项目介绍

2022年10月11日

Since 2012, the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health has offered a DrPH in Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarian Systems. This innovative program combines on-site formal classes, remote learning, and field-based research to prepare graduates with the skills, knowledge, and drive they need to take on leadership roles in the fields of global health and humanitarian response. Students gain strong research and measurement capacities and the context they need to practically apply them to the on-the-ground realities of humanitarian aid.

Drawing extensively on the expertise and field engagement of professors from the program on Forced Migration and Health and other faculty working in the field of global health and humanitarian systems, the curriculum places a particular focus on themes of policy, protection, and evaluation.

The overall objectives of the DrPH program are to:

• Provide advanced research skills to address public health issues in low income, unstable, and inequitable environments globally;
• Reflect a practice-based focus with a focus on program measurement and evaluation;
• Develop critical, innovative thinking rooted in best practices and rigorous research;
• Equip students for advanced leadership and management roles reflecting a strong understanding of systems approaches;
• Strengthen cross-national connections and networks amongst faculty and a diverse student body; and
• Prepare students to advocate for sustainable public health goals within governments, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.