Global Public Health
Major: Global Public Health
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 21-1091
About the Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Global Public Health is an innovative undergraduate major that utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to expose undergraduates to global public health. Students will take a myriad of required courses within the Dornsife School of Public Health as well as courses in Global Studies and Modern Languages to fulfill degree requirements. Students majoring in Global Public Health at Drexel University for four years with one co-op cycle and are encouraged to explore global experiences for added breath and depth.
Upon completion of the major, students can choose to use this degree program as a precursor to an MPH or an MS in a related topic area or as an active candidate for medical school or other schools of health-related professions. If students look to enter the workforce post BA, a variety of settings are applicable to this degree ranging from positions in public service (local, city, and state government), to NGO (local and international), and to healthcare settings.
Commonly found job titles for students seeking employment with the BA in Global Public Health are public health analysts, health educators, health coordinators, education specialists, health promotion assistant, behavioral health workers, site prevention specialists, and site community health workers.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact:
Erin Durkin, M.S.
Senior Academic Advisor
eed57@drexel.edu
267-359-6015
Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website including how to apply.
Degree Requirements
| General Education Requirements | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
| COM 320 [WI] | Science Writing | 3.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 1.0 |
| ECON 240 | Economics of Health Care Systems | 4.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
| GST 101 | Becoming Global: Language and Cultural Context | 3.0 |
| UNIV PH101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| Two mathematics courses | 8.0 | |
| Two science courses | 8.0 | |
| Global Studies Electives | 24.0 | |
| Select any 8 courses from GST Department | ||
| Language Minor * | 36.0 | |
| Public Health Core Course Requirements | ||
| PBHL 101 | Public Health 101 | 3.0 |
| PBHL 301 | Epidemiology in Public Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 302 | Introduction to the History of Public Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 303 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 304 | Introduction to Health & Human Rights | 3.0 |
| PBHL 308 | The U.S. Public Health System | 3.0 |
| PBHL 314 | Environmental and Occupational Health | 3.0 |
| PBHL 497 | Capstone Experience I | 2.0 |
| PBHL 498 | Capstone Experience II | 3.0 |
| PBHL 499 | Capstone Experience III | 3.0 |
| Public Health Electives | 12.0 | |
| Complete 4 of the following courses: | ||
| Women and Children: Health & Society | ||
| Introduction to Community Health | ||
| Injury Prevention and Control | ||
| Public Health Biology | ||
| Public Health Data Analysis | ||
| The Social Determinants of Health and Well-Being | ||
| Public Health Leadership | ||
| Drugs, Society, and Public Health | ||
| The World's Water | ||
| Violence and Trauma in Public Health | ||
| Nature Prescription: Trees, Green Space, and Your Health | ||
| Disease Outbreak Investigations | ||
| Free Electives ** | 32.0 | |
| Total Credits | 180.0 | |
| * | Students must complete at least 24 credits above the 103 language level to earn a language minor. If students only need to complete 24 credits of a language, then the remaining credits will be taken as Free electives. |
| ** | Additional language credits can be made up using Free Electives. |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ENGL 103 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| GST 101 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 | 3.0 | Free electives | 6.0 | ||
| PBHL 101 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | GST course | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV PH101 | 1.0 | SOC 101 | 3.0 | Language course | 4.0 | ||
| Language course | 4.0 | Language course | 4.0 | ||||
| Math course | 4.0 | Math course | 4.0 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| PBHL 303 | 3.0 | PBHL 301 | 3.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 |
| PBHL 304 | 3.0 | PBHL 302 | 3.0 | PBHL 314 | 3.0 | Free electives | 6.0 |
| GST course | 3.0 | Language course | 4.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | Language course | 3.0 |
| Language course | 4.0 | Public health elective | 3.0 | Language course | 4.0 | Public health elective | 3.0 |
| Science course | 4.0 | Science course | 4.0 | Public health elective | 3.0 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ECON 240 | 4.0 | COM 320 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
| PBHL 308 | 3.0 | GST courses | 6.0 | ||||
| GST course | 3.0 | Public health elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Language course | 3.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| PBHL 497 | 2.0 | PBHL 498 | 3.0 | PBHL 499 | 3.0 | ||
| Free electives | 8.0 | Free electives | 8.0 | Free electives | 7.0 | ||
| GST course | 3.0 | GST course | 3.0 | GST course | 3.0 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
| * | COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. |
