<p>Here are some suggestions to think about that might help you tie together your various interests (health sciences/human biology, international, math):
- Major in Nursing, then do a master’s in International Nursing or in Public Health (including biostatistics/epidemiology, international health).
Check the graduate nursing schools at Yale, UPenn, and Case Western Reserve to see the possible options for international nursing.
OR
- Do an undergrad joint major in Anthropology & Biology, then do a master’s in nursing with a specialty in International Nursing or a master’s in Public Health (including biostatistics/epidemiology, international health). Don’t forget to meet the prerequisites for entry into a graduate nursing program, including chemistry, possibly anatomy & physiology. (You could do a nursing master’s without undergrad nursing if you have the right prerequisites.)
You could do a minor in statistics.
OR
- Major in Microbiology or in Nutrition, then do a master’s in nursing with a specialty in International Nursing or a master’s in Public Health (including biostatistics/epidemiology, international health). (You could also check the graduate nutrition programs at Tufts for international health and nutrition programs.)
You could do minors in statistics and/or anthropology.</p>
<p>Relevant anthropology courses could include medical anthropology, nutritional anthropology, international development, biological anthropology, etc. Anthropology will provide a focus on different cultures, etc.; whether or not you’d find relevant courses for medical anthropology depends on the offerings of the particular anthro dept. at your school. You could consult with a faculty advisor in that dept. explaining your interest in health, human biology, etc. and how you could best do this combining biology and anthro courses.</p>
<p>You could supplement any of these options with language courses.</p>
<p>See an interesting link relevant to international health: [Rx</a> for Survival . Global Health Champions . Paul Farmer, MD, PhD | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/champions/paul_farmer.html]Rx”>Rx for Survival . Global Health Champions . Paul Farmer, MD, PhD | PBS)</p>
<p>I saw your post as indicating a greater interest in the international aspects (cultures, languages) of international business in the business aspect. If it happens that you’re just as much interested in the business aspect, you could consider doing something with health care economics in combination with a pre-health sciences concentration. Statistics could be part of this to cover your math interest. </p>
<p>When you mentioned health sciences, I wasn’t clear whether or not, you’re interests were more in pre-med. If so, the second and third options I mentioned would provide appropriate backgrounds as long as you took the appropriate pre-med courses (gen & org chem., gen bio, gen physics, calculus). Of course, instead of a school of nursing, you’d apply to a medical school (which wouldn’t preclude international public health, too).</p>