Bachelor of Arts - Public Health
- 4 years
- Duration
- 49,450 USD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Madison / USA
- Location
- Drew University
- School
Program description
Public health research influences policy discussions on illness prevention, health-care reform, and climate change. Drew's public health major is multidisciplinary, including the biological sciences, social sciences, and humanities, equipping students for employment in epidemiological research, health policy, and program implementation. Students are taught a population-level approach to health problem solving through research projects and a diverse curriculum, with a strong emphasis on scientific, social, and ethical principles. They graduate with a mastery of health care policy issues and an in-depth understanding of the many public health programs administered by federal, state, and local governments, as well as international agencies.
Program structure
I. Core Courses
- Principles of Public Health
- Introduction to Statistics
- Microbes in Health and Disease or Human Health and Disease or Nutrition or Anatomy and Physiology or Microbiology or Anatomy and Physiology
- Global Health or Health Policy
- Medical Anthropology or Sociology of Health and Illness
- Epidemiology
- Research Methods in Public Health and Medicine
II. Electives
A. Bioscience and Quantitative Electives:
- Environmental Health
- Bioscience
- Independent Study in Public Health
- Emerging Infectious Disease
- Advanced Topics in Public Health: Bioscience
- Immersive Research/Creative Projects in Public Health
- Human Health and Disease
- Nutrition
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Immunology
- Diseases of the Brain
- Virology
- Great Challenges in Environmental Science
- Geographic Information Systems
- Advanced GIS
- Diseases of the Brain
- Abnormal Psychology
- Statistical Computing in R
- Intermediate Statistics
B. Social Science and Humanities Electives:
- Medical Geography
- Housing and Health
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Advanced Topics in Public Health: Social Science and Humanities
- Health Psychology
- Immersive Research/Creative Projects in Public Health
- Medical Anthropology
- Ethnographic Research Methods
- Food For Thought: Nutritional Anthropology
- Leadership in Practice
- Political Economy of Race, Class, and Gender
- Environment, Society and Sustainability
- Disease in History
- Introduction to Ethics
- Biomedical Ethics
- Comparative Political Systems
- American Government and Politics
- International Relations
- Race and Politics
- Stress and Coping
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
- Sociology of Reproduction
- Political Economy of Race, Class, and Gender
Price
Tuition fee: 49,450 USD
Requirements for applicants
Academic entry requirements
- Secondary or high school diploma
- Additional materials may also be required
- Minimum GPA equivalent: 3.0
English language requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 80 (18 in all subscores)
- IELTS: 6.5 (6.0 in all subscores)
- Duolingo: 105
- Academic English: Level 6
- PTEA: 53
About the university
Drew University was founded in 1867 and celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2017. The university consists of three schools: the College of Liberal Arts, the Theological School and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Drew is situated on a lovely, forested campus in Madison, New Jersey, a flourishing little town near New York City.
Drew's one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge path to an undergraduate degree, Launch platform, guarantees that every student graduates with a purpose, sought-after transferable skills, a mentor network, and an experience-based résumé. Drew's distinctive, immersive learning experiences include professionally-mentored scientific research in RISE and DSSI, volunteer and community-based opportunities through the Center for Civic Engagement, making industry connections over seven semesters in New York City, and exploring the world through eye-opening international study abroad trips.
Drew University's two graduate schools provide ten master's and four doctorate degrees. There are several certificate programs available. All programs are built on Drew's well-known dedication to faculty-student mentoring, chances for out-of-classroom experiential learning, and fostering a strong intellectual and global community, with many programs available in hybrid or totally online formats.
