Courses
Students must maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 on 25 semester hours of approved courses, which includes 8 semester hours of required core courses and 17 semester hours of elective courses from the approved list. Elective courses other than those listed may be approved by petition, providing they can be shown to include global and health-related material. Students may obtain retroactive credit toward the certificate for course work completed up to two years prior to entering the program. Students are encouraged to take 152:151 and 152:150 as soon as possible upon entering the certificate program.
Required Core Courses
| Course Number |
Course Name | Semester Hours |
| 152:111 | International Health (Offered fall semester) Same as: 173:111/175:111 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:150 | Global Health Seminar (Offered fall and spring semesters) |
3 s.h. |
| 152:151 | Pro-seminar in Global Health (Offered week before fall semester) |
1 s.h. |
| 152:152 | Global Health Conference Offered every third semester) |
1 s.h. |
Approved Elective Courses - Global Health Studies Program Courses
| Course Number |
Course Name | Semester Hours |
| 152:112 | Global Environmental Health Policy | 3 s.h. |
| 152:121 | Health of Indigenous Peoples Same as 113:121/149:121 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:125 | Topics in Global Health | 3 s.h. |
| 152:131 | Geography of Health Same as 044:131 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:136 | History of Medicine in Western Society Same as 016:136 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:137 | History of Public Health Same as 16W:137 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:138 | History of International Health | 3 s.h. |
| 152:158 | Promoting Health Globally Same as 028:147 |
2 s.h. |
| 152:162 | Principles of Environmental Engineering Same as 053:055 |
4 s.h. |
| 152:170 | Health Care and Health Reforms in Russia Same as 041:104 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:175 | Issues in International Nursing and Health Care Same as 096:175 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:184 | Anthropology and International Health Same as 113:184/172:131 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:185 | Medical Anthropology Same as 113:185 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:190 | Third World Research: Cases and Results | 3 s.h. |
| 152:199 | Special Projects in Global Health | arr. |
| 152:200 | Field Methods for International Research | 3 s.h. |
| 152:217 | Health Insurance and Managed Care Same as 174:217 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:252 | Environmental Health Policy Same as 053:204/175:252 |
3 s.h. |
| 152:257 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Same as 173:255 |
3 s.h. |
Approved Elective Courses
| Course Number |
Course Name | Semester Hours |
| Aging Studies | ||
| 153:108 | Basic Aspects of Aging | 3 s.h. |
| American Indian and Native Studies | ||
| 149:121 | Health of Indigenous People Same as 152:121/113:121 |
3 s.h. |
| Anthropology | ||
| 113:121 | Health of Indigenous People Same as 152:121/149:121 |
3 s.h. |
| 113:133 | Anthropology of Women's Health | 3 s.h. |
| 113:136 | Applied Anthropology (when topic is environmental and community health) |
3 s.h. |
| 113:184 | Anthropology and International Health Same as 152:184/172:131 |
3 s.h. |
| 113:185 | Medical Anthropology Same as 152:185 |
3 s.h. |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | ||
| 053:055 | Principles of Environmental Engineering Same as 152:162 |
4 s.h. |
| 053:204 | Environmental Health Policy Same as 152:252/175:252 |
3 s.h. |
| College of Public Health | ||
| 170:101 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 s.h. |
| 170:171 | Problems in Public Health (when topic is tobacco control and prevention) |
arr. |
| Community and Behavioral Health | ||
| 172:130 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 s.h. |
| 172:131 | Anthropology and International Health Same as 152:184/113:184 |
3 s.h. |
| 172:150 | Health Behavior and Health Education | 3 s.h. |
| Economics | ||
| 06E:113 | Health Economics | 3 s.h. |
| Educational Policy and Leadership Studies | ||
| 07B:195 | Research in Cross-Cultural Settings | 3 s.h. |
| Epidemiology | ||
| 173:255 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Same as152:257 |
3 s.h. |
| Geography | ||
| 044:131 | Geography of Health Same as 152:131 |
3 s.h. |
| History | ||
| 016:136 | History of Medicine in Western Society Same as 152:136 |
1-3 s.h. |
| 16W:137 | History of Public Health Same as 152:137 |
3 s.h. |
| 16W:138 | History of International Health Same as 152:138 |
1-3 s.h. |
| 16W:140 | Disease, Politics & Health in South Asia | 3 s.h. |
| Health and Sport Studies | ||
| 028:147 | Promoting Health Globally Same as 152:158 |
3 s.h. |
| Health Management and Policy | ||
| 174:217 | Health Insurance and Managed Care Same as 152:21 |
3 s.h. |
| Literature, Science, and the Arts | ||
| 033:153 | Hard Cases: Science Policy and Values when topic is health related) Same as 152:218 |
3 s.h. |
| Nursing | ||
| 096:175 | Issues in International Nursing and Health Care Same as 152:175 |
3 s.h. |
| Occupational and Environmental Health | ||
| 175:197 | Environmental Health | 3 s.h. |
| 175:252 | Environmental Health Policy Same as 152:252/053:204 |
3 s.h. |
| Russian | ||
| 041:104 | Health Care and Health Reforms in Russia Same as 152:170 |
3 s.h. |