2024 was a year of great accomplishments and growth for our department.
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Global Health: Learn from the World to Serve the World’s Health Needs
About Us
The Department of Global Health is home to a diverse community of scholars who work on medical, social, economic, and political issues related to public health in a global context.
Established by Georgetown University in 2001 as the Department of International Health, the Department of Global Health has been a pioneer in developing an undergraduate degree program in global health. We are dedicated to enhancing institutional, organizational, and global community capacity-building in global health
Our Mission
The mission of the department is to combine intellectual pursuit with real-world impact and field experience to instill in our students a passion for acting as a catalyst for social justice and health equity in local and international communities through research and service.
Year in Review
People
The department has twelve full-time and many adjunct and affiliate faculty members. Expertise spans epidemiology, health systems, health policy and law, community health, maternal and child health, mental health, equity, social and commercial determinants and governance.
Learn more about our facultyFaculty Research
Our faculty are experts in their areas of focus. In addition to teaching, they conduct research, advise and collaborate with international, federal and local agencies on policy issues and special projects.
Explore our faculty’s researchUndergraduate Program
The undergraduate program 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.
Learn more about the B.S. in Global Health programGraduate Programs
Master of Science in Climate, Environment & Health
Jointly led by the School of Health and the Earth Commons Institute for Environment & Sustainability, the master’s program in climate, environment & health prepares students to design and lead solutions to complex global challenges at the intersection of environmental change and human health.
Learn More About the MS in Climate, Environment & Health program
Master of Science in Global Health
The master’s program in global health is a development-oriented, interdisciplinary program that blends research and experiential learning to teach innnovative ways to enhance health systems, policy and outcomes.
Learn more about the MS in Global Health program
Master of Science in Global Infectious Disease
The master’s program in global infectious disease educates students in the science and research of infectious disease, with a focused concentration in either policy or data science.
Learn more about the MS in Global Infectious Disease program
PhD in Global Infectious Disease
The department supports the School of Health’s PhD in Global Infectious Disease program.
Learn more about the PhD in Global Infectious Disease programSupport Our Work
To donate in support of the department’s work, visit the School of Health giving form and type “Department of Global Health” in the “Other” field.