BA Community and Global Public Health at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The BA in Community and Global Public Health is for students interested in the cultural, ethical, social, economic and political forces that shape health locally and globally. It gives an interdisciplinary liberal education through a public health lens.

Faculty: School of Public Health  |  Department: Undergraduate Program  |  Duration: Upper-level programme (junior and senior years); minimum 120 credits total, including 60 upper-level credits  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Students take integrated core courses (PUBHLTH 381, 382, 383, 384), then PUBHLTH 350 Global Public Health and PUBHLTH 360 Community, Culture and Social Justice in Public Health, 18 credits of public health electives, a 3-credit Health Equity course and a culminating experience (PUBHLTH 481 and 380). A minimum of 45 upper-level credits must be public health courses.

Career pathways

Careers include health education and promotion, public health policy and administration, and non-profit or governmental work.

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