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MS in Genetic Counseling/Master of Public Health (MS/MPH) at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Graduate Medical Sciences and the School of Public Health offer a dual degree that is based in genetic counseling and public health. Students must apply and be accepted to both the MS in Genetic Counseling program and the MPH program. The MS and MPH degrees do not need to be awarded simultaneously.

Faculty: School of Public Health  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

MPH Requirements for Genetic Counseling/MPH Candidates The MPH is a 42-unit degree. Genetic Counseling/MPH students must complete a minimum of 34 SPH units, and 8 units are completed at GMS in Genetic Counseling. All SPH courses counted to the MPH portion of the Genetic Counseling/MPH must be numbered SPH XX 700 and above.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Click here for more information about applying to BU’s MPH Dual Degree programs.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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