Offering multidisciplinary inquiry and reflection for students interested in the intersection of physiological, social, political and ethical factors concerning human health.
A curriculum based on investigation, inquiry and reflection
Some of the putative gains in health are contested: lives are longer, but more people die slowly and away from home; and the United States spends more per capita on health care than any country in the world, but achieves only average public health results. T
Why study Health & society at ursinus
Public health at many institutions is a pre-professional track, with students likely to spend considerable time manipulating spreadsheets as if they were running a hospital or the county health department. Instead, our major offers a student the experience of thinking about human health from a liberal arts perspective. We prepare you for graduate school, pre-professional programs and careers in multiple industries.
What are our responsibilities and obligations to each other about health?
How can we understand human health – in terms of biological capability and function and in terms of social constructions?
