As the world deals with the aftermath of COVID-19, the Global Health Studies (GHS) program prepares students to work, learn, and lead in a recovering post-pandemic society. The undergraduate major in Global Health Studies offers a truly interdisciplinary academic experience. Coursework for this major includes local and global aspects of health: medicine, prevention, policy, faith, environment, culture, society, and research. Students have multiple pathways available to craft a unique course of study that prepares them for any number of opportunities after graduation, including medical or nursing school, doctoral study, or employment in the non-profit, government, or private sectors. Please note: Courses may not be double-counted. For example, a course that you take to satisfy the Methods requirement may not also count towards your Elective count.
Students in this track dive deeply into the historical and cultural significance of health and medicine, through the lenses of religion, philosophy, ethics, gender, history, literature, art, and music.
GHS 310 - Hospital Ethnography PSY 292 - Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics for Non-Majors GEG 306 - Geographic Research Methods SOC 210 - Introduction to Social Research
INS 201 - Globalization and Change in World Politics INS 572 - Global Health Policy and Ethics SOC 321 - Applied Health Policy
CLA 233 - Ancient Medicine PHI 334 - Biomedical Ethics REL 161 - Religions and Medicine: Healthcare as a Spiritual Practice REL 360 - Religion and Bioethics
APY 421 - Interpreting Bodies CLA 222 - Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World CLA 225 - Magic and the Occult in Antiquity CLA 231 - Sciences in Ancient Greek and Rome CLA 233 - Ancient Medicine* ENG 240 - Literature and Medicine GSS 201 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies GSS 315 - Gender, Race, and Class GSS 347 - Issues in Reproductive Medicine GSS 348 - Mental Illness, Gender, and Psychiatry HIS 223 - Medicine and Society: From the Ancient World to the 21st Century HIS 330 - Scientific Revolution HIS 351 - Science and Society MCY 538 - Music, Gender, and Sexuality MLL 330 - Comparative Topics in Gender and Sexuality PHI 334 - Biomedical Ethics* PHY 546 - Evidence and Knowledge in Medicine PSY 445 - Cultural Values, Religiosity, and Mental Illness (prerequisite PSY 292) REL 161 - Religion and Medicine* REL 252 - Religion and Human Sexuality REL 351 - Religious Issues in Death and Dying REL 352 - Religion and Science REL 360 - Religion and Bioethics REL 451 - Ethics and Genetics THA 108 - Intro to Standardized Patient Simulation
The capstone experience must focus on issues/experiences related to global or planetary health. Students will be able to choose between the following capstone experiences: