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Bachelor of Science in Public Health Studies- Indigenous Health Portland State University Portland State University, USA

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USD 23256

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*Subject to change and other fees
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USD 60

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48 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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71

TOEFL

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50%

Min GPA

Program Overview

In partnership with the Native American community of Portland, Oregon, the Indigenous Nations Studies (INST) Department at Portland State University and beyond, we offer the nation’s only undergraduate concentration that centers learning about health equity and public health from Indigenous peoples.

This concentration is a collaborative model that compliments the Indigenous Nations Studies (INST) major and minor, intersects with STEAM disciplines, and can serve as a post baccalaureate pathway to the health sciences professions (nursing, medicine, dentistry).

Our Indigenous Health concentration offers students (Native and non-Native) the opportunity to learn about the functions and tools of public health within anti-racist, decolonizing and liberatory frameworks. We cultivate a future workforce ready to address the lasting impacts of colonialism for health-justice that is beneficial for all. It prepares students to understand the health issues impacting Indigenous peoples, and uplift community-based and community-driven solutions for health-justice, wellness, and equity.

We offer students the opportunity to:

  • Learn in a community-based and community-driven process that centers the strengths and contributions of Indigenous people who have been engaging in public health since time immemorial.
  • Understand and address racial health disparities through a critical analysis of racism, colonialism, and power.
  • Examine, reflect and engage in discourse into social determinants of health impacts on racialized and oppressed populations that are historically underserved and erased by western institutions.
  • Critically analyze harmful data and research practices in order to build a workforce that is accountable to address colonialism and racism embedded within public health and intersecting systems through Indigenous strengths-based approaches.
  • Understand the critical need for public health to center Indigenous knowledge to uplift practices of community care, decolonize the Land Back movement, and to foster advocates and allies for Indigenous equity.
  • Develop equitable public health solutions rooted in Indigenous wisdom, values, and Indigenous Traditional Ecological & Cultural Knowledges (ITECK) systems.
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Additional Information

Program Level 4-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 21 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Optional Practical Training (OPT) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Jun 2025, Sep 2025

Closed

Mar 2025

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

     

    6 IELTS Score
    71 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
    53 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
    110 Duolingo Minimum Overall Score
    50% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    23256

    Tuition Fee
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    USD 60

    Application Fee
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    16980 Per year

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    Scholarships

    • All admitted undergraduate international students are automatically considered for merit scholarships of up to $10,000 per year.

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