There are many modern health concerns that have implications across borders. In a global health studies program, students learn to address worldwide health and develop initiatives to take on these issues with an intercontinental perspective.

Norway (Norge) is the westernmost, northernmost — and in fact the easternmost — of the three Scandinavian countries. Norway is well known for its amazing and varied scenery. The fjords in the west of the country are long narrow inlets, flanked on either side by tall mountains where the sea penetrates far inland. The ultimate responsibility for the education lies with the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.