Global Health, Minor

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Are you passionate about helping people? Improving health conditions for everyone requires passion and understanding. Enhance your major with a holistic examination of human health. In this program, you'll learn innovative and practical skills grounded in anthropology and prepare to address today's global health challenges.

Program Description

The minor program in global health is a transdisciplinary offering designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health problems and considering the best ways to solve them.

Global health is understood in the anthropological sense, meaning ways of understanding and addressing disease, health and well-being that incorporate all cultures, places and time, and that integrate knowledge of health's social, historical, biological and ecological dimensions.


At a Glance: program details

Minor Map

  • Location:
    Tempe campus,
    or
    online
  • Additional Program Fee: No
  • Second Language Requirement: No

Program Requirements

Enrollment Requirements

GPA Requirement: None

Incompatible Majors: BA in global health; BS in global health

Other Enrollment Requirements: None

Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit after the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major or the minor program. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and the minor.


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Career Outlook

In Arizona and elsewhere, there is a pressing need for professionals with appropriate skills to work in cross-cultural settings or with underserved populations --- such as migrants, minorities and those living in poverty --- and many opportunities in this area are directly or indirectly related to health.

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

  • departments of health
  • government agencies (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • international agencies (e.g., World Health Organization, Global Health Council, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank)
  • nongovernmental organizations
  • private sector
  • universities

The program also provides a broad intellectual base for those interested in advanced specialist health training in fields such as:

  • dentistry
  • medicine
  • nursing
  • pharmacy

Example Careers

Students who complete this degree program may be prepared for the following careers. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.

Anthropologists and Archeologists

  • Growth: 3.7%
  • Median Salary*: 64910

Health Education Specialists

  • Growth: 4.5%
  • Median Salary*: 63000
  Bright Outlook

Climate Change Policy Analysts

  • Growth: 4.4%
  • Median Salary*: 80060

Economists

  • Growth: 1.2%
  • Median Salary*: 115440

Epidemiologists

  • Growth: 16.2%
  • Median Salary*: 83980
  Bright Outlook

Fundraisers

  • Growth: 4.3%
  • Median Salary*: 66490

Intelligence Analysts

  • Growth: -0.7%
  • Median Salary*: 93580

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Growth: 2.6%
  • Median Salary*: 62340

Dietitians and Nutritionists

  • Growth: 5.5%
  • Median Salary*: 73850
  Bright Outlook

Registered Nurses

  • Growth: 4.9%
  • Median Salary*: 93600
  Bright Outlook

* Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).

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Attend Online

ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program description and request more information.

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Program Contact Information

If you have questions related to admission, please click here to request information and an admission specialist will reach out to you directly. For questions regarding faculty or courses, please use the contact information below.

  • [email protected]
  • 480/965-6215


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Accelerated bachelor's and master's degree programs are designed for high-achieving undergraduate students who want the opportunity to combine undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of their master’s degree. These programs, featuring the same high-quality curriculum taught by ASU's world-renowned faculty, allow students to obtain both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years.

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This is only the first required math course. This program may contain additional math courses; See Major Map for details.
The level of intensity represents a measure of the number and academic rigor of math courses required.
The level of intensity represents a measure of the number and academic rigor of math courses required. Courses included in the General level: MAT 142
The level of intensity represents a measure of the number and academic rigor of math courses required. Courses included in the Moderate level: MAT 117, MAT 119, MAT 170, MAT 210, SOS 101, CPI 200
The level of intensity represents a measure of the number and academic rigor of math courses required. Courses included in the Substantial level: MAT 251, MAT 265. MAT 266, MAT 267, MAT 270, MAT 271, MAT 272, MAT 274, MAT 275
To add a minor, please consult with the academic advisor for your major.
To add a certificate, please consult with the academic advisor for your major.
A rolling deadline means that applications will continue to be reviewed on a regular basis until the semester begins. International students should be mindful of visa deadlines to ensure there is time to produce necessary visa documents. Applicants are encouraged to complete and submit application materials as soon as possible for consideration.
A final deadline means that all applications and application materials must be received by Graduate Admissions by the deadline date. Applications that are incomplete may not be considered after the final deadline. Applications that are submitted past the final deadline may not be considered.
A priority deadline means that applications submitted and completed before the priority deadline will receive priority consideration. Applications submitted after the priority deadlines will be reviewed in the order in which they were completed and on a space available basis. An application is complete after all materials are received by Graduate Admissions.
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