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.
To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| PUBH 3133 | Global Health and Development | |
| Four 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 3502 | Cultural Ecology | |
| 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) | |
| EHS 2109 | Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism | |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| GEOG 2133 | People, Land, and Food | |
| GEOG 2136 | Water Resources | |
| GEOG 2137 | Environmental Hazards | |
| GEOG 2141 | Cities in the Developing World | |
| GEOG 3132 | Environmental Quality and Management | |
| 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 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategic Management in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| or ANTH 3501 | Anthropology of Development | |
| PUBH 1101 | Introduction to Public Health and Health Services | |
| PUBH 2110 | Public Health Biology | |
| PUBH 2113 | Impact of Culture upon Health | |
| PUBH 2114 | Environment, Health, and Development | |
| PUBH 2115 | Health, Human Rights, and Displaced Persons | |
| PUBH 2116 | Global Delivery of Health Systems | |
| PUBH 3115 | Global Health and Human Rights | |
| PUBH 3131 | Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 3132 | Health and Environment | |
| PUBH 3136 | Health Law | |
| PUBH 3137 | Global Public Health Nutrition | |
| PUBH 3150 | Sustainable Energy and Environmental Health | |
| PUBH 3199 | Topics in Public Health (Global Governance and Complex Emergencies) | |
| SOC 2175 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | |
| SUST 1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | |
| WGSS 3170 | Special Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Sociology of Sex and Gender) | |