Applied Practice and Integrative Learning Experience for Epidemiology

EPI 945S Subject & Catalog Number

Description

All students completing a Master of Public Health degree must complete an Applied Practice Experience (“Practicum”) and an Integrative Learning Experience (ILE). This required course is designed to meet both these degree requirements

Students in the Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (MPH-EPI) program are required to develop and conduct a supervised project (practicum) addressing a clinical or public health question of interest. This practicum may include aspects of epidemiology, biostatistics, decision sciences, or other quantitative aspects of public health. All students are assigned a Harvard faculty member to be their mentor for the practicum. The Harvard mentor can be from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health or from one of the other schools at the University.
During the first year of the program, members of the MPH-EPI Practicum Committee assist students in selecting an appropriate practicum topic and identifying the Harvard faculty member who will be their mentor for the practicum. Students then submit a brief proposal (the draft Learning Agreement) which must be approved by the mentor and the MPH-EPI Practicum Committee. During the second year, students have regular online meetings with their mentor to obtain guidance and feedback on the project. They submit the final version of the Learning Agreement in the fall, and they submit progress reports during the fall and spring. The practicum culminates with a presentation of the results at the end of the spring semester, and there is a symposium in May, right before graduation.
Course Restricted to students in the 2nd year of the MPH-EPI program.