The minor examines health care processes and systems at the global level. It is designed to emphasize interdisciplinary, integrative approaches to understanding population health and prepares students to engage in global opportunities both during their studies and in their future careers.
Global Public Health focuses on the pursuit of equitable, community-driven, and evidence-based practices and policies to improve the health of all populations globally. Upon completion of this minor, students will have explored contemporary issues in global health, understood key global health problems and their complexities, and applied their learning in an intercultural setting.
Four-Year Curriculum (2025–2026)
The suggested plan begins the minor in the fall semester of the second year, but it can be started as late as the third year. Students must complete 3 credits of applied learning, which can be fulfilled through study abroad or local experiential learning.
First Year
Fall
- NH 1500 – Applications to Health (1 credit)
- HSCI 1100 – Introduction to Public Health (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- BHSC 1340 – Natural Science (4)
- ENGS 1001 – Written Expression (3)
- Learning Community Course (1–3)
Spring
- NH 2200 – Health Care Ethics (3)
- Math/STAT Elective (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (4)
- HSCI 1980 – Writing Intensive & Diversity (3)
Second Year
Fall
- HSCI 2100 – Foundations of Global Health (3)
- STAT 1110 or STAT 1410 – Statistics (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (4)
- HSCI 2200 – Research Methods in Public Health (3)
- Math Elective (3)
Spring
- HSCI 2300 – Health Promotion (3)
- HSCI 2400 – Healthcare and Public Health Systems (3)
- Approved Global Health Elective (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3)
Third Year
Fall
- HSCI 3100 – Epidemiology, Public Health & Infectious Disease (3)
- HSCI 2190 – Global Public Health Practice (3)
- HSCI 2500 – Health Communication (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (3)
- Humanities Elective (3)
Spring
- Semester Abroad or Applied Global Health Course (3)
- Courses Abroad: Humanities and Health-Related Electives (9–12)
Fourth Year
Fall
- HSCI 3300 – Health Promotion Program Planning (3)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)
- Approved Global Health Elective (3)
- Natural and Applied Science Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3)
Spring
- HSCI 3500 – Capstone (3)
- HSCI 3200 – Pressing Issues in Global Health (3)
- Health-Related Elective (3)
- Free Elective (3)
- HSCI 3400 – Writing for Health Professionals (3)