GBL_HLTH 302-0 Global Bioethics (1 Unit)  

Global health is a popular field of work and study for Americans, but though entered with the best of intentions, the work is beset with ethical questions, concerns, and dilemmas. In this course, students will assess emblematic ethical challenges in global health and consider approaches to addressing them.

GBL_HLTH 322-0 Global Epidemics (1 Unit)  

From ancient scourges to modern pandemic, epidemics have shaped human society. Societal responses to infectious disease have varied wildly in time and across cultures. This course covers prominent global pandemics of the last two millennia, examining the biology of the disease, public health measures and historical outcomes, and the relationship between the scientific and the cultural consequences of these outbreaks.

GBL_HLTH 390-0 Special Topics in Global Health (1 Unit)  

Advanced work in areas of developing interest and special significance. Can be repeated for credit with a different topic. Offered on campus and on Northwestern programs abroad. Recent courses include Ecology of Infant Feeding, Native American Health, and Public Health and Mental Health in Serbia.

GBL_HLTH 499-0 Independent Study (1 Unit)  

Advanced work under faculty supervision.