Study Abroad
Spring 2024
Public Health Aspects of HIV Prevention and Care
Monday, January 1, 2024, to Friday, January 13, 2024
London, England
Students will consider the evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemics in the United States and the United Kingdom health systems using a public health lens and with consideration to population-based health promotion strategies. The course utilizes an experiential learning approach and a biopsychosocial framework that emphasizes on evidence-supported HIV prevention and care. Students will engage with AIDS service organizations in London and New Jersey, health care facilities, and guest speakers, all with an eye to bring an end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Some work required before traveling to the site in January and some work will be due after returning.
Summer 2024
Food Systems for Sustainability
Dates: June 8 - 22, 2024
New Brunswick, NJ
The program will host up 16 graduate students from Harokopio University at Rutgers alongside 16 Rutgers students.
This course will provide in-depth knowledge and analysis of how food system transformations can support shifts towards sustainable diets. Using a systems approach, students will learn how food is produced within various production schemes, how it moves through long and short food value chains, and how this can be leveraged to promote good nutrition, health, and sustainability. Students will learn about the health, economic, social and environmental considerations and trade-offs of leveraging sustainability within food systems, as well as how to measure them. Through a combination of in-class lectures and experiential learning, students will gain a deep understanding of how food systems can be transformed to sustainably feed 9 billion by 2050.
Migration in the European Context: Challenges for Public Health
Dates: July 6 - 20, 2024
Athens and Lesvos, Greece
This course provides a broad spectrum of theoretical knowledge on issues related to migrants’ health and the related policies in a European context – having as a background “scene” the 2015 migration crisis in Greece. In addition, it provides an opportunity for students to be on the field and interact with those who provide health care to newly arrived migrants/refugees in the island of Chios, one of the entry points in Greece. Thus, students can build a comprehensive multi-sectorial approach in issues related to migrant/refugee health.
Financial Aid Opportunities
There will be opportunities for financial assistance for Rutgers School of Public Health students. Students will have the opportunity to apply for these opportunities and will be selected based on a combination of need and merit.
Additional scholarship opportunities for all students, through Rutgers Global, can be found here.
Questions?
For general questions about the Rutgers School of Public Health's study abroad program, contact officeofgp@sph.rutgers.edu.
Important Dates (Spring Courses)
September 15th, 2023 |
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October 1, 2023 |
Rutgers Global Application Due |
October 15, 2023 |
Non-Refundable Deposit Due to Rutgers Global ($350) |
December 2023 |
Pre-Departure Information Sessions |
January, 2024 |
Attend Study Abroad Course |