Global Health electives
Students must complete at least 10 credits from an approved list of electives (shown below). At least 5 credits from two of the following three categories must be completed:
Core topics in Global Health
- B HLTH 199 Understanding Global Health Through Film
- B HLTH 216 Culture/Ethnicity & Religions Influence on Food Choices
- B HLTH 222 Latina/o Health & Culture: Issues, Beliefs, Practices, and Local Perspectives
- B HLTH 223 Feminist Approaches to Women’s Health
- B HLTH 224 Disease, Human History, Society, & Civilization
- B HLTH 226 Race, Socioeconomic Status, & Health
- B HLTH 227 Migration &Population Health: A Global Representation in Films & Arts
- B HLTH 400 Study Abroad: Health Studies (max. of 5 credits can be used towards the minor)
- B HLTH 402 Microbiology, Human Disease, & Global Health
- B HLTH 420 Women’s Global Health & Human Rights
- B HLTH 425 Health in a Developing Nation: Study Abroad (max. of 5 credits can be used towards the minor)
- B HLTH 429 Global & Local Health Inequalities & Interventions
- B HLTH 430 Health Policies & Politics in a Global Context
- B HLTH 444 Disaster Preparation: Promoting Community Resiliency
- BHS 201 Introduction to Public Health
- BHS 302 Social Dimensions of Health
- BIS 282 Globalization
- BIS 310 Women, Culture, & Development
- BIS 255/BEDUC 255 Critical Diversity Studies
- BIS 380 Bioethics
- BIS 384 Health, Medicine, & Society
- BIS 420 Colonizing History in Sub-Saharan Africa
- BISGWS 301 Critical Gender & Sexuality Studies
- BIS 221 Gender & Sexuality
UW-Seattle courses:
- ANTH 215 Introduction to Medical Anthropology & Global Health
- ANTH 472 Case Studies in Medical Anthropology & Global Health
- GH 210 Confronting Global Diseases: Introductory Biologic Principles & Context
- GH/LAW 305 Global Health & Justice
- GH 306 Introduction to Collaborative Approaches & Respectful Partnerships in Global Health
- GH 307 Introduction to Implementation Science for Global Health
- GH 345 Global Health Economics
- GH 399 Global Health Study Abroad (max. of 5 credits can be used towards the minor)
- GH 401 Core Topics in Global Health
- GH 402/502 Contemporary Issues in Global Health
- GH 403/503 Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health
- GH 410 Advanced Biologic Principles of Global Diseases
- GH 446/546 Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health
- GH 456/556 Global Mental Health
- GH 458/558 Global Violence & Health
- GH/ENV H 220 Global Environmental Change & Public Health
- GH/HSERV 482 The Health of Populations
- HSTCMP 247 Before Global Health: The Histories of Public Health in the Global South
- NUTR 420 Global Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities
Populations, regions and issues
- B BIO 233 Cancer: Biology, Risk, & Treatment
- B BIO 310 Brain & Behavior
- B EDUC 230 Culture, Knowledge, & Education
- B EDUC 475 Global Perspectives on Diversity & Citizenship Education
- B HLTH 200 Lifespan Development
- B HLTH 217 Nutrition & the Older Adult
- B HLTH 218 Nutritional Science
- B HLTH 219 Lifespan Nutrition
- B HLTH 220 Community Nutrition
- B HLTH 320 Human Health & the Environment
- B HLTH 410 Genetics & Public Health
- B HLTH 411 Environments & Health
- B HLTH 421 Food & Culture
- B HLTH 422 Walking in Beauty: Native Art & Healing
- B HLTH 424 Root Issues in American Indian Health
- B HLTH 426 Exploring the Humanities in Healthcare
- B HLTH 427 Women, Culture, & Healing
- B HLTH 428 Adolescent Health
- B HLTH 431 Representations of Health Policy & Ethics in Film
- B HLTH 440 Health of Military Veterans
- B HLTH 442 Family Caregiving Across the Life Span
- B HLTH 460 Women, Rhetoric, & Healing
- BIS 242 Environmental Geography
- BIS 265 Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
- BIS 307 Environmental Justice
- BIS 335 Human Rights in America
- BIS/BISPSY 337 Risk and Resilience
- BIS 339 Issues in Global Cultural Studies
- BIS 348 Cultural Psychology
- BIS 353 Human Rights in Theory and Practice
- BIS 368 Women’s Lives in Context
- BIS 372 Representation, Colonialism, & the Tropical World
- BIS 415 Public Policy & Law
- BIS 441 Global Labor Markets
- BIS 448 Social Policy
- BIS 459 Conservation & Sustainable Development
- BIS 468 Human Rights & Sustainable Development
- BISAMS 367 Exploring American Culture: Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration
- BISGST 324 International Political Economy
- BISLEP 301 Law, Economics, & Public Policy
- BISSEB 359 Ethics and Society
- BISSEB 304 Institutions and Social Change
- BISSTS 307 Science, Technology, and Society
UW-Seattle courses:
- ANTH 324 Current Issues in Medical Anthropology & Global Health
- ANTH 409 Queer Health
- ANTH 483 Africa Living with HIV/AIDS
- GH/ENV H 418/518 Understanding & Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change
- GH 419/HSERV 415 War & Health
- GH 490/HONORS 391 HIV & AIDS: Issues & Challenges
- GH 490/590 Bioengineering Solutions to Improve Health of Women, Adolescents & Children
Skills and applications
- B BUS 330 Information Management and Analysis
- B BUS 402 Managing Work Teams
- B HLTH 196 Preparing to Work in Partnerships with Communities
- B HLTH 215 Statistics for Health Sciences
- B HLTH 228 Infectious Disease Detectives: The Pathogens Inside
- B HLTH 400 Study Abroad: Health Studies (max. of 5 credits can be used towards the minor)
- B HLTH 425 Health in a Developing Nation: Study Abroad
- B HLTH 435 Foundations and Principles of Health Education & Communication
- B HLTH 436 Introduction to Management & Leadership for Health Professionals
- B HLTH 437 Program Planning & Strategies for Health Promotion
- B HLTH 438 Program Evaluation for Health Education & Promotion
- B HLTH 439 Health Policy and Advocacy
- B HLTH 441 Community Engagement in Health Interventions & Research
- B HLTH 443 Assessment of Older Adults
- BHS 300 Principles of Health Research
- BHS 403 Introduction to Epidemiology
- BIS 232 Data Visualization
- BIS 294 The Arts of Collaboration: Working in Teams
- BIS 342 Geographic Information Systems
- BIS 352 Mapping Communities
- BIS 438 Prevention & Promotion
- BIS 483 Community Organizing
- BISLEP 302 Policy Analysis
- BISSKL 302 Team Building
Additionally, students may take up to 5 credits of world language courses (100-400 level). These credits will fall under the “skills and applications” elective category.
Updated June 2023