take place until after the successful completion of the Departmental Qualifying Exam. The format of the exam is similar to the School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam and is intended to determine if the student is academically prepared to pass the School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam and to carry out independent dissertation research.

The exam requires the student to prepare a dissertation proposal that will be examined by the committee members. This proposal is approximately 30 pages in length and provides the committee with the student's basic hypothesis to be researched or program to be evaluated or workplace challenge to be addressed.

The HPM Departmental Preliminary Oral Exam committee consists of a minimum of three faculty members; one must be the student's adviser. A fourth alternate committee member should be identified and may choose to participate in the exam.

School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam

The School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam takes place after the student has successfully completed the Departmental Qualifying Exam and the Departmental Preliminary Oral Exam. The purpose of this examination is to determine whether the student has both the ability and knowledge to undertake significant research in their general area of interest.

The examiners will be concerned with the student's capacity for logical thinking, breadth and depth of knowledge in public health and evaluate methodologies, and ability to undertake a project aimed at addressing a significant public health problem leading to a completed dissertation. While the specific proposal serves as a vehicle for determining the student's general knowledge and research capacity, this examination is not intended to be a defense of a specific proposal. The student will be expected to defend the public health significance of the proposal as well as the methodologies used to evaluate the problem.

The examination should be taken at the earliest possible time, before significant engagement in dissertation research. If the student fails the Preliminary Oral Examination and is permitted a re-examination, they must be re-examined within one year. The School-wide Preliminary Oral must be scheduled at least 6-weeks in advance but not until the departmental oral has been successfully passed.

Dissertation Advisory Committee

Within three months of passing the School-wide Preliminary Oral Exam, every cohort student must identify a dissertation advisory committee. This committee, consisting of the student's adviser and at least two other faculty members from either inside or outside the Department, will meet with the student at minimum once a year until the student has graduated to evaluate the student's work and progress.

Each student is required to submit a written summary report to the Dissertation Advisory Committee prior to the committee's meeting. This approved summary report will be submitted to the Department each June with the annual progress report.

Dissertation Guidelines

All students must complete an original investigation presented in the form of a dissertation. The dissertation must be based on original research, worthy of publication, and acceptable to the Department and to a committee of faculty readers. During the student's application process, various research ideas may have been discussed with faculty members. However, each student's dissertation must be developed, reviewed and found acceptable to departmental faculty while enrolled as a doctoral student at the BSPH.

Cohort students in HPM have options for the format of the dissertation. These options are described below:

  • The traditional doctoral dissertation consists of a statement of the problem and specific aims; a literature review; data and research methods; analyses and results; and a discussion of findings and their implications. The form these take will reflect the specific academic discipline or orientation guiding the student's research.
  • The manuscript-oriented dissertation is an alternative to the traditional dissertation. The manuscript dissertation consists of a total of three (or more) papers, linked to the student's research topic.
  • The workplace challenge requires the selection of one organization or a combination of several organizations to complete a series of five practice-based projects.

The decision on which format to follow should be made by the time the student takes the departmental preliminary oral examination. There are advantages and disadvantages to each option that should be carefully discussed with the student's adviser. If a decision is made during the thesis writing stage to change the format of the thesis, all members of the dissertation advisory committee and/or the dissertation readers committee should be informed.

Each of these options is described briefly below:

Option 1: The Traditional Doctoral Dissertation

The traditional doctoral dissertation generally consists of an abstract, five chapters, references, and any appendices.  The outline of chapters below is merely a guide.  The page numbers are rough estimates, and the form of the chapters will vary, reflecting the academic discipline or orientation of the student’s research.

Abstract: The abstract is a short overall summary of the work.  It lays out the purpose(s) and aims of the study, the methods, and the key results and implications.  The abstract generally is 2-3 double spaced pages.

Chapter 1: Introduction:  Statement of the problem and specific aims; This chapter, which tends to be relatively short (5-6 double spaced pages), provides an introduction to the thesis.  It describes briefly why this work was undertaken, what background conditions or data suggested it was an important problem, and what, then, this project was intended to accomplish. 

