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Global Contexts of Health B.A.
Health and wellbeing are at the forefront of many programs and career paths—and the BA in Global Contexts of Health will provide you with a unique lens to address these vital topics. Through the study of individual behaviors, social and cultural factors, and more, you will understand the health disparities within and across populations. This program won't just teach you to analyze globalization and public health topics, but will also prepare you to integrate your knowledge of the larger sociocultural context for health in a population and identify targets for lasting change.
Program Offered
Global Contexts of Health
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
61 Units
Accreditation
WASC
Curriculum Sheet
Description:
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Contexts of Health provides a broad contextual lens with which to understand the complex problems behind health disparities. Students in the major learn to analyze contextual factors, become grounded in a variety of disciplinary perspectives and can apply what they have learned to specific health problems through a critical analysis course and research methods/thesis sequence. Graduates with this degree will be competitive applicants for clinical programs in applied fields such as medicine, dentistry, occupational therapy, nursing, and pharmacy, as well as health policy and public health.
Career Outlook
3% Job Market Growth
$83,960 Median Salary
The median annual wage for emergency management directors was $83,960 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $50,340, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $151,560.
In May 2023, the median annual wages for emergency management directors in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Professional, scientific, and technical services $106,730
- Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private $100,610
- Hospitals; state, local, and private $96,380
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals $78,020
- State government, excluding education and hospitals $70,300
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Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Emergency Management Directors, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/emergency-management-directors.htm (visited April 17, 2024).
