Overview

Designed for students from all backgrounds, whether you’re completing your undergraduate degree, shifting careers, or advancing as a healthcare professional, this interdisciplinary Global Health program offered at Nova Southeastern University equips you to tackle health challenges worldwide.

Key Facts

Through flexible coursework, hands-on field experiences, and mentorship from global health experts, you’ll gain the skills to address issues like maternal health in Haiti, climate resilience in Ghana, and access to essential medicines in underserved populations. Graduate prepared to lead, collaborate across sectors, and drive lasting change in communities around the globe.

What will you study

This interdisciplinary program examines the multifaceted forces that influence health across borders, encompassing social, political, economic, environmental, cultural, and religious factors. You’ll examine how global systems influence access to care, how health disparities emerge and persist, and how interventions can be designed and scaled to improve lives in diverse settings.

Coursework may include topics such as humanitarian response, disease surveillance, health systems in low-resource environments, and the logistics of delivering care, including cold-chain storage and essential medicines policy. You’ll also engage with the ethical dimensions of global health delivery and explore how cultural and religious beliefs influence health behaviors, decision-making, and policy.

Emerging areas, such as digital health, climate resilience, and community-based practice, may be integrated into the curriculum, alongside training in systems thinking, inclusive approaches to equity, and advanced research methods. Through experiential learning and a thesis or capstone project, you’ll gain the skills to analyze complex data, design meaningful studies, and contribute to global understanding. Where your path leads to policy, practice, or research, this program prepares you to lead with empathy, act with precision, and drive change where it’s needed most.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

humanitarian response
disease surveillance
health systems in low-resource environments
logistics of delivering care
cold-chain storage
essential medicines policy
ethical dimensions of global health delivery
cultural and religious beliefs influence health behaviors
digital health
climate resilience
community-based practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

34 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Davie, United States

Disciplines

Public Health View 1148 other Masters in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum GPA: 2.5 in last 60 credits, or 3.0 master’s GPA, or GRE 300+, with other academic indicators accepted.
Applicants below GPA expectations may explain circumstances and submit extra materials; some may receive provisional admission without federal aid.
Submit official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions, sent directly to NSU.
International applicants must provide NACES‑evaluated, translated transcripts when applicable.
Submit a ≤500‑word Personal Statement addressing motivation, goals, and academic context.
Submit a resume or CV with academic and professional background.
English proficiency required: TOEFL 80 iBT/213 CBT, IELTS 6.0+, or two U.S. English composition courses with 2.0+.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

14620 USD / year

≈ 14620 USD / year
Out-of-State

14620 USD / year

≈ 14620 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14620 USD / year

≈ 14620 USD / year

Living costs

Davie

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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