The minimum required TOEFL ibt score is 100 (or 600 paper based). The minimum required IELTS band score is 7.5.
PhD applicants must complete a statement of academic purpose that:
indicates the discipline in which they intend to concentrate (anthropology, history, psychology, political science, or sociology),
articulates the questions they hope explore at the intersection of that discipline and public health,
discusses how that area of prospective scholarship will advance knowledge in the discipline and answer critical public health questions, and
Notes the faculty members, both in SMS and in the relevant disciplinary department in Arts and Sciences, with whom they would like to work.
In the review process, we seek to identify applicants who have a demonstrated capacity for academic excellence and the ability to ask innovative and important questions at the juncture of their discipline of choice and public health. We also consider carefully whether prospective students will find faculty mentorship that is a good match for the student's research interests.