Chapter 2: Literature Review.  The literature review summarizes existing literature that informed the dissertation research.  It generally is organized topically.  The literature review tends to be a fairly detailed review, particularly for those topics most directly related to the content and methods of the dissertation.  The literature review tends to be 30-60 pages in length.

Chapter 3: Methods.  The content of the methods chapter varies tremendously with the methodological approach taken by the student for the dissertation research.  With traditional empirical studies, it will generally include the specific aims, research questions, and/or hypothesis; a description of the source of study data, a description of the study instrument and its development, if relevant; a description of secondary data obtained, if relevant; analytic methods, including data cleaning, creation of a data set, creation of variables and/or qualitative codes, types of analyses done; and human subjects issues.  The methods chapter ranges from 20-40 pages.

Chapter 4: Results: The results chapter reports the main findings of the dissertation.  It often is organized by research question or specific aim or hypothesis, but need not necessarily follow this format.  The results chapter ranges from 25-50 pages.

Chapter 5: Discussion of results and policy implications.  The discussion chapter both summarizes key findings and discusses findings in light of existing literature and in light of their policy implications.  Also included generally are a description of the study’s limitations and implications for future research.  The discussion chapter is generally 25-50 pages.

References: A listing of all citations used for the dissertation must be provided.  The Department allows any standard format for references.

Appendices: Appendices can be used for many purposes.  They can include study instruments, if relevant; they can include additional tables not included in the main body of the thesis; also to be included must be a copy of the student’s CV.  The traditional dissertation should be able to “stand alone” without appendices, however, so results should never be put in appendices that are key to the study’s main findings.

Option 2:  The Manuscript Dissertation

The manuscript dissertation consists of the following:

▪ a total of three (or more) papers, linked to the student’s dissertation topic.  One of these papers may be a literature review, providing a comprehensive critical review only if it would advance the field and would be suitable for publication.

▪  the dissertation as a whole must somewhere address the implications for policy and practice.  This may be significantly addressed through one or more of the manuscripts or could instead be addressed in a chapter that integrates and discusses the findings reported in the manuscripts. 

▪ an appendix outlining in detail the study methods and any accompanying data tables necessary to fully understand the data.

A manuscript-oriented dissertation must also meet the following criteria: 

(1) The doctoral student must be the first author on the three manuscripts used to satisfy this requirement;

(2) No manuscript will be accepted as part of the dissertation if it was submitted for publication before the student passed the school-wide preliminary oral exam;

(3) At least two members of the dissertation committee may not be co-authors of any of the manuscripts to avoid conflict of interest if published prior to the final defense. 

Option 3: The “Work Place Challenge” Dissertation

Students are required to select either ONE organization or a combination of SEVERAL organizations and complete a series of five practice-based projects outlined below:

Organizational Assessment of an entire organization, large department, or program.  This assessment should use a systematic framework (e.g., Baldrige framework, balanced scorecard approach, European Excellence framework, Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance), and is expected to examine the mission or purpose of the organization, its stakeholders, its internal processes, and its performance. The assessment should include a list of areas for further improvement.  Please use the perspective of an “outside” consultant for completing this project.

Plan for a New Program or Service to address a workplace need.  The plan must include a focused needs assessment, review of relevant literature, program design, implementation plan, evaluation plan and proposed budget with detailed justification.

Program Evaluation.  The program evaluation should include a program description, rationale for how the program should have an impact (the “program logic”), review of relevant literature, evaluation design (e.g., before/after with comparison group), measurement of process and outcome indicators, data analysis, discussion of possible threats to the reliability and validity of evaluation results, and implications for program management.  Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies may be used.  In addition to the evaluation results, please discuss the potential generalizability of research findings for other organizations, as well as possible policy implications.

Economic Evaluation.  This section should include a description of the program, project, or service under analysis, a review of the relevant literature, and a cost-benefit analysis, cost effectiveness analysis, equity analysis, return on investment analysis, or other type of cost-consequence analysis.  The analysis should include both the societal perspective and the perspective of the organization being analyzed.  Implications for program management and policy, as well as the potential generalizability of analysis results, should also be addressed.

