Summer Session I: Migration in the European Context: Challenges for Public Health (Athens and Chios, Greece)
Dates: Monday, May 27th through Friday, June 7th (does not include travel to and from Greece)
Course Fee: $2,400 (scholarship opportunities are available through Rutgers Global; SPH will also offer opportunities for financial assistance)
In partnership with National School of Public Health, this course will provide 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, students will be provided the opportunity 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.
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Summer Session II: Public Health and Practices in a Global Setting – The example of Tanzania (Dodoma, Tanzania)
Dates: Monday, July 15th through Friday, July 26th (does not include travel to and from Tanzania and 3-day safari).
Course Fee: $1,900 (scholarship opportunities are available through Rutgers Global; SPH will also offer opportunities for financial assistance)
In partnership with the University of Dodoma College of Health Sciences, this course will give students an immersive experience in which they can apply the principles and practices of Public Health in a global setting. Faculty from Rutgers School of Public Health and the University of Dodoma will guide students from both institutions through classroom and field-based activities that will enhance their understanding of critical public health issues in Tanzania/Sub-Saharan Africa and how to identify ways to address them.
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