Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Foundation Course

AFCS 1270Introduction to Global Health4
or PHTH 1270 Introduction to Global Health

Core Course

Complete one of the following. If additional courses are taken, they may be used as electives.3-4
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health
Global Health

Elective Courses

Complete three courses from the following areas. Only two courses from any one area may count toward the minor electives. No more than two required courses in the student's major may count toward the minor electives. At least one of the minor electives must be at the 3000-level or above.9-12
Area 1: Community and Public Health
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya (Dialogue of Civilizations only)
Health Systems, Services, and Education in Ghana (Dialogue of Civilizations only)
Global Climate Change
Comparative Healthcare Systems (Dialogue of Civilizations only)
Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global (Dialogue of Civilizations only)
Community and Public Health
Community and Public Health - Global
Public Health Community Nursing
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
Health Education and Program Planning
Area 2: Biology of Health and Disease
Microbes and Society
Biology and Society
Human Parasitology
Disease Ecology
Area 3: Society and Cultural Health / Area Studies
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya (Dialogue of Civilizations only)
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
Anthropology of Africa
Culture and Politics in Modern India
Healthcare and Medical Economics
The History of Medicine in North America
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
Area 4: Globalization and Development
Human Trafficking
Development Economics
International Food Policy
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
Behavioral Economics
Gender and Development Economics
Interprofessional Ethics for Individual and Population Health
Globalization and International Affairs
International Relations

Global Health Experience

Complete a global health experience that has been approved by the global health minor advisor.

Recommended 

Competency in another language other than English is recommended.

Completion of the Minor

All coursework must be completed at a minimum grade of B and courses may not be taken Pass/Fail.
Complete a minimum of 16 semester hours.


3.000 GPA required in the minor.