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2017-18 College of Liberal Arts 
    
2017-18 College of Liberal Arts [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Health Minor


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Minor only

Changes effective Spring Term 2016
Faculty teaching Global Health include members of the Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences Divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Communications Department in the College of Professional Studies. Please see the schedule of classes for each academic term for specific assignments.

The global health minor focuses on issues effecting community health at home and around the globe, revealing that health and poverty are frequently linked and that health issues may not respect political boundaries. The program draws courses from anthropology, biology, communication studies, critical media and cultural studies, economics, English, environmental studies, history, pre-medicine studies, mathematics, physical education, political science, and psychology to explore health related issues from a variety of methodological and topical perspectives.

Minor Requirements


Six (6) courses are required: three (3) core courses and three (3) elective courses. Two (2) of the required three (3) electives must be at the 300 level or higher.

It is recommended, but not required, that students take PED Health and Wellness to meet their BPE requirement.

It is recommended, but not required, that students take a statistics course such as BIO 342 , MAT 219 , ECO 221 , PSY 250 , or INB 236.

Electives


Three (3) of the following courses

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