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Departments

Departments

The largest institution of its kind in the world, the Bloomberg School is home to 10 departments that offer faculty and students the flexibility to focus on a variety of public health disciplines.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

A founding department of the Bloomberg School, faculty and students conduct research to discover and characterize fundamental biological processes relevant to health and disease.

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Department of Biostatistics

Biostatistics

The first academic department of statistical science in the world, faculty prepare students to be on the cutting edge of data analysis and evidence-based decision-making.

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Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

Environmental Health Sciences

Faculty and students discover and apply new knowledge critical to understanding and mitigating the impact of the natural, built and social environments on human health.

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Department of Epidemiology

Epidemiology

The oldest department of epidemiology in the world, students gain proficiency in study design, measurement and inference to prevent and control disease in human populations.

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Department of Health, Behavior and Society

Health Behavior and Society

Faculty and students study the optimal ways to change human behavior to impact public health – from social policy and social environment to individual behavior change.

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Department of Health Policy and Management

Health Policy Management

Faculty empower tomorrow’s public health leaders, inspiring them to embrace today’s challenges to create change in fields like government and health care management.

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Department of International Health

International Health

As global leaders in health research and program implementation, faculty and students focus on saving lives in the most underserved populations around the world.

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Department of Mental Health

Mental Health

The only department dedicated to mental health in a school of public health, faculty and students advance understanding and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders. 

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W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty and students focus on understanding basic biological processes underlying the major infectious diseases affecting public health, including malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. 

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Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Population Family and Reproductive Health

Grounded in a life course framework, faculty and students develop skills in areas like population sciences, biologic markers and behavioral science, program evaluation and advocacy.

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