Women and International Development (Dual Degree) - BS

Women and International Development/Master of Public Health

St. Kate's offers the opportunity to apply a student's liberal arts education in the field of public health through a unique 3+2 dual-degree program in women and international development /master of public health, global health focus (MPH). The dual-degree program allows students to complete their bachelor's degree while pursuing the MPH degree.

Women and international development students (College for Women only) will complete the women and international development pre-public health sequence of courses and supporting work for the MPH program. This includes courses in global health, statistics, biology or chemistry and statistics while providing a special emphasis in women and international development.

As a women and international development major, students focus on women's roles in communities and organizations, and women's leadership. If students choose to complete the fourth-year course work prior to applying for the MPH program they will be prepared to work in a variety of areas such as careers in non-governmental organizations, government agencies, foundations and private development initiatives.

To enroll in this program, students apply to the MPH program during their junior year. If they are admitted to the MPH program, they receive a B.S. in women and international development upon completion of the first year of the MPH program. The curriculum for the women and international development major is listed in the Pre-Professional Programs, Pre-Public health section of this catalog.

See also: Gender and Women's Studies (Dual Degree)

Fall Term
ECON 1120Economics of Social Issues4
Spring Term
HLTH 2050Foundations in Public Health4
Select one of the following:4
Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
Biostatistics
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Statistical Analysis
Fall Term
ECON 2620Principles of Macroeconomics4
WOST 2050WFoundations of Gender and Women's Studies4
Spring Term
BIOL 1110Environmental Biology with Lab4
or HLTH 3350 Environmental Health
ECON 3050Quantitative Impact Evaluation: Applied Research Skills4
or SOCI 2200 People, Stories and Images: Qualitative Social Research
Fall Term
ECON 3450WHaves and Have Nots: Development, Poverty, and Inequality4
Select one of the following:4
International Economics: Trade and Immigration
Global Health
Intro to the Nonprofit Sector
Cultural Anthropology
Women's Issues from Global Perspectives
Spring Term
ECON 4850Theory to Action4
POSC 3150Women and Globalization4
or POSC 3350 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Select one of the following:4
Communicating across Cultures, Identities and Differences
Global Health
Cultural Anthropology
Fall Term
HLTH 6000Critical Issues in Global Public Health3
HLTH 6010Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics I3
HLTH 6030Design and Implementation of Global Health Programs3
Spring Term
HLTH 6020Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics II3
HLTH 6050Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Health Programs3
HLTH 6992
6992
Topics
and Topics
3-4
or HLTH 6040 Global Health Policy and Governance
HLTH 6100
HLTH 6992
Ethics and Human Rights for Global Health
and Topics
3
or HLTH 6993 Topics
Total Credits69-70