Bachelor of Science in Global Health

About the Program

Three Global Health Program students wearing scuba gear swim underwater

Students in Western Australia during their global health practice and research experiential learning course

The Bachelor of Science in Global Health is a four-year program that blends public health and health systems management with an emphasis on how the environment, culture, economics, and politics affect the health status of whole populations. The program, one of the few of its kind in the nation, provides students with dynamic and transformational educational opportunities in the United States and abroad. From 2003 to present, more than 300 students have taken part in the program’s innovative, semester-long research practicum abroad for seniors.

Unique Program Features

The crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased attention and opportunities in global public health. The global health program is well-positioned at the forefront of this work.

Jennifer Huang Bouey, Associate Professor, Department Chair

Why Choose This Program?

Shreya Arora (H’24)

“I knew Georgetown’s emphasis on interdisciplinary studies and the breadth of courses offered through the global health major would enable me to develop a holistic approach to addressing health inequities.”

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Doha Maaty (H’23)

“I always know that my professors are willing to talk to me and discuss academic, professional, or even personal matters and help positively guide me.”

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Lara Adekunle (NHS’22)

“There’s been so many interesting speakers and topics discussed in many of my courses. I love the intersectionality of the field and the many different aspects that global health touches on — mental health, demographics, health economics, and sustainable development, just to name a few.”

Read More About Lara’s Experience

Student walk through the countryside in Mexico

Chiapas, Mexico

Senior Year Experiential Learning

For the entire fall semester of their senior year, students complete Global Health Research and Practice: An Experiential Learning Course, with placements currently offered in Tanzania, Ghana, Mexico, Bangladesh, Japan, Australia, Peru, Alaska and West Virginia.

Student Volunteer Research Assistantships

Faculty conduct independent research projects on which students can volunteer to assist.

Learn More About the Student Experience in the Global Health Program


Student Testimonials

“My semester abroad played a vital role in igniting my passion for global health. More importantly, it instilled a greater sensitivity and awareness of health and economic disparities across the world. My semester abroad played a formative role in both my career choice and personal philanthropy.” (Global Health Internship Abroad, Ghana, 2006)

“Every day during my practical experience abroad, my perceptions of Tanzania, international development, public health, and really the continent as a whole were challenged, torn down, and built anew. I personally witnessed the challenges and hardships Tanzanians go through that I’d only read and studied about in the classroom prior. It was also a time of personal reflection, making me realize the amount of untapped potential and opportunities for the advancement of Africa.” (Global Health Internship Abroad, Tanzania, 2015)

The Accelerated Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) Degree Program allows qualified students in Georgetown’s BS in Global Health Program to complete both a BS and MS in Global Health in five years of study.

The program allows students to take two MSGH classes in their senior year, and to double count up to two classes towards both degrees. Students will maintain their undergraduate status, and graduate from their BS at the end of their fourth year. In the fifth year, students will be graduate students and take MSGH core courses culminating in a semester abroad conducting field research in a low- or middle-income country.

BS students must apply to the MSGH Program by January 15 of their junior year and must have a GPA greater than 3.5 to be eligible. Interested students should consult their advisor early in their junior year. Contact globalhealthms@georgetown.edu to learn more.

Alumni pursue graduate or medical degrees, enter the workforce, or participate in service efforts in the United States and abroad. Graduates work in epidemiology, law, medicine, policy, and public health.

Some examples:

  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Harvard School of Medicine
  • London School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
  • University of North Carolina School of Public Health
  • Teach for America
  • Deloitte Consulting
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • United States Agency for International Development

Admissions

Hoyas on Kilimanjaro

Application Deadlines

Early Action – November 1

Regular Decision – January 10

Transfer – March 1


Current Students