Class information

Core class

Course: PUBHLTH 6000 Introduction to Global Health (2 units)
Semester: Autumn

This course will raise students’ awareness of health issues that transcend national borders and cultures and offer an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and interest in the global health field. Lectures each week will cover topics such as the global burden of diseases and determinants, food security and population health, women’s health and child survival and health care systems around the world.

Discipline-specific classes

Students in a College listed below must take an additional course, which will not count toward the required 10-hours but is a college-specific requirement.

Discipline-specific field experiences

Students from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) must complete a global health field experience.

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

SHRS requires that all students have an international practicum experience. All students can take HRS 7289 to fulfill this requirement. Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) students have the option of taking HRS 7700S instead.  

Neither of these courses counts toward the 10-credit minimum of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Global Health

• HRS 7289 Clinical Practicum in Global Health; SU, AU, SP
• HRS 7700S Service Learning in Global Health (Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; DPT students only); AU

1 credit hour may count toward the 10-credit minimum

• Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (DOT) students may take: OCCTHER 6510 Service Learning in Occupational Therapy; AU, SP 1-credit
• DPT students may take: PHYSTHER 8065 Service Learning in Physical Therapy; AU, SP  1 credit