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Dual Degree Options
Because of the breadth of the field of public health, the MPH Program is an ideal degree to integrate with other professional schools and graduate programs at Case. University leadership has recognized collaboration as one of the priorities for the future of the university, and has approved 6 MPH dual degree programs. They are:
» JD/MPH (School of Law)
» MA or PhD/MPH (Department of Anthropology, School of Graduate Studies)
» MA/MPH (Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine)
» MBA/MPH (Weatherhead School of Management )
» MD/MPH (School of Medicine)
» MSN/MPH (School of Nursing)
Generally, a dual degree student can complete both degrees by adding one year of study to the partner degree. For example, an MD student could add one year to the four-year MD Program to complete his/her MD/MPH dual degree in five years. In addition to the requirements for the partner degree program, all dual degree students complete 24 credits of core MPH requirements (15 core credits plus 9 capstone credits) and participate in the weekly MPH seminar for a minimum of 2 semesters. Of the remaining 12 credits, it is anticipated that 6 are selected from courses taught by the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The remaining 6 credits can be selected from the list of approved courses in the partner program. Students wishing to take courses not previously approved in the dual degree plan may petition to do so in writing to both partner programs. In most cases, it will be assumed that dual degree students will adopt an area of concentration specific to their shared degree area.
Dual degree students should have academic advisors from both the MPH Program and the partner program faculty. Advisors of dual degree students are encouraged to develop dialogues with their partner advisors and collaborate on students' programs of study. During an initial meeting, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed and must be signed by both advisors. The IEP must be completed by the end of the student's first semester and must be approved by both advisors. The IEP can be revised later, also with the approval of both advisors. The IEP should include (if relevant) a written description of how outside courses will benefit the student's public health education. Academic performance issues, or any other issues, are presented by the advisors to the MPH Executive Committee for final disposition. The MPH Executive Committee will adjudicate any difference in opinion between advisors.
The Associate Director of the MPH Program, coordinates the dual degree programs and provides services for student support, including special events and publications dedicated to serving the needs of dual degree students and building their sense of scholarship and community as a group. The Office of the MPH Associate Director provides dual degree students a destination for help and building identity.
Dual Degree Contacts
MBA/MPH
Deborah Bibb
Director for Business Graduate Programs
Weatherhead School of Management
deborah.bibb@case.edu
JD/MPH
Jessica Berg, JD
Professor
School of Law
jessica.berg@case.edu
MSN/MPH
Carol Savrin, DNP
Assistant Professor
School Of Nursing
216-368-5304
cls18@case.edu
Anthropology/MPH
Janet McGrath, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of
Anthropology
Mather Memorial 238
216-368-2287
jwm6@case.edu
MD/MPH
Daniel Ornt, MD
Vice Dean, Medical Education
School of Medicine
daniel.ornt@case.edu
Bioethics/MPH
Stuart Younger, MD
Chairman & Professor
Bioethics - School of Medicine
stuart.youngner@case.edu
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