Global Health (B.Sc.)

Are you passionate about creating a meaningful impact on global health? Fulda University of Applied Sciences offers a program tailored to your ambition. Our curriculum is designed to address health disparities and promote global health equity. Choose Fulda and navigate the dynamic world of global health.

Recent global health challenges, like the global pandemic, political conflicts, and rising rates of non-communicable diseases highlight the interconnected nature of health issues that transcend national boundaries. Now, more than ever, there's a need for skilled professionals who can navigate these complexities and prepare public health institutions for the challenges and advantages of globalization. The Bachelor of Science in Global Health equips you to address the interplay of structural, political, social, economic, and environmental determinants shaping global health. You will engage critically with many dimensions affecting global health, including government policies, demographic shifts, disparities in wealth, climate change, and many more. Through a holistic education spanning health, social, and political sciences and with unique features like international internships, study abroad options, hands-on research, and mentoring by professors actively working in the field, Fulda’s Global Health program prepares you to be tomorrow's global health leaders.

Semester 1 (30 ECTS)

• GH 1 Intercultural Communication 5 ECTS
• GH 2 Language Acquisition 5 ECTS
• GH 3 Global Health Foundations 10 ECTS
• GH 4 Academic Reasoning and Techniques in Health Sciences 10 ECTS

Semester 2 (30 ECTS)

• GH 5 Global Burden of Disease 10 ECTS
• GH 6 Health Project Planning, Management, and Evaluation 10 ECTS
• GH 7 Social Research Methods 10 ECTS

Semester 3 (30 ECTS)

• GH 8 The German Health Care System from Health Economics and Political Sciences Perspectives 10 ECTS

Compulsory Elective Methods Module

• GH 9a Qualitative Research Methods for Global Health 5 ECTS
• GH 9b Qualitative Research Methods for Global Health 5 ECTS
• GH 10 Evidence-In- formed Decision-Making for Global Health 5 ECTS
• GH 11 Health Inequalities in and between Countries 10 ECTS

Semester 4 30 ECTS

• GH 12a Semester Abroad
• Customized Global Health Semester (Only for international students)
• GH 12b EU Health Policy: Institutional Responsibilities, Areas of Action and Challenges 10 ECTS
• GH 12c Health and Social Justice 10 ECTS
• Elective modules of choice from an- other programme, department, university or institution 10 ECTS

Semester 5 (30 ECTS)

• GH 13 Health Systems in the Global Context 10 ECTS
• GH 14 Global Health Practice 10 ECTS
• GH 15 Study Project Global Health 20 ECTS

Semester 6 (30 ECTS)

• GH 16 Global Health Policy, Politics, Power and Rights 10 ECTS
• GH 17 Planetary Health 10 ECTS
• GH 15 Study Project Global Health 20 ECTS

Semester 7 (30 ECTS)

• GH 18 Internship 20 ECTS
• GH 19 Bachelor Thesis Global Health 10 ECTS

The field of global health offers diverse roles in addressing health challenges across the world:

1. Global Health Researcher
   • Research pressing health issues
   • Work with renowned institutions and think tanks
2. Policy Advisor & Analyst
   • Shape national and global health strategies
   • Collaborate with governments and NGOs
3. Programme Manager/Coordinator
   • Lead impactful health initiatives
   • Engage with global agencies like the WHO and UNICEF
4. Health Educator & Advocate
   • Support communities in their advocacy efforts
   • Partner with schools and international bodies
5. Consultant in Health & Development
   • Drive health system improvements
   • Consult for international organizations

Graduates often find opportunities in multilateral health organizations, government and health institutions, development organizations, consultancies, and internationally operating companies.

A Bachelor's degree in Global Health offers graduates diverse opportunities in international development organizations, the health sector both in Germany and globally, and in major international corporations.

This full-time, on-campus programme spans seven semesters and awards 210 ECTS credits. German students are required to complete a semester abroad in the 4th semester. International students can complete a semester abroad or choose from various modules within Fulda University or another university in Germany.

In the 5th and 6th semesters, all students participate in a study project that spans both semesters, providing an opportunity to apply their knowledge to practice.

The internship in the seventh semester, with an organization involved in the field of Global Health, is mandatory for all students.