Information for Non-MPH Students

The Master of Public Health Program was created primarily to offer the MPH curriculum. However, an additional goal is to serve as a resource to graduate students as well as faculty and staff campus-wide who have an interest in public health. We expect that many of the courses that are developed for the MPH program will be of broad general interest and those who are interested are encouraged to explore our course options.

Non-MPH students fall within one of two categories: those who are matriculated in another Penn program, and those who are not currently matriculated, but who hold, at minimum, an undergraduate degree.

For more information on taking PUBH courses, click on the appropriate category:

• Current Student , matriculated in another Penn program

• Not currently matriculated at Penn, but holding, at minimum, an undergradute degree

See Course Descriptions

At the discretion of the instructor, courses listed under the PUBH prefix will be open to individuals other than those enrolled in the MPH degree program. Those interested may include:

• Graduate students in any Penn program, faculty or staff with an interest in public health but without formal prior coursework in public health topics.
• Upper division undergraduate students with adequate prior preparation
• Faculty or staff with prior public health coursework who wish to augment or update this. For example, "staff" may include medical residents, research project staff, postdoctoral associates, or fellows
• Eligibility to take PUBH courses is also open to others in the Philadelphia community who have completed an undergraduate degree, and have the permission of the instructor.

Where appropriate, eligibility for enrollment and feasibility of taking courses should be cleared with the home department or supervisor.

Those interested in taking PUBH courses ad hoc may also include potential applicants to the program. For example, those who might be uncertain about whether they want to apply to the MPH program, or who have applicants pending for possible admission to the next cohort of MPH students are encouraged to enroll in PUBH 500, Introduction to Public Health ( Course Descriptions).