Yale-NUS College
Concurrent Degree with Yale School of Public Health

Singapore, Singapore

DEGREE TYPE

Associate Degree

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Aug 2024

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Concurrent Degree with Yale School of Public Health allows students to simultaneously pursue a degree in a related field alongside a Master of Public Health (MPH). This flexible program integrates public health principles into various disciplines, enhancing career versatility and interdisciplinary expertise.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can explore diverse career opportunities such as public health policy analysts, health educators, epidemiologists, or roles in non-profit organizations and governmental agencies focused on health promotion and disease prevention.

The Five-Year Concurrent Degree Programme (CDP) offered by Yale-NUS College and the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) is designed for students who want broad liberal arts and sciences education career in the field of public health. A unique sequence of courses, community-based practice, and field or laboratory research provides students with multiple opportunities to tailor their academic programmes to their specific career interests.

Students can choose concentrations in:

Biostatistics

Environmental Health Sciences

Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Health Policy

At the end of the programme, CDP students will graduate with two degrees – the Yale-NUS Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and the Master of Public Health from Yale. It is expected that students will be able to complete the programme in five academic years.