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Dec 26, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Global Health Minor
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The Global Health minor provides undergraduate students with multidisciplinary exposure to the theoretical, scientific and practical issues affecting the health of people on the global stage.
Students are asked to think critically and reflectively about the multiple factors or determinants that influence individuals and population health, as well as specific policies and practice strategies for addressing a range of contemporary global health problems.
The Global Health minor supports the goals of students who are planning health-related careers in research, teaching, or health services, in any variety of settings, including universities, government agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations or private industry. The minor also provides valuable training for those who plan advanced specialist health training - for example, in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, allied health or public health. In addition, a minor in global health will benefit students in majors such as civil engineering and business administration who are interested in the intersection of their discipline and health or public health problems.
Completion of the Global Health Minor will strengthen students’ capacity to participate across national and cultural boarders, and thus greatly enhance their competitiveness when applying for post-baccalaureate training or careers that focus on global issues.
The purpose/goal of the Global Health Minor is to increase students’ knowledge of:
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The major disparities, determinants, policies and outcomes in global health.
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The science of understanding the health of world populations through relevant methods of promoting and protecting health, emerging health issues, healthcare systems and approaches to address problems and intervene.
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Epidemiologic principles used to study population health and disease, including the relationship between culture and epidemiology, health equity issues, and human rights.
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Required Courses
The following four courses are required for the Global Health Minor:
Approved Electives for Global Health Minor
The remaining two courses required for the minor need to be selected from an approved list of courses offered by the University. These electives include courses that facilitate a focus on a global perspective in health. One of these courses is required to be at the 300 or 400 level. These electives will allow students to select courses that align with their interests and provide interdisciplinary insight into the field of global health.
Ethics/Human Rights/Social Justice
History/Culture/Philosophy
Global Organizations/Sustainability
Gender/Sexual Orientation Studies
Global Perspective of Environmental Studies
Policy, Law, and Economics in Global Public Health
Please Note:
Electives listed above were located in the 2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Caltalog and verified by the Department/Program Chairs as active. No on-line courses are included at the time.
Experiential Learning, an optional course, is encouraged for students in the Global Health Minor. Experiential learning provides students with an opportunity to apply their classroom-based learning outside the classroom in a global health context. Experiential learning opportunities may take place at the international, national or local level. One of the primary objectives of experiential learning is to facilitate a greater depth of understanding of the determinants and solutions to global health challenges. The CNHS will follow the guidelines set forth by the University. https://www.umassd.edu/career/students/internships/
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