Global Public Health Minor
The Global Public Health (GPH) Minor, an inter-disciplinary program, is for students of any major who want to engage with timely global issues. Public health across the world is intertwined with economics, politics, data science, environmental science, history, medicine, information technology, and many other disciplines. The GPH minor helps prepare tomorrow’s professionals to thrive while facing global challenges.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
- Students must take all core courses from The University of Montana's curriculum, but can receive content credit for relevant practicum and internships experience and for relevant courses taken at other universities if approved by the program director.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PSCI 377 | Global Health Issues | 3 |
| PUBH 155 | Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives | 3 |
| Core Electives | ||
| Complete 9 credits from the following courses; 3 credits from each of the following sub areas: | 9 | |
Core Public Health and Community Health Perspectives: | ||
| Health and Culture: A Global Perspective | ||
| Program Planning in Community Health | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Public Health Policy | ||
| Public Health Ethics | ||
Core Sociocultural, Communication and Economic Perspectives: | ||
| Indigenous Global Health & Healing | ||
| Communication in Health Organizations | ||
| Communication for Social and Behavior Change | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| Development Administration | ||
Core Biomedical Perspectives: | ||
| Health Aspects of Aging | ||
| Vector-Borne Diseases: Public Health Perspectives | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| General Parasitology Lab | ||
| Ecology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| American Indian Health Issues | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Content Electives | ||
| Complete 6 credits from the following courses if not taken to complete a core elective requirement: | 6 | |
| Health Aspects of Aging | ||
| Mind, Culture, and Society | ||
| Indigenous Global Health & Healing | ||
| Human Form and Function I | ||
| Human Form and Function II | ||
| Principles of Medical Physiology | ||
| Vector-Borne Diseases: Public Health Perspectives | ||
| Pathogenic Microbes | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| General Parasitology Lab | ||
| Virology | ||
| Ecology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Health and Culture: A Global Perspective | ||
| Program Planning in Community Health | ||
| International and Development Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication in Health Organizations | ||
| Communication for Social and Behavior Change | ||
| Social Interaction and Human Well-Being | ||
| Issues in Economic Development | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Economics of Global Development | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Community & Regional Analysis | ||
| Planning & Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Health and Mind/Body/Spirit | ||
| Basic Human Nutrition | ||
| American Indian Health Issues | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| US Multicultural Politics | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| Health Care Policy | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Public Health Policy | ||
| Public Health Ethics | ||
| Internship | ||
| Human Behavior & Social Environment | ||
| Social Work Ethics | ||
| Addiction Studies | ||
| Social Gerontology | ||
| Death, Dying and Grief | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |