Global Health, BA

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

Prepare for a variety of high demand careers in health services, teaching and research or advanced specialist health training in fields such as dentistry, medicine, nursing or pharmacy. The Bachelor of Arts program in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program that provides students with the skills and perspectives they need to understand and solve health challenges across the globe, while accounting for cultural, historical, biological and ecological factors. Students learn to identify critical health issues, ask the right questions, and create the kinds of meaningful and effective solutions that top employers demand. Students participate in an approved global health study abroad program alongside faculty experts. A variety of destinations and topics are available. Faculty in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change are recognized internationally for their work on pressing global health problems, such as health inequalities, chronic disease, family health, water and food insecurity, obesity and stigma, emergent infectious disease, resource management and evolutionary medicine.

Arizona State University, Main campus