University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

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

Required Courses6
Core Electives9
Content Electives6
Total Hours21

 

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

Complete all of the following courses:
PSCI 377Global Health Issues3
PUBH 155Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives3
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Core Electives

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 Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-


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
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 Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-