Current MA students may choose to study abroad during their time at NYU! Please check back for information about upcoming opportunities available for Bioethics students. Click here to find out more about studying abroad with the School of Global Public Health, or email bioethics@nyu.edu with any specific questions.
January 2024 Study Abroad
Students are encouraged to read the information below, as well as the Frequently Asked Questions section prior to completing the application for January term abroad. You must be signed into NYU Home in order to complete it. The application will close at 5pm on Wednesday, October 11th.
GPH-GU 9285 Global Women’s Health Programs: Analyzing Evidence to Improve Women’s Lives (3 credits)
Prerequisites: none
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 4th – 15th
Instructor: Prof. Cheryl Healton
Eligibility: Open to MPH students in CHSP, ENV, GH, PHN, PHPM, SBS, and SDG; MA students in Bioethics; DrPH students
Program fee: $1600 (includes GNU accommodations)
Non-refundable deposit: Students accepted into the course will need to provide a non-refundable deposit of $300 in order to get a permission code to register for the course. The deposit will come out of the program fee of the course.
This course introduces the student to the major health issues facing women in low resource countries and how to analyze existing programs geared towards improving women’s health. Students will learn how biological, environmental, and societal issues affect women’s health, the outcomes of pregnancy, and child survival. Topics include reproductive and obstetric health, women’s rights, gender-based violence, access to health education, family planning, female genital cutting, and the public health interventions proven to positively impact these issues. Students will intensively evaluate and analyze the interventions created to improve the lives of women and identify key elements that constitute an effective global women’s health program. Students will learn the necessary skills to generate solutions to the complex circumstances affecting the health of women globally. This course will explore women’s health from both an Italian and US perspective. When in Florence, students will visit an immigrant health center, a public maternity women’s health center and/ or emergency room in an effort to compare and contrast US and Italian standards of health care.
