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==Contacts==
'''Website:''' http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/<br>
'''Phone:''' 617.432.1032 <br>
'''Admissions e-mail:''' http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/contact-us.html

==Program Information==
*Harvard School of Public Health has various academic departments, including biostatistics, environmental health, global health and population, health policy and management, immunology and infectious diseases, and nutrition. 
**For admissions information to any of these individual departments, search for them on Redbooks (e.g. type “Harvard global health and population” on the Redbooks search function) or in the Harvard Public Health website [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/prospective-students/ here].
*'''This section will describe the Master of Public Health (MPH) program'''
**Note that a Bachelor’s degree alone does not satisfy the Harvard MPH program’s admissions requirements
For more information, visit [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/master-of-public-health-program/index.html here].

==Admission Requirements==

====Course and Degree Requirements====
Eligible applicants to the MPH program include:
*Current health professionals  
*Applicants with a degree in one of the following:
** Doctoral degree (DMD, DDS, JD, MD, PharmD, PhD, DPM, OD, DO, ScD, DVM, MBBS, MBBCh)
**Master’s degree (MSN, MSW, MBA, SM, etc) + 3-5 years of health-related work experience
**Medical students (MD and DO) 
***For information on this option, visit [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/master-of-public-health-program/program/dual-degree-summer-programs/index.html here].
* Students lacking the requirements should consider a Master of Science program in one of the Harvard School of Public Health departments (Access their catalogue [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/catalog/files/catalog-09-10.pdf here].)
For a complete list of eligible degrees, visit [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/master-of-public-health-program/files/MPH_Eligible_Degrees_Jan2008.pdf here] 

====GRE====
*No minimum GRE score, but looking for strong quantitative, verbal and writing ability.
 
====Supporting Documents====
*[http://www.sophas.org/ Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS)] online application
*Statement of purpose
*CV
*Three letters of recommendation
*Official transcripts
*GRE scores
*TOEFL for applicants from countries where English is not the language of instruction
For application checklist, click [https://home.mcgill.ca/files/occh/OCCH_Application_Checklist_Revised_July_17_2009.pdf here]

For more information, click [https://home.mcgill.ca/occh/programs/msc/ here]

==Timeline 09-10==
*Dec 15, 2009: deadline for application in priority cycle
*Jan 8, 2010: deadline for review in second cycle
For more information, click [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/master-of-public-health-program/admissions/deadlines/index.html here]

==Tuition 09-10==
*$36,125 for 42.5 credits – required for MPH
*$57,642 if adding registration fee, books, rents, food, etc. 
*International students must be able to demonstrate a 9-month level of support prior to Fall admissions ($57,642)
*US and International students’ tuitions are the same
For more information, click [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/student-financial-services/student-budget/ here] 

==Student Demographics (07-08)==
*Total number of students:  369
*Female: 208/Male: 161
*US students: 233 (63% of MPH students) 
For more information, click [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/master-of-public-health-program/prospective-students/student-demographics/index.html here]
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