Pre-Med Track

The B.S. in Global Health Studies offers a pre-medical (pre-med) track for those students who are also completing the requirements established by the Office of Pre-Health Advising and Mentoring.

Students should consult with the Office of Pre-Health Advising and Mentoring, as well as the Director of Global Health Studies, when selecting courses for this major. The B.S. program incorporates coursework in both the humanities and the social sciences, as well as the rigorous STEM requirements of a pre-medical program.

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.

• Required Core Course

  GHS 201 - Introduction to Global Health

• Methods Course (Choose 1)

  APY 501 - Research Methods in Anthropology

  EPS 371 - Applied Social Research Methods

  GEG 306 - Geographic Research Methods

  SOC 210 - Introduction to Social Research

• Policy Course (Choose 1)

  INS 201 - Globalization and Change in World Politics

  INS 572 - Global Health Policy and Ethics

  SOC 321 - Applied Health Policy

• Humanities Courses (at least 3 credits)

  CLA 233 - Ancient Medicine

  PHI 334 - Biomedical Ethics

  REL 161 - Religions and Medicine: Health Care as a Spiritual Practice

• Social Sciences Courses (at least 3 credits)

  APY 413 - Medical Anthropology

  GEG 241 - Health and Medical Geography

  SOC 384 - Medical Sociology

• *Pre-Med Requirements

  Students must satisfy the requirements of the Office of Pre-Health Advising and Medicine.

• Elective Courses (9-12 credits)

  APY 105 - HIV: Sex, Science, and Society

  APY 205 - Medicine, Healthcare, and Society

  APY 307 - Human Adaptation

  APY 315 - Folk and Alternative Medicine

  APY 393 - Drugs and Culture

  APY 413 - Medical Anthropology*

  APY 421 - Interpreting Bodies

  APY 423 - Bioarcheology: Peopling the Past

  APY 512 - Advanced Medical Anthropology

  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 Medicines*

  COS 324 - Health Communication

  COS 325 - Communication in Health Organizations

  COS 426 - Patient-Provider Communication

  COS 427 - Health Behavior and Risk

  ECO 386 - Health Economics

  ENG 240 - Literature and Medicine

  EPS 201 - Psychosocial Change and Well-being

  EPS 321 - Understanding Human Service Organizations

  EPS 361 - Community Psychology and Development

  EPS 412 - Migration, Well-being, and Human Development

  GEG 105 - World Regional Geography

  GEG 241 - Health and Medical Geography*

  GEG 341 - Population, Health, and the Environment

  GEG 343 - Population, Sustainability, and the Media

  GEG 345 - Drinking Water: Past, Present, and Future

  GEG 346 - Immigrant and Refugee Health

  GEG 348 - Climate Change and Public Health

  GEG 355 - Sustainable Food Systems

  GEG 412 - GIS for Health and Environment

  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

  INS 509 - International Migration and the Health Care Systems

  INS 570 - Globalization and Health

  INS 571 - International Development and Human Welfare

  INS 573 - Disasters, Terrorism, and Global Public Health

  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 411 - Relationships and Health

  PSY 426 - Health Psychology

  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

  SOC 320 - Social Epidemiology: Illness and Death in Society

  SOC 345 - Population and Society 

  SOC 368 - Violence in America

  SOC 375 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

  SOC 377 - Sociology of Drug Abuse

  SOC 381 - Aging in Society

  SOC 384 - Medical Sociology*

  SOC 480 - Health Disparities in the U.S.

  THA 108 - Intro to Standardized Patient Simulation

• Capstone Experience (3 credits)

  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. 

  • Independent Study
  • Senior Research Project
  • Senior Thesis
  • Global Health Internship