Overview

Public health seeks to understand, and also to protect and improve, health at the level of a population, by incorporating theory and applied research in the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities.

Learning Objectives

The overarching objective of this Public Health program at Williams College is to prepare students to contribute to a rapidly changing health landscape by inculcating critical and creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, inquiry and analytical skills, ethical reasoning, quantitative and information literacy, written and oral communication of complex ideas, and intercultural knowledge.

To this end, students who complete this area of concentration will:

Understand the interrelationship of individual and social choices with demographic and biological factors and their effect on health.
Engage with socio-cultural, behavioral, policy, and/or biomedical aspects of population health.
Understand how to reason, think critically, analyze, and draw conclusions using data and gain familiarity with qualitative and quantitative methods involved in public health research.
Appreciate the real-world challenges inherent in public health through a relevant field-based educational experience.
Think deliberately and repeatedly about how different strands of their education inform each other, by reflecting upon and synthesizing experiential learning in the context of a cohesive set of elective courses that draw on multiple intellectual and disciplinary frameworks.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biomedical Determinants of Health

Decision-Making by Institutions + Individuals

Methods in Public Health

Nutrition, Food Security and Environmental Health

Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health

Social Determinants of Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

North Adams, United States

Disciplines

Public Health View 913 other Bachelors in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application, Coalition Application, or QuestBridge Application

School Report

Counselor Recommendation

Two Teacher Recommendations

Mid-Year Report (Due February 5 or for schools on a trimester, when 2nd trimester grades are available)

$65 Application Fee or Fee Waiver

Early Decision Agreement Form (Early Decision applicants only)

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

72170 USD / year

≈ 72170 USD / year
Out-of-State

72170 USD / year

≈ 72170 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

72170 USD / year

≈ 72170 USD / year

Living costs

North Adams

United States

876 - 1815 USD / month

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

Funding

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