Departments and Degree Programs

Department of Biostatistics

SM (42.5-credit, 60-credit, and 80-credit programs), PhD

Department of Environmental Health

Exposure, epidemiology, and risk: SM (42.5-credit and 80-credit programs, including 80-credit program in occupational hygiene), SD
Molecular and integrative physiological sciences: SD, PhD (through the Division of Biological Sciences)
Occupational health (including programs with Simmons College): MOH, SM (42.5-credit and 80-credit programs), SD, DPH

Department of Epidemiology

SM (42.5-credit and 80-credit programs), SD, DPH

Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases

PhD (through the Division of Biological Sciences)

Department of Global Health and Population

SM (80-credit program), SD, DPH

Department of Health Policy and Management

SM (42.5-credit and 80-credit programs),
Health care management (part-time, nonresidential): SM (42.5-credit program)
Health policy: SD, PhD (through university program)

Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

SD, PhD (through the Division of Biological Sciences)

Department of Nutrition

Nutritional biochemistry, nutritional epidemiology, public health nutrition: SD, DPH
PhD (through the Division of Biological Sciences)

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (including joint programs with Simmons College)

SM (42.5-credit and 80-credit programs), SD, DPH
Health communication: SM (80-credit program), SD, DPH

Master of Public Health Program

Clinical effectiveness, global health, family and community health, health care management and policy, health and social behavior, law and public health, occupational and environmental health, quantitative methods: MPH
Combined MD-MPH
Joint JD-MPH (for Harvard law students only)

Definition of Terms

DPH		Doctor of public health
MOH		Master of occupational health
MPH		Master of public health
PhD		Doctor of philosophy
SD		Doctor of science
SM		Master of science