• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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Learning Outcomes

The Global Health Studies Program equips its students to:

identify the core areas of global health such as infectious and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, food sovereignty, environmental health, health inequalities, and interventions; analyze biomedical, social, cultural, and environmental determinants of health and disease; draw connections between significant health problems which affect both domestic and international communities; and recognize the ethical challenges involved in interventions designed to improve health and health equity across cultural and geographical boundaries.

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in global health studies prepares students for careers in local and international global health organizations, and for graduate and professional work in fields such as public health, law, urban and regional planning, social work, international development, sustainable agriculture, public policy, and more.

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in global health studies requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 37 s.h. of course work for the major. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. A minimum of 18 s.h. of major course work must be earned at the University of Iowa. A maximum of 6 s.h. in GHS:4990 Independent Project in Global Health may be used toward the major.

The Global Health Studies Program engages students and faculty in real-world health problems and challenges students to embark on global health careers which place a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for people worldwide.

Graduates find opportunities in a range of global health job sectors such as:

in-country field consultants; disaster relief organizations; immigrant/refugee health organizations; research and academic institutions; international agencies; other nongovernmental agencies (NGOs); lending agencies that do work in developing countries; multilateral agencies (such as the World Health Organization); and governmental agencies (United States Agency for International Development, Center for Disease Control, in-country ministries of health, etc.).

Global health studies graduates also have pursued graduate and professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, law, nonprofit management, urban and regional planning, sustainable agriculture, international development, and public administration.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Applicants must have the Completion of academic upper secondary school (generally a total of 12-13 years of primary and secondary education); A corresponding secondary school diploma or leaving certificate. English Language Requirements: Internet-based test (iBT): 80 with no subscore lower than 17; Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: no subscore lower than 17; Paper-based test (PBT): 530; International English Language Testing System) total score of 6.5, with no subscore lower than 6.0A Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 with no sub-scores lower than 47

课程信息

学制：全日制(4 年)

学费：US$31,458.00 (¥ 203,656) /年

开学时间：预计在五月, 八月 2022

申请截止日期：预计在October 2022

留学地点：College of Liberal Arts and Sciences240 Schaeffer Hall,University of Iowa,IOWA CITY,Iowa,52242, United States