Bachelor's/ Master of Science in Public Health (Bachelor's/MSPH)

The Bachelor's/MSPH in International Health is designed exclusively for undergraduate students currently enrolled at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). 

JHU Public Health Studies undergraduate students have the unique opportunity to seek early admission to the MSPH degree. The combined Bachelor's/MSPH in International Health program emphasizes hands-on learning with diverse faculty with international experience and it provides core training in biostatistics and epidemiology. After your first year, you'll have the opportunity to work at field sites and organizations around the world to fulfill your practicum requirement. Students in this program will receive co-advising from both schools to optimize their academic experience.

To learn more, please review the specific program details for the MSPH in International Health program. 

• MSPH in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
• MSPH in Social and Behavioral Interventions
• MSPH in Health Systems

Bachelor's/MSPH in International Health degree applications should be submitted through SOPHAS Express by July 1 between junior and senior years. Please note that admitted students must complete their Bachelor's degree before formally matriculating in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Bachelor’s/MSPH International Health students must apply to one of three of the department’s degree programs areas:

• Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
• Health Systems, or
• Social and Behavioral Interventions

Eligible Major

Public Health Studies

Undergraduate students applying must have completed the following coursework and have received a B or higher on each of the following:

• AS 280.380 Global Health Principles and Practice
• AS 280.345 Public Health Biostatistics
• AS 280.350 Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Applicants must submit the following

• Transcripts from Johns Hopkins University and, if applicable, transcripts from any other college-level institutions you have attended*
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Statement of purpose and objectives

*Please send an official transcript to the Admissions Services Office at:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Admissions Services
615 N. Wolfe St., Ste. E1002
Baltimore, MD 21205