Requirements for the concentration
The Global Public Health concentration brings a multidisciplinary perspective to the understanding of people’s health worldwide. Key concerns include health problems specific to certain populations, disparities in access to healthcare within and between countries, health needs in humanitarian emergencies, and global health threats such as pandemics. Significant consideration is given to how political, economic, and cultural contexts affect people’s health, what ethical issues arise in regard to healthcare, and how global health initiatives and domestic policies and programs seek to provide solutions.
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| PUBH 3133 | Global Health and Development | |
| For students in the BA in international affairs program, four courses selected from the following: | ||
| For students in the BS in international affairs program, two courses selected from the following: | ||
| ANTH 2501 | The Anthropology of Gender: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | |
| ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| or IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| ANTH 3503 | Psychological Anthropology | |
| ANTH 3504 | Illness, Healing, and Culture | |
| ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| or IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| ANTH 3991 | Special Topics (Medical Anthropology) | |
| ANTH 3991 | Special Topics (Health, Gender, and Intersectionality) | |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| GEOG 2133 | People, Land, and Food | |
| GEOG 2136 | Water Resources | |
| GEOG 2141 | Cities in the Developing World | |
| GEOG 3143 | Urban Sustainability | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Women, Rights, and Gender Equality) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Mental Health Policy) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (LGBTIQ+ in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| or ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| MLS 2005 | Plagues, Pandemics, and Epidemics | |
| PUBH 1101 | Introduction to Public Health and Health Services | |
| PUBH 2110 | Public Health Biology | |
| PUBH 2112 | Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion | |
| PUBH 3115 | Global Health and Human Rights | |
| PUBH 3131 | Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 3132 | Health and Environment | |
| PUBH 3150 | Sustainable Energy and Environmental Health | |
| SOC 2175 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | |
| SUST 1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | |