The department's curriculum blends public health and health systems management with an emphasis on the environment, culture, economics, and politics and their influence on health.

For a successful and productive career in global health, undergraduate students must learn to think critically and communicate effectively. This includes being able to formulate good questions, to find information that will inform your question, to evaluate the source of the information, to synthesize and analyze the information, and to present your findings to different audiences. Modes of communication that you are expected to master during your four years at Georgetown include, but are not limited to, oral presentations, literature reviews, research papers, proposals, professional blogs and opinion pieces.