Global and Comparative Public Health Concentration
Global and Comparative Public Health Concentration
Students must complete 12 credit hours of electives for the concentration. At least three (3) credit hours must come from Natural Science electives and at least three (3) credit hours must come from Humanities/Social Science electives.
Students seeking to transfer courses from other colleges or universities must complete the GCPH course transfer request form.
No more than three (3) credits may be transferred towards the concentration from other colleges or universities.
Students completing the 4-course sequence in Foundations of Interpreting (Course numbers here) are advised that only one (1) course may be counted towards the concentration.
Students are advised that for study abroad courses and experiential rotations, only three (3) credits may be counted towards the concentration.
Students are advised that some courses are not taught in both semesters, some courses are taught on an every-other-basis, some courses have pre-requisites, and some courses may be restricted to students in specific years or programs of study. Students are advised to consult the appropriate web pages to determine if a given course will be taught during any given semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HSCI 143 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
| HSCI 144 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least one course from the Natural Sciences list and one course from the Social Science/Humanities list: | 12 | |
| Natural Sciences: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY | ||
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES | ||
| EVOLVED FOODWAYS | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY LAB | ||
| BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY and SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| APPLIED SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY 1 | ||
| Social Sciences/Humanities: | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL HISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | ||
| VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOPICS | ||
| HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| HISTORY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS (Global Health Care Professionals) | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS | ||
| HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES | ||
| EXPERIENTIAL ROTATION BLOCK | ||
| GLOBAL REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| DEATH & SOCIETY | ||
| SPANISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | ||
| CULTURAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
Foundations of Interpreting 1 | ||
Foundations of Interpreting 2 | ||
Foundations of Interpreting 3 | ||
Foundations of Interpreting 4 | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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No longer offered as of Spring 2023
* This course number may change in the future. Students should enroll by course name.