Master of Arts in Public Health Biology (MAPHB)

The Master of Arts in Public Health Biology (MAPHB) is a fully online, part-time degree program that provides concrete training in biology and public health with particular focus on the application of theory and methods of inquiry, designed for experienced professionals looking to advance their career or shift their career focus to a new field.

This program delivers the knowledge and tools necessary for graduates to become critically engaged in investigating and addressing longstanding and emerging public health issues that have local, national, and global import.

The program is interdepartmental, involving the active participation of the School’s three biological sciences-based departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Environmental Health and Engineering, and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.

The MAPHB provides its part-time students with a pathway to career opportunities or advancement in pre-college and college teaching, basic and clinical research, industry and governmental research organizations, or might lead to advanced graduate work. Visit the Graduate Employment Outcomes Dashboard to learn about Bloomberg School graduates' employment status, sector, and salaries.

Sample Careers

• Laboratory Manager
• Natural Resources Biologist
• Life and Physical Science Technician
• Biological Science Laboratory Technician
• Research Biologist
• Healthcare Administration
• Project Manager
• Biology Educator
• College Instructor

The Master of Arts in Public Health Biology offers a flexible, fully online curriculum that is accessible to students around the world. The program is designed to provide a solid, conceptual basis for an understanding of the rationale, tools and approaches that are essential for addressing problems in public health. The flexible options allow students to tailor this curriculum to gain credentials for advancement in industry, academia or government, or meet requirements for entry into advanced degree programs in research.

Required coursework is offered from the three departments that jointly offer the MAPHB, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Environmental Health and Engineering, and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and also from the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Students may take elective courses from online courses across the Bloomberg School. The program culminates in the writing of a literature-based scholarly thesis.

Browse an overview of the requirements for this master's program in the JHU Academic Catalogue and explore all course offerings in the Bloomberg School Course Directory.