Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Master of Applied Science Spatial Analysis for Public Health
Online, USA
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Master of Applied Science in Spatial Analysis for Public Health is fully online, part-time and offered by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. It trains students to collect, map, interpret geographic data to test hypotheses and answer public health questions. Key focus areas: spatial analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), geospatial data management, cartography, spatial statistics, and data visualization for epidemiology.
Career Outcomes: Graduates' roles include environmental health officer; GIS software developer; geospatial analyst; cartography/visualization specialist; geographic information scientist; geospatial database administrator; spatial statistician. Related paths: public health analyst, epidemiologist, research scientist, data scientist using geospatial methods.
The Master of Applied Science in Spatial Analysis for Public Health is a fully online, part-time graduate program offered by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
It prepares students to effectively collect, map and interpret geographic information to test and refine hypotheses to answer a set of questions within the public health sector.
Year 1
FIRST TERM
- Introduction to Online Learning
- Academic and Research Ethics
- Spatial Analysis for Public Health
- The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population's Health
SECOND TERM
- Spatial Data Technologies for Mapping
- Seminars in Public Health: Advanced Topics
THIRD TERM
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Professional Development Workshop
FOURTH TERM
- Public Health Statistics 1
- Spatial Analysis Lab 1
Year 2
FIRST TERM
- Public Health Statistics 2
- Professional Development Workshop
SECOND TERM
- Intermediate Epidemiology
- Spatial Analysis Lab 2
THIRD TERM
- Applied Spatial Statistics
- Spatial Analysis Journal Club
FOURTH TERM
Spatial Applications
Integrative Activity
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, students should be able to:
- Interpret and critique epidemiologic studies addressing public health problems
- Apply measures of morbidity and mortality to the evaluation and comparison of the health of populations
- Synthesize how geography affects public health
- Obtain and transfer information from spatial data technologies into a database appropriate for mapping
- Utilize a geographic information system to map and spatially integrate public health related databases
- Analyze and interpret maps using tools from the field of spatial statistics to describe and interpret distributions of health outcomes in a population
- Design and implement a spatial analysis protocol for addressing a public health problem
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the school website for more information
- Environmental health officer
- GIS software developer
- Geospatial analyst
- Cartography/visualization specialist
- Geographic information scientist
- Geospatial database administrator
- Spatial statistician
- Ensure all tools and applications are properly installed
- Troubleshoot any component that may not work properly
- Experience the online tools for peer-to-peer and instructor communication
- Become familiar with the coursework structure and learning management system
The course takes between 1-4 hours to complete, depending on your skills working online. With the notable exception of one LiveTalk, you can do the class work on your own schedule.
