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.
Minor - Global Public Health
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| Core Electives | 9 | |
| Content Electives | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 21
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: 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.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PSCI 377 | Global Health Issues | 3 |
| PUBH 155 | Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Core Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits from the following courses; 3 credits from each of the following sub areas: | ||
| Core Public Health and Community Health Perspectives: | 3 | |
| 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: | 3 | |
| Indigenous Global Health & Healing | ||
| Communication in Health Organizations | ||
| Communication for Social and Behavior Change | ||
| Introduction to Health Economics | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| Development Administration | ||
| Core Biomedical Perspectives: | 3 | |
| Health Aspects of Aging | ||
| Vectors and Parasites | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| General Parasitology Lab | ||
| Ecology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| American Indian Health Issues | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Content Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Vectors and Parasites | ||
| Medical Bacteriology& Mycology | ||
| 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 | ||
| Introduction to Health Economics | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Advanced Topics in Economic 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 | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-