Global Health, Policy and Ethics Concentration, BA

How do we conceptualize global health needs and construct health policies as informed by basic human rights, morality, social and political responsibility, and justice? Students will pair philosophical thinking with practical action as they learn to embrace the core values of global health work.

The major in Global Health with a concentration in Policy and Ethics requires 34 overall credits: 22 credits of core courses, 3 credits of cultural competence, and 9 credits of concentration courses. Courses cannot double-count within the core/cultural competence and the concentration.

Core Global Health (22 credits)

Foundations

IDS 195 - Special Topics Credits: 1-3 with title Intro to Global Health
SOC 336 - Social Epidemiology Credits: 3

Global Health Culmination

IDS 495 - Special Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 3 with title Advanced Global Health Experiential Capstone

Cultural Competence (1 course)

COMM 371 - Intercultural Communication: Communicating Across Differences Credits: 3
CHIN 201 - Chinese III Credits: 3
FREN 201 - French III Language and Culture Credits: 3
GERM 201 - German III Credits: 3
GRK 271 - New Testament Greek III Credits: 3
JAPN 201 - Japanese III Credits: 3
LATN 271 - Latin III Credits: 3
SPAN 250 - The Spanish-Speaking World: Northern Hemisphere Credits: 3
SPAN 251 - The Spanish-Speaking World: Southern Hemisphere Credits: 3

Policy and Ethics Concentration (9 credits)

GES 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3
HIST 295 - Studies in European, American, or Non-Western History Credits: 1-3 with title Disability History: US & World or Global History of Medicine
PHIL 295 - Studies In Philosophy Credits: 1-3 with title Medical Ethics
PHIL 345 - Ethics Credits: 3
POL 235 - Public Administration and Policy Credits: 3
POL 251 - International Relations Credits: 3
POL 348 - Race and American Politics Credits: 3
PSY 375 - Mental Health Policies and Practices in the United States and the United Kingdom Credits: 3
REL 265 - Ethics and Christian Discipleship Credits: 3
REL 268 - Theology of the Human Person Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Environment, Ecology, and Social Dynamics Credits: 3
SOC 333 - Health, Medicine, and Society Credits: 3
SWK 375 - Mental Health Policies and Practices in the United States and the United Kingdom Credits: 3

Global Health, Policy and Ethics Concentration, BA

Core Global Health (22 credits)

Foundations

Biology

Ethics (1 course)

Theory (1 course)

Applied (1 course)

Global Health Culmination

Cultural Competence (1 course)

Policy and Ethics Concentration (9 credits)