Are These Colleges Good For Someone Interested In Political Science and Global Health?

<p>@cicero1</p>

<p>It is getting late, but Tufts might be a good fit…</p>

<p>It has one of the top IR programs in the country, with concentrations available in both Global Health and Africa
<a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/academics/”>http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/academics/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Homepage | International Relations Program”>Homepage | International Relations Program;
<a href=“Homepage | International Relations Program”>Homepage | International Relations Program;

<p>The Institute of Global Leadership and the Experimental College sponsor a comprehensive, year-long program centered around a current global issue (in 2012-13 the theme was Global Health and Security)
<a href=“http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/sites/default/files/images/resources/igl2014%20brochure.pdf”>http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/sites/default/files/images/resources/igl2014%20brochure.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tufts has a formal Career Advisory Network to link students to alumni
<a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/career/alumniConnection.html”>http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/career/alumniConnection.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and a partnership with the US Department of State to provide a Diplomat In Residence
<a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/career/diplomatResidence.htm”>http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/career/diplomatResidence.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here is a copy of the latest IR newsletter with a bio on the current Diplomat in Residence (the former Ambassador to The Republic of Mali and former Director of West African Affairs)
<a href=“Homepage | International Relations Program”>Homepage | International Relations Program;

<p>There is also an extensive pre-health advising program and a very active pre-med society
<a href=“http://uss.tufts.edu/hpa/HealthProfessions/”>http://uss.tufts.edu/hpa/HealthProfessions/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://tuftspremedical.strikingly.com/”>Tufts Premedical Society on Strikingly;

<p>Tufts Medical school has a Center for Global Health with lots of research opportunities
<a href=“http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Center-for-Global-Public-Health”>http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Center-for-Global-Public-Health&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Center-for-Global-Public-Health/Research-Areas”>http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Center-for-Global-Public-Health/Research-Areas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and several degrees in Public Health, including a joint BA/MA
<a href=“http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Academics/Public-Health-Program/MPH-and-Combined-Degree-Programs/Our-Degrees-and-Accreditation”>http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Academics/Public-Health-Program/MPH-and-Combined-Degree-Programs/Our-Degrees-and-Accreditation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tufts School of Nutrition is extremely active in the area of global health with research in 15 locations in Africa and partnerships with Johns Hopkins and Brown
<a href=“http://fic.tufts.edu/”>http://fic.tufts.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Research Themes - Tufts - Feinstein International CenterTufts – Feinstein International Center”>http://fic.tufts.edu/research/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.tufts.edu/tufts-test/med/nutrition-infection/tnc-cdaar/tnc-about-us.html”>http://www.tufts.edu/tufts-test/med/nutrition-infection/tnc-cdaar/tnc-about-us.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Global Health Initiative | Brown University”>Global Health Initiative | Brown University;
<a href=“Global Health Initiative | Brown University”>Global Health Initiative | Brown University;

<p>Tufts School of Engineering is active in the area of global health with an undergrad major and Phd program as well as
an active project in Uganda that includes non-engineers.
<a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/cee/undergraduate/majors/bseEnvironmental.htm”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/cee/undergraduate/majors/bseEnvironmental.htm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/cee/research/water.htm”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/cee/research/water.htm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://sites.tufts.edu/ewb/projects/uganda/”>http://sites.tufts.edu/ewb/projects/uganda/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Students are politically active, both on and off campus
<a href=“Rally marches from Tufts to Harvard Bridge - The Tufts Daily”>http://tuftsdaily.com/multimedia/2014/12/05/rally-marches-tufts-harvard-bridge/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tufts has a number of their own study abroad programs including one in Ghana and one in London in the school for African studies
<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/tufts-programs-abroad-tufts-in-ghana”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/tufts-programs-abroad-tufts-in-ghana&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/tufts-programs-abroad-tufts-in-london-school-for-oriental-and-african-studies”>https://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/tufts-programs-abroad-tufts-in-london-school-for-oriental-and-african-studies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are several related clubs including the Institute for Political Citizenship</p>

<p><a href=“http://tuftspolitics.org/”>http://tuftspolitics.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tufts Vet School has a global health program and research opportunities as well
<a href=“http://vet.tufts.edu/idgh/”>http://vet.tufts.edu/idgh/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There is also an undergrad Community Health major with local internships.</p>

<p><a href=“About | Department of Community Health”>About | Department of Community Health;
<a href=“Internships | Department of Community Health”>Internships | Department of Community Health;