Global Health Studies, BS

The Bachelor of Science in global health studies is designed for students who desire to enter professional programs in the health sciences.

Learning Outcomes

The Global Health Studies Program equips its students to:

  • apply interdisciplinary perspectives drawn from the social sciences and humanities to local and global health issues;
  • understand core areas of global health such as the historical evolution of the field, global actors and activities, environmental health, disability studies, and health disparities;
  • analyze health and disease from biomedical, sociocultural, and environmental perspectives;
  • understand how health issues affect domestic and international communities;
  • recognize the ethical and practical challenges involved in interventions designed to improve health and health equity across cultural and geographical boundaries.