Department of Biology
An underlying motivator of scientific endeavor is the impact that discoveries have on human health across the globe.
The Major in the Biology of Global Health will address the biology behind the largest public health concerns of today, combining strengths from across the Georgetown campus in infectious and genetic disease research with interdisciplinary work in applications of policy, law and ethics to global health issues.
The major in the Biology of Global Health will include coursework and research spanning the basic sciences - genetics, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, evolution, ecology, mathemantics and computational sciences - while also integrating perspectives from policy, economics, ethics, law and sociology.
All students apply to become Biology of Global Health majors during the fall term of the second year.
The Biology of Global Health major will prepare students for graduate education in research, medicine, and public health as well as preparing students to become leaders in the search for solutions to global health challenges.
The senior thesis allows the student to have the experience of basic or medical research, teaching and researching pedagogy, or critically analyzing the literature during their undergraduate years. Many students will start their research in the junior year, and will register for BIOL-300 for course credit; click here for more information.