NHS-International Health or SFS?

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<p>My daughter can't decide whether to apply to the NHS program with a major in International Health or the SFS program with a major in either International History or Regional and Comparative Studies with a Certificate of International Development. She is really interested in International Studies with an emphasis on health issues. I think that she might have more options in the SFS, but she's not convinced. I believe that if she gets in to the SFS she can still take some classes in NHS and vise versa.</p>

<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>Two suggestions:</p>

<p>One - take a look at the Science, Technology, and International Affairs major, which has a concentration in Biotechnology and Global Health ([Concentration</a> Fields - STIA Major - Georgetown University](<a href=“http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/majors/stia/concentrations/]Concentration”>http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/majors/stia/concentrations/))</p>

<p>Two - compare the coursework that would be taken in each of the tracks and see what looks to be more appealing.</p>

<p>NHS - [The</a> School of Nursing and Health Studies](<a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/gsn.html#program]The”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/gsn.html#program)
IHealth - <a href=“http://nhs.georgetown.edu/documents/internationalhealth.pdf[/url]”>http://nhs.georgetown.edu/documents/internationalhealth.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>SFS - [The</a> Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service](<a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/sfs.html#degree]The”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/sfs.html#degree)
STIA - [Courses</a> - STIA Major - Georgetown University](<a href=“http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/majors/stia/courses/]Courses”>http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/majors/stia/courses/)</p>

<p>SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA) aims to equip students with the tools needed to understand the complex array of problems at the intersection of science and international affairs. STIA is the only multi- and interdisciplinary science studies major offered by Georgetown University. </p>

<p>SFS students electing to major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs select one of four subfields: 1) Environment and Energy, 2) Science, Technology, Growth and Development, 3) Biotechnology and Global Health, and 4) Science, Technology and Security. Regardless of the subfield chosen, all STIA majors must complete 12 courses in the major, drawn as follows from the four designated groups. </p>

<p>Group I: Two Framework courses–Science and Technology in the Global Arena (STIA-305) and a senior seminar.</p>

<p>Group II: Four courses from the chosen subfields.</p>

<p>Group III: At least four and not more than six courses in natural science (including laboratory courses), mathematics, or computer science relating to the chosen subfield.</p>

<p>Group IV: Depending on the number of science courses taken from Group III, the student will take at least one and not more than two STIA electives in order to bring the total number of major courses to the required 12.</p>

<p>Please note that courses commissioned by the major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs will appear under a separate heading in the Schedule of Classes under the prefix “STIA”.</p>