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Mar 03, 2025
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[DRAFT] Course Catalog 2025-2026 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Global Health Major
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The major consists of a minimum of 12 full courses (or the equivalent), 1 experiential component, and 1 e-portfolio.
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the major.
 View the catalog page for the global health program.
With core content and electives spanning the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities (including ethics, policy competencies, and statistics), the global health major balances breadth and depth, providing students with a solid understanding of how human health and disease are impacted by culture, policy, the environment, society, and personal behavior, and an appreciation for the intersection of social justice and health issues unique to the global society. With the experiential component and the capstone, students deepen their theoretical understanding of the issues and theoretical frameworks through its application.
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Learning Goals
Students who complete the global health major will: - appreciate the breadth of conditions related to health at the individual and population levels;
- demonstrate an understanding of critical health concepts, processes, methods, and data essential to understanding health problems and the approaches essential to ethical health practice;
- understand how knowledge from biological, chemical, and physical sciences intersect with humanities and social sciences to address how social, economic, behavioral, cultural, political, psychological, and other factors impact human health, influence the global and societal burden of disease, and contribute to health disparities in individual and community health outcomes;
- communicate and value the ethical bases for health and the respectful engagement with people of different cultures and socio-economic structures;
- acquire practical methodological and analytical tools for understanding how all health/healing/illness framings are holistically integrated with scientific, cultural, political, historical, societal, and geographical factors;
- understand the contributions of the multiple health disciplines and other disciplines and stakeholders in working collaboratively with diverse communities and constituencies (e.g., researchers, practitioners, agencies, and organizations) to advance health goals;
- become competent in quantitative and formal reasoning and statistical tools relevant to health fields;
- develop the critical thinking, oral/written communication, and leadership skills necessary to communicate and address health issues and challenges effectively;
- gain practical experience through community-based and lab research and clinical shadowing opportunities; and
- reflect on and integrate global health as a field of study and practice.
Declaration Process
Students who would like to declare the global health major should meet with any member of the Global Health Program Committee to request their commitment to serve as their academic advisor. Additionally, students should complete the applicable major declaration form through the registrar’s website and request for signatures from the academic advisor and chair of the Global Health Program Committee. Honors in Global Health
Global health students with a minimum GPA of 3.10 in the major are invited and encouraged to apply to the Honors Program in Global Health. In the spring of every year, third-year students with strong academic records can propose honors research projects to be undertaken during their senior year. Students interested in such an experience should discuss the honors program with their academic advisor and should identify a faculty research mentor in their junior year. Applications into the Honors Program in Global Health are due to the chair of the global health program in May. Students desiring to pursue an intensive, independent research project should consider applying for the Honors Program in Global Health. Formal acceptance into the Honors Program in Global Health is based on a student’s academic achievements, the suitability of the proposed project, their potential to do independent work, and the submission of their research proposal by October to be reviewed and accepted by their thesis committee, which will be comprised of at least one faculty member serving on the Global Health Program Committee. Students collaborate with their faculty mentor during the fall semester, winter term, and spring semester of their senior year to design and conduct an appropriate research project. The honors program culminates with a written thesis summarizing the students’ research findings and an oral thesis defense. Additional detailed guidelines for the honors program are available through the chair of the global health program or in the Global Health program office (Science Center A261). Students should enroll in the full course of the GLBH 600 research course each semester of their senior year. Detailed Major Requirements
Global Health Major Course Lists
200-Level and Above Social Systems and Representation Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. Notes: - One full 300-level or above modern language course may count for one of the three required full 200-level and above social systems and representation courses.
- This category is broken into subcategories for informational purposes only; there is no requirement associated with the subcategories.
Social Systems and Representation Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. Note: This category is broken into subcategories for informational purposes only; there is no requirement associated with the subcategories. Experiential Learning Component
The experiential learning experience will be a consent-only 0 credit class to ensure students seek approval from the global health program chair. Through fieldwork (internships, research), students will test and enrich their theoretical knowledge, develop and enhance practical skills in applying global health competencies and concepts, explore career pathways, and develop the judgment necessary to intervene successfully in a complex field. Students are encouraged to pursue internships by joining a relevant career community through the Career Exploration and Development Center. The career communities are particularly fitting for students interested in medical, public, social work, and global health professions, as well as non-profit and public sector science and technology. The internship or research must be full-time for at least four weeks (or Winter Term). Students will work under the supervision of faculty, staff, community partners, and global health experts to create a synopsis summarizing the activities and products from the experience. Global health majors must share their experiential learning project and experience as a poster or talk at the undergraduate research symposium in their senior year of the major. E-Portfolio
Students pursuing the global health major must create an e-portfolio that includes reflection on integrating their electives and how hands-on learning deepened their understanding of the complexities of global health interventions and strategies. The portfolio should also include relevant materials for job searches and graduate school applications, for example, a CV, biography, personal statement, and sample projects. |
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