Why study Public Health abroad?

"Public health practice is essentially a global activity cutting across geographical and international boundaries. Discoveries in public health science and innovative public health policies also cut across age groups, gender, ethnicity, level of education, socioeconomic class, and cultural differences. It is arguable that very few, if any, contemporary human health issues are permanently limited by national or geographical boundaries. There is possibly no more sophisticated opportunity to address transboundary health issues than that presented by the Education Abroad Program (EAP) at UC-Irvine. There is also possibly no better time in history to major in innovative and powerful public health degrees than right now, and right here at UC-Irvine!" Read the whole story! Professor Oladele Ogunseitan Environmental Health, Science, & Policy

 

To demonstrate how EAP can fit into your UCI experience, we have created examples of strategies to help you conceptualize planning for study abroad. Below are possible strategies for students who are attempting to fulfill degree requirements abroad. The School of Social Ecology will accept a maximum of 5 upper division courses toward the major from non UCI sources. Choose from two majors: Public Health Sciences Public Health Policy *New* Check out this article describing the situation of public health training in Europe. Provided by Professor Ogunseitan

Public Health Sciences Majors

Note: These are only a few strategies that demonstrate how a student can study abroad and graduate within 4 years. There are many EAP programs that can be substituted into the same strategies. DO NOT LET THESE EXAMPLES LIMIT YOU. Please consult the EAP Program Search for more options.
Strategy I	Semester abroad taking breadth requirements
Strategy II	Summer abroad taking lower division science requirements
Strategy III	Fall semester abroad taking 1 Biology course, 2 upper division topic courses, and 1 breadth
Strategy IV	Year abroad taking lower and upper division science courses and electives

 

Public Health Policy Majors

Note: These are only a few strategies that demonstrate how a student can study abroad and graduate within 4 years. There are many EAP programs that can be substituted into the same strategies. DO NOT LET THESE EXAMPLES LIMIT YOU. Please consult the EAP Program Search for more options.
Strategy I	Semester abroad taking breadth requirements
Strategy II	Fall semester abroad taking upper division topics courses
Strategy III	Year abroad taking breadth, upper division topics courses, and electives