Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting August 2027; Apply before Dec 2026
Overview
The transdisciplinary graduate program in Global Health at Arizona State University trains students broadly in cutting-edge health social science research theory and methods.
The program leverages the strength of ASU's medical anthropology programming and 15 medical anthropologists, and it has the advantage of accessing a much wider set of skills offered by those in such fields as medical sociology, demography, human geography and epidemiology.
Career Opportunities
Nationally and internationally, the health field provides enormous and varied career opportunities, and demand is high and growing for graduates with specific skills. The program is designed to train those who anticipate working in transdisciplinary academic settings, medical schools or nonacademic health settings.
Sample employment venues include:
- departments of health
- government agencies
- international agencies (World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control, Global Health Council, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank)
- nongovernmental organizations
- private sector
- universities
Programme Structure
Some particular thematic foci of the program are:
- biocultural approaches to human coping
- computer-based complexity modeling
- culture and health
- health in the Americas
- Indigenous and minority health
- mathematical epidemiology
- nutritional anthropology
- social justice and vulnerable populations
- social networks
- urban and environmental health
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- All applicants must submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- personal statement outlining educational and professional goals
- current curriculum vitae or resume
- three letters of recommendation
- proof of English proficiency
- Suitable backgrounds for admission include a master's degree in the social sciences (e.g., anthropology or sociology), public health, human biology or related fields.
- Applicants may submit with their application materials an optional scholarly writing sample not to exceed 30 double-spaced pages.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 42,617 AUD / year (approx. 30,348 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 39,053 AUD / year (approx. 27,810 USD / year)
- Domestic: 18,171 AUD / year (approx. 12,940 USD / year)
Living costs
Tempe, United States: 1,264-1,896 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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