Global Health Studies, BA

The Bachelor of Arts in global health studies prepares students for careers in local and international global health organizations, and for graduate and professional work in fields such as public health, law, planning and public affairs, social work, international development, sustainable agriculture, public policy, and more.

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 infectious and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, food sovereignty, 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.