Harvard Law School (HLS) is home to a number of faculty whose work relates closely to global health law, policy, and innovation. It features research programs on myriad topics related to global health and development, including racial justice, East Asian legal studies, environmental policies, human rights, law and economics, labor and health law, food law and policy, animal law, biotechnology and bioethics, corporate governance, entrepreneurship and venture finances, negotiation and dispute resolution,...

Undergraduates at Harvard College have many opportunities to engage in global health learning. They can pursue a secondary field in Global Health and Health Policy, enroll in a general education course on global health, engage in activities as part of the many student groups focused on global health, and participate in experiential internships during the summer or January term. They can take advantage of seminars, workshops, and other activities sponsored by the Harvard Global...

Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) launched an innovative new curriculum in 2015 which integrates oral health and primary care and gives first-year students and Harvard medical students the opportunity to gain primary care clinical experience earlier in their training. The school’s Office of Global and Community Health develops, promotes, and...

The Harvard Division of Continuing Education (DCE) includes the Harvard Summer School, Harvard Extension School, and learning opportunities for retirees and professional development. The Summer School offers more than 20 study abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Harvard Extension School offers more than 600 courses in the liberal arts and professional fields, including numerous foreign languages offerings. Students have the same opportunities as...

Harvard’s commitment to advance learning and research in the health of populations (“public health”) includes and incorporates research within and across global borders as it relates to the multifaceted aspects of “global health.” At the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, global health is a focus both within the Department of Global Health and Population and across aspects of every academic department. For example, the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development enables...

Housing, urban, and community design are important factors in the social determinants of health. At the Graduate School of Design (GSD) at Harvard University, architecture, design, and urban planning students are regularly engaged in a broad range of projects relevant to global health and sustainable development, such as designing sanitation or energy generating facilities for resource-poor settings, evaluating social media in urban networks, and developing “green” communities. The...

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) offers master’s and doctoral degrees in over 80 divisions, departments, and committees, from African American studies to systems biology, as well as joint degrees with Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. The GSAS umbrella covers the humanities and sciences, linking programs with Harvard’s professional schools, including several related to global health. GSAS also offers its PhD students the chance to complete a secondary field in...

The Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) offers graduate programs that prepare students to be successful leaders in public service. HKS also offers more than two dozen executive education programs for leaders from the government, corporate, and nonprofit sectors around the world. Coursework explores the intersection of public policy with other disciplines, including science, economics, religion and ethics, law, and urban design. Many HKS faculty engage in topics specifically related to health, and HKS is home to several centers...

Harvard Business School (HBS) has a strong global presence and impact, with many projects related to health. Its Global Initiative, established in 1996, supports faculty, students, and alumni by encouraging a global perspective on research, study, and practice. HBS faculty research has produced a case library of nearly 10,000 case studies; each year...

The health of each individual is inextricably connected with the public health of the space and society in which that person lives. At Harvard Medical School (HMS), physicians, instructors, and students partner with public health experts, social activists, politicians, policy experts, and urban designers to shape individual health through a focus on the broader community. Through clinical, molecular, and technological research and problem solving, members of the HMS community seek to tackle many...

Individual health behaviors are often shaped by religious beliefs and practices, and many health care services around the world are founded on and funded by faith-based organizations or initiatives. The study of religion commonly includes health-related discussions about issues of social justice, equity, gender-based violence, and support for the practical application of economic, social, and cultural rights. At Harvard Divinity School (HDS), students can explore these relationships through both the...

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks to address societal challenges by applying engineering principles that link knowledge from the basic sciences, arts, and the humanities with the professions of law, medicine, public policy, design, and business practice. SEAS is the home for a number of departments and focus areas with direct implications for global health, including biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and environmental science. Global health innovations...

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the largest division of the University, and it comprises Harvard College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and the Division of Continuing Education, including the Extension and Summer Schools. FAS is home to nearly 50 different centers, institutes, and societies, many relevant to the cross-disciplinary nature of global health challenges, for example biologically inspired engineering,...

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is dedicated to creating and sharing transformative ideas across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, through its annual Fellowship Program. Resources on gender and society abound in the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Through its Academic Ventures program, the Institute fosters collaborative research projects and sponsored lectures and conferences that engage scholars with...

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) offers master’s and doctoral degrees in 56 divisions, departments, and committees, from African American studies to systems biology, including 17 interfaculty programs, as well as joint degrees with Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. GSAS bring the arts and sciences together with Harvard’s professional schools, including research pertinent to global health. GSAS also offers its PhD students the chance to complete a secondary field in one of 19 areas of study, including...