Global Health Studies Minor

Course Title
Minor Requirements (7 units)
2 core courses
All students complete:
GBL_HLTH 201-0
Introduction to Global Health 1
Plus one of the following: 2
GBL_HLTH 302-0
Global Bioethics
or GBL_HLTH 320-0
 Qualitative Research Methods in Global Health
or GBL_HLTH 318-0
 Community-based Participatory Research Course
or GBL_HLTH 303-0
 (Re)mixing Qualitative Methods
2 additional GBL_HLTH courses 3
3 elective courses. Elective credits can be fulfilled by pre-approved health-related courses from various departments, as listed on the GHS major page and program website. Up to two courses taken abroad can be counted as electives provided they are NU or NU-affiliated study abroad programs and the courses have been pre-approved for GHS elective credit. Study abroad courses taken that are not NU affiliated need prior approval from the DUS.
1

GBL_HLTH 301-0 (Introduction to International Public Health) from Spring 2022 or earlier may be applied in lieu of GBL_HLTH 201-0.

2

GBL_HLTH 390-0 may be used in substitution when the topic is Quantitative Methods: Turning Numbers into a Story. If Community Based Participatory Research was completed as a topic under GBL_HLTH 390-0 prior to Spring 2023, rather than as GBL_HLTH 318-0, that may also be applied.  So too if (Re)mixing Qualitative Methods was taken prior to Fall 2024 as a topic under GBL_HLTH 390-0 rather than GBL_HLTH 303-0, that may also be applied.

3

GBL_HLTH 399-0 Independent Study and courses taken abroad may not be counted toward this requirement.

Note:

  • Students may elect to study abroad as part of their Global Health Studies curriculum.
  • A list of eligible elective courses can be found on the Global Health Adjunct Major page of this Catalog. Refer also to the Global Health Studies website for updates and occasional offerings.