Global Health Studies Minor

Course Title
Minor Requirements (7 units)
2 core courses
All students complete:
Introduction to Global Health
Plus one of the following: 1
Global Bioethics
(Re)mixing Qualitative Methods
Community-based Participatory Research Course
Qualitative Research Methods in Global Health
2 additional GBL_HLTH courses, no more than 1 at the 200-level 2
3 elective courses, no more than 1 at the 200-level. 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 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.

2

GBL_HLTH 399-0 Independent Study and courses taken abroad (GBL_HLTH 3XX-SA) may not be counted toward this requirement.

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