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.

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

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.

Supervised internship, independent study, or field work in global health conducted with oversight from faculty in the UMD Global Health program.

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 collaborate across borders and time zones to complete projects in data analysis, project design, and policy evaluation.

Analyze contemporary approaches to managing global health challenges by exploring how countries and other global stakeholders work together to address global health challenges. Our specific focus will be infectious and non-communicable disease pandemics and humanitarian emergencies. Assigned course materials and analytical lenses will draw from a myriad of fields, including international relations, economics, and post-colonialism.

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.

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 collaborate across borders and time zones to complete projects in data analysis, project design, and policy evaluation.

Analyze contemporary approaches to managing global health challenges by exploring how countries and other global stakeholders work together to address global health challenges. Our specific focus will be infectious and non-communicable disease pandemics and humanitarian emergencies. Assigned course materials and analytical lenses will draw from a myriad of fields, including international relations, economics, and post-colonialism.