Examines how new biotechnologies and/or biomedical approaches and innovations can be used to address major global health challenges and programs. Students will be introduced to the worlds vast diversity of determinants of health and disease, as well as the various contributing factors of global and community health and will apply their understanding of biotechnology/biomedicine to solve real world problems facing public health officials today.

Restrictions: Restricted to Biological Sciences Majors at Shady Grove. Does not count towards Biology major requirements.