Undergraduate Courses

The Department of Global Health is developing a multidisciplinary undergraduate curriculum.

G H 201 AUT (2 credits) White
Newly Emerging Diseases in Public Health
Newly recognized and emerging disease pose a major problem for public health. AIDS, hantavirus infections, ebola virus infections, and the role of bacterial infection in the causation of stomach ulcers are examples of problems to be studied. Other timely diseases are presented in this lecture discussion course.

G H 401 AUT (1 credit) Gonzales, Wade (NOTE: formerly UCONJ 501)
Introduction to Global Health
Addresses a variety of themes in global health, which serve as a base for an introductory-level understanding of the field. Emphasizes the diverse, disciplinary perspectives on global health. Credit/no credit only.

G H 402 SPR (1 credit) Gonzales, Wade (NOTE: formerly UCONJ 503)
Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health
Presenters from a variety of disciplines discuss their experiences working on global health issues in resource-poor settings. Speakers illustrate how their work is influenced by communication, culture, economic and socio-political realities. Credit/no credit only.

G H 415 AUT (4 credits) Murray
Global Health Challenges
Introduces principal health problems of the world's populations and major challenges to improving health globally. Explores interdisciplinary factors accounting for health patterns, ranging from either physiological basis to their economic, social, and political context. Prerequisite: MATH 124; either BIOL 180, STAT 311, or Q SCI 381.

Undergraduate Special Topics Courses

G H 490 (SP, 5 credits), Kasprzyk, Montano
Undergraduate Special Topics:  HIV and AIDS: Issues and Challenges
Provides an overview of viriological, epidemiological, medical/clinical, behavioral, prevention (including medical/clinical, vaccine, behavioral), and pyscho-social issues in regards to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Both national (US) and international perspectives will be presented.

G H 490 (SP, 2 credits), Bezruchka
Undergraduate Special Topics: The Health of Populations
Explores what makes a population health or unhealthy. Examines why the USA is less healthy than all the other rich countries, despite being one of the healthiest fifty years ago.