Discussion of Implications. This section summarizes the lessons learned through the ‘workplace challenge’ experience, identifies opportunities for improvement from the perspectives of relevant stakeholders, and draws implications for other similar programs or organizations.  Please address the role that leadership played or could have played with regard to the projects and/or outcomes observed.  For example, what was done and could have been done to enhance, assure, foster or mitigate the outcomes observed.

Role of the Faculty Adviser

The adviser's role is to facilitate successful completion of the doctoral dissertation. The type of assistance provided should be tailored to the individual student's needs.  The dissertation must reflect work that is the student’s independent and original work.  The adviser should provide ongoing and critical feedback, but the research must be that of the student.

Maintaining this balance may be particularly challenging for manuscript-oriented and “workplace challenge” dissertations.  Even if the adviser (or another committee member) will be a co-author on a manuscript, the manuscripts must be viewed first and foremost as fulfilling the student's needs in the dissertation process, with publication as a secondary goal.  Advisers or other committee members who are co-authors may not undertake the first draft of any portions of the manuscripts nor substantial re-writes.  Whether an adviser will be a co-author on any manuscript should be decided early in the dissertation process.

Dissertation Approval

Doctoral advisers must provide official approval of the final draft of a student's dissertation prior to dissemination to the other members of the Final Oral Examination committee. A signed Dissertation Approval Form must accompany each copy of the dissertation distributed.  

Final Public Seminar of Dissertation

A formal, public seminar and closed oral defense of the dissertation before a committee of the faculty is one of the final steps for a DrPH candidate. The public seminar and oral dissertation defense are typically held on the same day with the seminar being conducted first, followed immediately by the closed defense before the approved final exam committee.

It is expected that the public seminar will last approximately 60 minutes and the closed defense, 2 hours are recommended but 90 minutes minimum.  Members of the final examination committee are required to attend both the seminar and the closed defense. 

The Final Oral Examination Committee judges all components of the dissertation to be either: Acceptable, Acceptable with Revisions, or Unacceptable. This is the case for both the traditional dissertation and a manuscript-oriented dissertation. Students, with guidance from their adviser, will rework their dissertation until all components are judged Acceptable.

Taking the Final Oral Exam and receiving an unconditional pass does not release the student from further responsibilities to complete the degree requirements. All students must stay continually registered until the degree requirements have been completed, including the thesis acceptance letters and electronic submission of the dissertation to the  University Library. Once all is submitted, the student will be reported to the Committee on Academic Standards (CAS) and be considered complete.

Tsinghua DrPH Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for the JHU-Tsinghua cohort DrPH program in Healthcare Management and Leadership are met through required and elective coursework, including doctoral seminars, a practicum, independent research, and the process of writing a dissertation. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Identify, synthesize and apply evidence-based public health research and theory from a broad range of disciplines and health-related data sources for problem-solving and to advance programs, policies, and systems promoting population health.
  • Identify and analyze ethical issues including balancing the claims of personal liberty with the responsibility to protect and improve the health of the population; and act on the ethical concepts of social justice and human rights in public health research and practice.
  • Influence decision-making regarding policies and practices that advance public health using scientific knowledge, analysis, communication and consensus building.
  • Assess and use communication strategies across diverse audiences to inform and influence individual, organization, community and policy actions in order to promote the health of the public.
  • Enable organizations and communities to create, communicate and apply shared visions, missions and values; inspire trust and motivate others; build capacity; improve performance; enhance the quality of the working environment; and use evidence-based strategies to enhance essential public health services.
  • Provide fiscally responsible, strategic, and operational guidance within both public and private health organizations, for achieving individual and community health and wellness.
  • Apply organizational theory and interpret its relation to professional practice as it contributes to the development, implementation, and monitoring of organizational performance standards while promoting team learning and organizational learning.
  • Identify and apply concepts and methods for measurement, monitoring and improvement of the clinical and financial performance of health services organizations, as well as train leaders for organizational change initiatives.
  • Utilize strategic assessment and planning skills to identify internal and external issues that may impact delivery of essential public health services and apply facilitation skills to ensure the participation of key internal and external organizational stakeholders.
     
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