Overview

Key facts

At this Global Health MA program from Arizona State University, global health is considered to be much more and very different from international public health. It emphasizes that major health challenges stem from many factors well beyond disease itself – factors that are ecological, cultural, institutional, historical, evolutionary, social and technological. Any effective, sustainable solutions to our most pressing global health challenges will need to take all of these factors into account, including the complex ways in which they relate to each other.

In this manner, this degree understands health as not simply a product of disease, but rather emerging in the contexts of our complex and interrelated ecology, politics, history, culture, social institutions and evolutionary biology. It also places primacy on how to address the broader (structural, cultural) bases of ill-health in complicated, ever-changing health challenges in low-resource community settings and a globalizing world. To do this, the degree combines both social and life science theory with on-the-ground research and its application. There is a strong emphasis on collaborative action as key to identifying and addressing global health problems in a sustainable and meaningful way.

Career Opportunities

Nationally and internationally, the health field provides enormous and varied career opportunities, and demand is high and growing for graduates with specific skills. The major supports the goals of those pursuing careers in academic research, teaching and health services. Sample employment venues include:

departments of health

government agencies

international agencies (World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control, Global Health Council, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank)

nongovernmental organizations

private sector

universities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health: Social and Biocultural Theories

Ethnographic Field Methods

Medical Anthropology

Methods and Concepts in Math Epidemiology

Principles of Epidemiology for Global Health

Cross-cultural Studies in Global Health

Poverty, Social Justice & Global Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tempe, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in the social or life sciences (i.e., anthropology, sociology, gender studies, geography, political science), public health or related fields (i.e., nutrition, human biology) from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00= "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00= "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

graduate admission application and application fee

official transcripts

personal statement outlining educational and professional goals

current curriculum vitae or resume

GRE scores

three letters of recommendation

proof of English proficiency

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30348 USD / year

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27810 USD / year

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12940 USD / year

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Living costs

Tempe

United States

900 - 1350 USD / month

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