Santa Clara University

Public Health Science

Study Abroad

Public health students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of international study opportunities to gain greater understanding of global health issues. For example, SCU-affiliated programs in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Copenhagen, and Geneva offer public health-related courses and immersion experiences. 

  • Courses taken abroad can count as electives toward the major or minor.
  • Some study abroad immersion experiences may satisfy the internship requirement.
  • Contact the PHS Director ofr the SCU International Programs office for more information.

Study Abroad Courses

Boston University – Geneva Public Health Internship

PH 506 – International Health and the WHO
PH 507 – Controversies in International Health

Casa de la Solidaridad summer program in El Salvador for pre-health students

INTL 139: Field Placement : Cultural Perspectives in Public Health

Danish Institute for Study Abroad (Copenhagen)

Medical Practice and Policy
Biomedical Exploration of HIV and AIDS
HIV/AIDS in Europe
Medical Consequences of Western Lifestyle
Complexity of Cancer
The Impact of Epidemic Diseases

Duke University - Organization for Tropical Studies Global Health program in Costa Rica
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SCU student blogger Yvonne Monteverde '10 (in blue), with DIS study-abroad friends, in front of The Fountain at Gammel Torv in Denmark.
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