(Revised on 3-27-09)

Description: The Global Health theme aims to raise appreciation and understanding of how global fitness, health, and medical issues affect the everyday lives of individuals, and how we may influence society to create a healthier world. Global Health is also an essential component of developmental aid programs. Consider the following in selection of courses within this theme:

• Explore population health and fitness in a global context to concerns of particular nations.
• Review developed versus developing countries, along with demographics, economics, epidemiology, political economy and sociology.
• Look at the rise in importance of medical assistance beyond government agencies or intergovernmental organizations.
• Reflect on how you influence and focus on the distribution of health in an international context.
• Look at ways to implement a national health plan in a developed versus a developing country.

 GEP Courses associated with the Global Health theme:

(12 credit hours required)

GEP Humanities and Social Science courses:

Choose at least 1 of the following:

ENG 232           Literature and Medicine                             (HUM)

PRT 200           Leisure Behavior, Health and Wellness        (SS)

EC 437             Health Economics*                                    (SS)

SOC 342           International Development*                        (SS) (GK)

ANT 371           Human Variation*                                      (SS) (GK)

SOC 351           Population and Planning*                          (SS) (GK)

ANT 251           Physical Anthropology                               (SS)

GEP Natural Sciences and Mathematics courses:

Choose at least 1 of the following:

MA 103             Topics in Contemp. Mathematics                  (MA)

FS 201             Introduction to Food Science                        (NS)

BIO 212            Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology*        (NS)

NTR 301           Introduction to Human Nutrition                     (NS)

GN 301             Genetics of Human Affairs                           (NS)

MB 200             Microbiology and World Affairs                    (NS)

TOX 201           Poisons, People and the Environment           (NS)

Additional related GEP courses:

STS 323           World Population and Food Prospects           (IP) (GK)

STS/PHI 325     Bio-medical Ethics                                       (IP) (USD)

SOC 381           Sociology of Medicine*                                (IP)

*Course has a pre-requisite

GEP Category abbreviations:

(HUM)  Course fulfills a GEP Humanities requirement

(SS)     Course fulfills a GEP Social Sciences requirement

(NS)     Course fulfills a GEP Natural Sciences requirement

(MA)     Course fulfills a GEP Mathematical Sciences requirement

(IP)       Course fulfills a GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirement

(GK)     Course also fulfills the GEP Global Knowledge co-requisite

(USD)   Course also fulfills the GEP U.S. Diversity co-requisite