Students must complete at least 10 credits from an approved list of electives. At least 5 credits from two of the three following categories must be completed:
- Core topics in global health;
- Populations, regions, & issues;
- Skills & applications.
Core Topics in Global Health
- B HLTH 199 Understanding Global Health Through Film (5) I&S
- B HLTH 216 Culture/Ethnicity & Religions Influence on Food Choices (5) I&S
- B HLTH 222 Latina/o Health & Culture: Issues, Beliefs, Practices, and Local Perspectives (5) I&S
- B HLTH 223 Feminist Approaches to Women's Health (5) I&S
- B HLTH 224 Disease, Human History, Society, & Civilization (5) NW
- B HLTH 226 Race, Socioeconomic Status, & Health (5) I&S
- B HLTH 227 Migration &Population Health: A Global Representation in Films & Arts (5) I&S/VLPA
- B HLTH 400 Study Abroad: Health Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S/NW
- B HLTH 402 Microbiology, Human Disease, & Global Health (5) NW
- B HLTH 420 Women's Global Health & Human Rights (5) I&S
- B HLTH 425 Health in a Developing Nation: Study Abroad (5) I&S
- B HLTH 429 Global & Local Health Inequalities & Interventions (5) I&S
- B HLTH 430 Health Policies & Politics in a Global Context (5) I&S
- B HLTH 444 Disaster Preparation: Promoting Community Resiliency (5)
- BHS 201 Introduction to Public Health (5) I&S/NW
- BHS 302 Social Dimensions of Health (5) I&S, DIV
- BIS 282 Globalization (5) I&S
- BIS 310 Women, Culture, & Development (5) I&S, DIV
- BIS 255/BEDUC 255 Critical Diversity Studies (5) I&S, DIV
- BIS 380 Bioethics (5) I&S
- BIS 384 Health, Medicine, & Society (5) I&S
- BIS 420 Colonizing History in Sub-Saharan Africa (5) I&S
- BISGWS 301 Critical Gender & Sexuality Studies (5) I&S
- BIS 221 Gender & Sexuality (5) I&S
Seattle Campus courses:
- ANTH 215 Introduction to Medical Anthropology & Global Health
- ANTH 472 Case Studies in Medical Anthropology & Global Health (5) I&S
- GH 210 Confronting Global Diseases: Introductory Biologic Principles & Context
- GH/LAW 305 Global Health & Justice
- GH 306 Introduction to Collaborative Approaches & Respectful Partnerships in Global Health (5) I&S
- GH 307 Introduction to Implementation Science for Global Health (5) I&S
- GH 345 Global Health Economics (5) I&S
- GH 399 Global Health Study Abroad (1-5, max. 15) I&S
- GH 401 Core Topics in Global Health
- GH 402/502 Contemporary Issues in Global Health
- GH 403/503 Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health
- GH 410 Advanced Biologic Principles of Global Diseases
- GH 446/546 Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health
- GH 456/556 Global Mental Health
- GH 458/558 Global Violence & Health
- GH/ENV H 220 Global Environmental Change & Public Health
- GH/HSERV 482 The Health of Populations
- HSTCMP 247 Before Global Health: The Histories of Public Health & International Health in the Global South
- NUTR 420 Global Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities (Prereq: NUTR 200)
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Populations, Regions, & Issues
- B BIO 233 Cancer: Biology, Risk, & Treatment (5) NW
- B BIO 310 Brain & Behavior
- B CLIM 320 Impacts of Climate Change (5) I&S/NW
- B EDUC 230 Culture, Knowledge, & Education (5) I&S, DIV
- B EDUC 475 Global Perspectives on Diversity & Citizenship Education (3) I&S, DIV
- BES 341 Natural Hazards & Human Disasters (5) I&S/NW
- B HLTH 200 Lifespan Development (5) I&S
- B HLTH 217 Nutrition & the Older Adult
- B HLTH 218 Nutritional Science (5) NW
- B HLTH 219 Lifespan Nutrition (5) NW
- B HLTH 220 Community Nutrition (5) I&S
- B HLTH 320 Human Health & the Environment (5)
- B HLTH 410 Genetics & Public Health (5) I&S/NW
- B HLTH 411 Environments & Health (5) I&S/NW
- B HLTH 421 Food & Culture (5) VLPA/I&S
- B HLTH 422 Walking in Beauty: Native Art & Healing (5) VLPA/I&S
