On-campus and online graduate students attending the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at The George Washington University (GW) now have the chance to take up to 15 credits of graduate level public health courses in either program format, thanks to a new, groundbreaking program offering for students enrolled in all master’s-level programs at the Institute.

 

This hybrid course offering, which began with the spring 2016 term, is the first of its kind at GW and is designed to offer students greater flexibility in earning a degree through a combination of traditional, on-campus education and innovative, online instruction.

 

“Higher education is continuously changing. The state-of-the art technology behind our online learning platform provides students and working professionals with the level of convenience they desire while maintaining the high quality and rigor you expect from an institution like Milken Institute School of Public Health,” says Julie DeLoia, Ph.D., associate dean of academic affairs at Milken Institute SPH, which was first established in July 1997 as the School of Public Health and Health Services.

 

Today Milken SPH is the only school of public health in Washington, DC, and has more than 1,700 students from almost every U.S. state and 39 countries pursuing undergraduate, graduate and doctoral-level degrees in public health.

 

The school also offers an online Master of Public Health, MPH@GW, and an online Executive Master of Health Administration, MHA@GW, which allow students to pursue their degree from anywhere in the world.

 

This new blended learning option comes after the proven success achieved through MPH@GW, the Master of Public Health program delivered online by Milken Institute SPH and its distinguished faculty.

 

Through the learning management system called 2GW, students and professors meet online in face-toface, weekly classes taught by Milken Institute SPH faculty. The program features live, robust discussions and asynchronous course content that includes highly produced interactive videos, dynamic lectures, faculty designed multimedia coursework and project based assignments.

 

Milken Institute SPH has partnered with 2U, Inc. (2U.com) to deliver the online learning platform. 2U collaborates with leading colleges and universities to bring the world's best online degree programs so students everywhere can reach their full potential. The new online platform by 2U is a fusion of cloud based software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology and technology-enabled services. It also provides schools with the comprehensive operating infrastructure they need to attract, enroll, educate, support and graduate students globally. Blending live face-to-face classes, dynamic course content and real-world learning experiences, 2U’s No Back Row approach ensures every qualified student can experience the quality university education for the most successful outcome.

 

In this case, in addition to enabling on-campus students to enroll in online public health courses, current online MPH@GW students who wish to experience the traditional on-campus experience can do so at Milken Institute SPH’s cutting-edge, new facility in DC. This provides the chance for online students located across the globe to live, work and study at the only school of public health in the nation's capital.

 

“The online MPH@GW program is excellent because of the accelerated pace, the comprehensive curriculum and highly credentialed professors from GW,” says Tiffany Cunin, a current MPH@GW student.

 

“I have taken away more knowledge and skills than I thought possible in such a short time with the MPH@GW program, and I am thankful that I can be a part of the residential experience at GW, as well. The option to take up to 15 credit hours on campus provides an even more holistic educational experience for those who can take advantage of it,” she continues.

 

Learn more about the new hybrid learning option at Milken Institute SPH’s website: public health.gwu.edu.