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Global Health
GBHL200
Introduction to Global Health
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: GBHL200 or MIEH400.
Formerly: MIEH400.
Designed to introduce you to global health. Global health challenges are immensely complex and underscore the multiple interconnections among social, economic, environmental, and biotechnological dimensions of health problems worldwide. Global health encompasses health care systems, medical practices, and ideas about illness in cross-cultural contexts, as well as issues of health development, global health inequity, racism and other -isms, and human rights issues. We will explore theoretical frameworks and practical perspectives shaping the global health ecosystem domestically, internationally, and virtually.
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GBHL210
Careers in Global Health
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Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Recommended: Sophomore standing.
Restriction: Must have earned fewer than 90 credits.
Designed to introduce you to the global health careerscape: the various paths, current and emerging trends, possible employers, and essential skills for future professionals. We will use campus and external resources for career exploration as you identify opportunities to build your professional network and gain experience. Prepare to engage in future global health experiential learning through research, internships, study abroad or field work
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GBHL310
Introduction to Global Health Literacy
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed Fundamental Studies: Academic Writing.
Recommended: Enrolled in or completed SPHL100 or GBHL200.
Restriction: Must have earned a minimum of 30 credits; and must not not have taken HLTH431.
The ability to access, understand, appraise, and use information is critical for the improved health and well being of populations around the world. This course will address how population health is affected by politics, culture, geography, and/or social determinants of health, with a focus on contemporary global health challenges including climate-related disasters and pandemic preparedness. Students will explore and gain skills related to health communication and education.
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GBHL386
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Global Health Experiential Learning
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Credits: 2 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in GBHL200 and GBHL210.
Recommended: Upper level Global Health major courses.
Restriction: Must have earned a minimum of 60 credits; and Permission of SPH-Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health department.
Supervised internship, independent study, or field work in global health conducted with oversight from faculty in the UMD Global Health program.
Permission of Global Health program required.
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GBHL389
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Global Health Research
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Credits: 2 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Permission of department required.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
GBHL449A
Advanced Global Health Classroom; Impact of Climate Change on Water and Food Security in Cameroon
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Enrolled in or completed Fundamental Studies Professional Writing. Restriction: Must have completed a minimum of 60 credits. Additional course information: This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Office of International Affairs (OIA).

This collaborative Global Public Health Classroom course with the University of Maryland and University of Buea, Cameroon, explores the intricate relationships between climate change, water resources, and food security, with a focus on African women and children's vulnerabilities. Students will attend live lectures and complete projects in data analysis, project design, and policy evaluation.
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GBHL497
Global Health Capstone
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in GBHL200, GBHL210, EPIB301 and EPIB315; and must have completed or be enrolled in second GBHL Experiential Learning course.
Restriction: Global Health major in final semester; and must have earned more than 100 credits.
In this seminar course, Global Health majors in their final semester integrate and apply interdisciplinary knowledge, skills, and perspectives to address a global health challenge. Capstone projects may focus on research, system, policy analysis; or intervention development and assessment. Students will align their global health interests with their career goals, preparing for their next academic or professional steps.
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GBHL649A
Graduate Global Health Classroom; Impact of Climate Change on Water and Food Security in Cameroon
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
This collaborative course with the University of Maryland and University of Buea, Cameroon, explores the intricate relationships between climate change, water resources, and food security, with a focus on African women and children's vulnerabilities. Students will attend live lectures and complete projects in data analysis, project design, and policy evaluation.

This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Office of International Affairs (OIA).
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