- B HLTH 424 Root Issues in American Indian Health (5) I&S
- B HLTH 426 Exploring the Humanities in Healthcare (5) VLPA
- B HLTH 427 Women, Culture, & Healing (5) VLPA/I&S
- B HLTH 428 Adolescent Health (5) I&S
- B HLTH 431 Representations of Health Policy & Ethics in Film (5) VLPA
- B HLTH 440 Health of Military Veterans (5) I&S
- B HLTH 442 Family Caregiving Across the Life Span (5) I&S
- B HLTH 460 Women, Rhetoric, & Healing (5) I&S/VLPA
- BIS 242 Environmental Geography (5) I&S/NW
- BIS 265 Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
- BIS 307 Environmental Justice
- BIS 335 Human Rights in America (5) I&S/DIV
- BIS 337 Risk and Resilience (5) I&S
- BIS 339 Issues in Global Cultural Studies (5, max. 15)
- BIS 348 Cultural Psychology
- BIS 353 Human Rights in Theory and Practice (5) I&S
- BIS 368 Women's Lives in Context
- BIS 372 Representation, Colonialism, & the Tropical World (5) I&S/VLPA
- BIS 415 Public Policy & Law
- BIS 441 Global Labor Markets (5) I&S
- BIS 448 Social Policy
- BIS 459 Conservation & Sustainable Development (5) I&S/NW
- BIS 468 Human Rights & Sustainable Development (5) I&S
- BISAMS 367 Exploring American Culture: Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration
- BISGST 324 International Political Economy (5) I&S, QSR
- BISLEP 301 Law, Economics, & Public Policy
- BISSEB 359 Ethics and Society
- BISSEB 304 Institutions and Social Change
- BISSTS 307 Science, Technology, and Society (5) I&S
Seattle Campus Courses:
- ANTH 324 Current Issues in Medical Anthropology & Global Health (2) I&S
- ANTH 409 Queer Health (5) I&S, DIV
- ANTH 483 Africa Living with HIV/AIDS (5) I&S
- GH/ENV H 418/518 Understanding & Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change
- GH 419/HSERV 415 War & Health
- GH 490/HONORS 391 HIV & AIDS: Issues & Challenges
- GH 490/590 Bioengineering Solutions to Improve Health of Women, Adolescents & Children
Skills & Applications
- B BUS 330 Information Management and Analysis (5)
- B BUS 402 Managing Work Teams (5)
- B HLTH 196 Preparing to Work in Partnerships with Communities (4) I&S
- B HLTH 215 Statistics for Health Sciences (5) QSR
- B HLTH 228 Infectious Disease Detectives: The Pathogens Inside (5) NW
- B HLTH 400 Study Abroad: Health Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S/NW
- B HLTH 425 Health in a Developing Nation: Study Abroad (5) I&S
- B HLTH 435 Foundations and Principles of Health Education & Communication (5) I&S
- B HLTH 436 Introduction to Management & Leadership for Health Professionals (5)
- B HLTH 437 Program Planning & Strategies for Health Promotion (5)
- B HLTH 438 Program Evaluation for Health Education & Promotion (5)
- B HLTH 439 Health Policy and Advocacy (5)
- B HLTH 441 Community Engagement in Health Interventions & Research: From Principles to Practice (5)
- B HLTH 443 Assessment of Older Adults (5)
- BHS 300 Principles of Health Research (5)
- BHS 403 Introduction to Epidemiology (5)
- BIS 232 Data Visualization (5)
- BIS 294 The Arts of Collaboration: Working in Teams (5)
- BIS 342 Geographic Information Systems (5) I&S
- BIS 352 Mapping Communities (5)
- BIS 438 Prevention & Promotion (5) I&S
- BIS 483 Community Organizing (5) I&S
- BISLEP 302 Policy Analysis (5) I&S
- BISSKL 302 Team Building (2)
*Students may take up to 5 credits of language courses in any foreign language (100-400 level). These credits will fall under the “skills and applications” elective category.
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Declare the Global Health Minor:
To declare the Global Health minor, please contact your primary major academic advisor by email or in person.
Seeking an exception?
To petition for a course or study abroad experience not listed to count toward the Global Health minor, make an advising appointment through our scheduling page.