Health Security, MS
The MS in Health Security program prepares future leaders for the activities, both proactive and reactive, necessary to strengthen the Nation’s health security and to minimize the danger and impact of acute public health crises, including epidemics/pandemics. Students will learn to apply scientific principles to prevent, detect, protect against, mitigate, and respond to health security challenges. Students will further gain the skills needed to implement evidence-based and population-based interventions to protect communities, particularly vulnerable populations, from natural hazards and accidental or intentional health threats. This MS offering is intended for both pre-professionals and mid-career individuals. Although not required, students typically have a background in a life or physical science. This program is offered via on campus and online modalities.
Program Competencies
- Analyze the human, social, or political risks of major health security threats
- Translate existing data or science for effective operational response strategies to health security threats, especially in vulnerable populations
- Implement effective program management and leadership skills into health security operations
- Examine the capacity of public health systems to effectively respond to health threats
- Communicate health security threats or response actions to leadership or the public
The MS degree in Health Security requires a total of 45 credits that includes:
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPHTM Foundational Requirements | 9 | |
| SPHL 6020 | Foundations in Public Health 1 | 3 |
| SPHL 6050 | Biostatistics for Public Health | 3 |
| SPHL 6060 | Epidemiology for Public Health | 3 |
| Program Course Requirements | 27 | |
| DRLS 6050 | Leadership | 3 |
| ENHS 6080 | Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences | 3 |
| ENHS 6970 | Exposure Assessment | 3 |
| ENHS 6910 | Health Security Threats | 3 |
| ENHS 6950 | Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster | 3 |
| ENHS 6430 | Disaster & Emergency Communication | 3 |
| ENHS 7130 | Outbreak and Disaster Response Readiness | 3 |
| SPHL 7230 | Project Management for Public Health | 3 |
| TRMD 7650 | One Health Approaches to Disease | 3 |
| Climate and Health Core - Choose one of the following | 3 | |
| ENHS 6450 | Climate Change and Public Health | 3 |
| ENHS 7610 | Applied Data Science for Climate and Health | 3 |
| Selective Courses - Choose two of the following 2 | 6 | |
| DRLS 6010 | Human and Social Factors | 3 |
| DRLS 6040 | Environment and Infrastructure | 3 |
| ENHS 6560 | Environmental Health Microbiology | 3 |
| ENHS 6600 | Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
| EPID 6750 | Outbreak Epidemiology | 3 |
| ESSC 6002 | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 3 |
| IHSD 6331 | Public Health and Nutrition in Complex Emergencies | 3 |
| SPHL 6110 | Introduction to GIS for Public Health | 3 |
| Additiional Requirements | ||
| ENHS 9980 | Master's Thesis Research | 0 |
| Elective Courses 2 | 9 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 45 | |
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Tulane BSPH students are waived from this course. Students entering the program with an undergraduate degree from an accredited program can also replace this course with another elective of interest. If the student waives any course, a copy of the waiver must be on file in the Office of Academic Affairs.
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Students will be required to take a minimum of 6 credits of selectives from the following pre-approved list of Tulane courses or another with prior approval from the Program Director.
MS in Health Security Model Course Schedule
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| SPHL 6020 | Foundations in Public Health | 3 |
| SPHL 6050 | Biostatistics for Public Health | 3 |
| ENHS 6080 | Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences | 3 |
| ENHS 6910 | Health Security Threats | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| SPHL 6060 | Epidemiology for Public Health | 3 |
| ENHS 6970 | Exposure Assessment | 3 |
| ENHS 6430 | Disaster & Emergency Communication | 3 |
| ENHS 6950 | Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Summer Session | ||
| SPHL 7230 | Project Management for Public Health | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENHS 6450 or ENHS 7610 | Climate Change and Public Health or Applied Data Science for Climate and Health | 3 |
| DRLS 6050 | Leadership | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENHS 7130 | Outbreak and Disaster Response Readiness | 3 |
| TRMD 7650 | One Health Approaches to Disease | 3 |
| ENHS 9980 | Master's Thesis Research | 0 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
Program String and Field of Study: PHMS_GR, HESC
To learn more about the department, visit https://sph.tulane.edu/enhs/home.