Program Overview

Program Overview

The B.S. in Global and Community Health serves the needs of students who aspire to a wide range of careers in healthcare. Students in this program will learn about the biological bases of health and disease and how social, political, economic, and environmental factors interact with the biology to create patterns of disease in communities and societies.

Program Description

The Global and Community Health B.A. is an interdisciplinary field of study that is connected both to urgent practical work in the world at large and the core concerns of a liberal arts education. Since GCH topics are embedded in and reflective of wide-ranging social forces, their study is situated at the intersection of diverse traditional disciplines ranging from art, literature, and history, to anthropology, sociology, psychology, politics, economics, and the natural and environmental sciences. Other interdisciplinary fields such as feminist studies and Latin American and Latino studies also intersect in influential ways with GCH, creating exciting opportunities for double majors.

Department and Program Type

• Department: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
• Program Type: Major, 3 year pathway

Area of Focus

• Science & Math
• Behavioral & Social Sciences

Requirements

Please view the requirements for the major. For transfers, please note that the Global and Community Health B.S. major is a screening major with additional requirements.

Career Outcomes

• Chiropractics
• Dentistry
• Medical technology
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician’s assistant
• Public health
• Veterinary medicine

Program Keywords

• Epidemiology
• Public Health
• Health Policy
• Community Outreach
• Global Health