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Master of Public Administration and Public Health
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MPA and MPH
30 SIPA credits, 30 Public Health credits, remaining 15 credits at either school
MPA/MPH Dual Degree Curriculum Overview
Dual-degree students are required to fulfill the SIPA and SPH core requirements outlined below. Dual-degree candidates must complete a minimum of 30 credits in residence at SIPA and fulfill all MPA core requirements. Dual-degrees do not need to complete a policy concentration or specialization. The second professional degree will be accepted toward the MPA in lieu of a policy concentration.
Core Requirements – SIPA MPA degree
- PUAF U6110 Politics of Policymaking (4 credits)
- SIPA U6000 Management for International and Public Affairs (3 credits)
- SIPA U4200/U4201 or U6400/U6401 Economics for International & Public Affairs I/II (6 credits)
- SIPA U6500 Quantitative Methods (3 credits)
(note: P6103 Introduction to Biostatistics fulfills this requirement) - Financial Management Requirement:
(students must take one of the following courses)- SIPA U6310 Budgeting for Non-Profits (3 credits)
- SIPA U6320 Budgeting for Government (3 credits)
- SIPA U6200 Accounting for International and Public Affairs (3 credits)
- INAF U6022 Economics of Finance (3 credits)
- Capstone Courses:
- Capstone Workshop course number TBA (3 credits)
- SIPA U4040 Professional Development (.5 credit)
- Internship (1.5-3 credits)
Core Requirements – Public Health
Dual-degree MPA/MPH students must fulfill the MPH Core and Departmental requirements.
- P6103 Biostatistics (3 credits)
- P6300 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- P6400 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- P6530 Issues and Approaches to Health Administration (3 credits)
- P6700 Introduction to Sociomedical Sciences (3 credits)
Contact Information
School of International and Public Affairs |
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Office of Admissions |
Office of Computing 1513B IAB, 212-854-8347 www.sipa.columbia.edu/sipac/ Harpreet Mahajan, Director mahajan@columbia.edu |
| Office of Student Affairs 612 IAB, 212-854-8690 www.sipa.columbia.edu/prog/ Caroline Kay, Assistant Dean cck11@columbia.edu Claudio Vargas, Assistant Director, Financial Aid csv3@columbia.edu |
Office of Career Services 420 IAB, 212-854-4613 www.sipa.columbia.edu/ocs/ Meg Heenehan, Director mh374@columbia.edu |
School of Public Health www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/index.html |
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| Office of Admissions & Financial Aid 722 West 168th St. Suite 1030, 212-305-3927 Farah Burnett, Assistant Director fb2173@columbia.edu |
Office of Student Affairs 722 West 168th St., 212-305-3927 Marlyn Delva, Assistant Dean mmt22@columbia.edu |
| Office of Career Services 722 West 168th St. Suite 1029, 212-305-1548 Tanya Leslie, Director tcl1@columbia.edu |
Population & Family Health 60 Haven Ave, 304-5261 Lynne Loomis-Price, Coordinator ll2295@columbia.edu |
| Sociomedical Sciences 722 West 168th St. 9th floor, 212-305-1561 Andrea Constancio, Coordinator ac995@columbia.edu |
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