MHS (Applied and Analytic Paths) and ScM Degrees in Epidemiology | Johns Hopkins

The Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health offers two master's programs to choose from: MHS and ScM. Within the MHS program there are two paths, Applied and Analytic. This table compares the programs and paths to help you decide which option might work best for you.

	MHS - Applied Path	MHS - Analytic Path	ScM
Duration	9 months (4 terms) / Full-time	9 months (4 terms) / Full-time	2 Years (8 terms) / Full-time
Ideal for	Individuals with an interest in using data to inform policies and interventions that promote health and health equity	Individuals with an interest in generating and analyzing data to promote health and health equity	Individuals with an interest in using advanced quantitative methods to analyze public health information and use a translational approach to communicate results
Target careers	State/local health departments, federal government offices, or with non-governmental organizations	Academic or research settings, or with industry or consulting organizations	Advanced degrees (PhD), academic or research settings, or with industry or consulting organizations
Research Track	Not applicable	Not applicable	Students specialize in one of the 8 research tracks
Work experience required	No	No	No
Core Epidemiologic Methods courses	340.721-723	340.751-753	340.751-753
Core Biostatistics courses	140.621-624	140.621-624 or 140.651-654	140.621-624 or 140.651-654
Thesis required	No - culminating experience in 4th term	No - culminating experience in 4th term	Yes - focus of 2nd year
Financial commitment	4 terms of full-time tuition	4 terms of full-time tuition	8 terms of full-time tuition. Master’s Tuition Scholarship available for 75% tuition reduction in 2nd year if in good standing.