Course Descriptions
Essential Skills in Global Health
Core field tools, needs assessment, implementation techniques and methodologies in global health program implementation. Management and leadership of global health programs and organizations in complex and challenging locations. Underpinnings of health systems, data collection, and analysis, program design and management. [3 credit hours, spring semester, PUBH 5541/MHS 7306]
Foundations of Global Health
This course introduces students to key topics, concepts and methods in global health, examining the factors of complex issues and exploring multidimensional approaches and interventions with a particular emphasis on low resource settings. Health and developmental issues across nations and cultures that require collective (partnership-based) action are highlighted by an interdisciplinary faculty using didactic, interactive and practical elements of instruction. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to discuss research and evaluation methodologies commonly used in the field, identify key global health questions and design suitable projects that address the question. [3 credit hours, fall semester, PUBH 5542/MHS 7305]
Global Health Politics and Policy
Global Health Politics and Policy introduces core global health problems facing the world’s populations today and examines the efforts taken to improve health at a global level. We will focus on the social and political movements of global health issues and how these forces created and shaped global health policy around the world. [1 credit hour, spring semester]