Global Public Health

Undergraduate Programs

Global public health is a highly interdisciplinary program that takes a multi-disciplinary approach to preparing students in advancing health equity through education and research. The curriculum provides students with a solid foundation in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences through courses, research opportunities, and experiential learnings locally, nationally and globally.

Students learn and apply methods through global public health questions, theoretical concepts and frameworks. They learn tools to study the social determinants of health and the complex relationships between health, environment, social and cultural factors. These tools help them to develop competencies in health assessment, social justice and ethics, politics and policy, communication, environment, history, culture and population health with particular focus on critical thinking and collaboration.

The program offers three tracks: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS general) and Bachelor of Science (BS for future healthcare providers). Students majoring in the BA & BS (general) receive excellent training in the social, behavioral and physical sciences in addition to the humanities courses that prepare them for a range of careers and education options in public health, law, health sciences, business, economics, government and non-governmental organizations and much more.

Students in the BS (future healthcare providers) track also receive excellent training in the social, behavioral and natural sciences while gaining historical, indigenous and ethical perspectives, as well as building rhetorical and technical writing skills which are highly sought after by medical, nursing, and allied health schools.

Only courses passed with a grade of C- or better are counted toward fulfilling the requirements of a major in global public health; transfer courses must also be C- or better to count toward the major. No more than one course taken under the Pass/Fail option is accepted in fulfillment of the requirements for the global public health major. The global public health’s residency requirement stipulates 32 credits at ��ý University for the BA track; 36 credits at ��ý for the BS (general) track; and 24 credits at ��ý for the BS (future healthcare provider) track.

Harpur College Requirements

Harpur College students must complete the following requirements in addition to those listed for the major:

126 credits
94 liberal arts and sciences credits
Minimum of 46 upper-level credits
Completion of the Harpur College writing requirement (four to five courses as described in the All-College Writing section of the Harpur College Undergraduate Information section of the Bulletin. Maximum of one C/J course and two W courses may be transferred).
Minimum of 44 credits in residence in Harpur College
2.0 or higher GPA

Harpur College requirements are described in detail in the Requirements for Graduation section of the Harpur College Undergraduate Information section of the Bulletin.

Double Majors

Students in the Global Public Health BA as well as those in the general Global Public Health BS track may double major in any subject. Students majoring in the Global Public Health: Future Healthcare Provider BS track may double major in any subject except Integrative Neuroscience due to significant overlap in course requirements.