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INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH: HISTORY, CURRENT ISSUES, AND HEALTH STATISTICS

PUBLHLTH 710
Course Description

Provides opportunities that facilitate learning in the areas of global health history and contemporary issues; global health frameworks, policies, and assessing and critically evaluating data; the socioecological model for global health, health equity and disparities; and, global health communication. Presumes some background and understanding of basic principles of health and addresses topics at a graduate level.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing, or declared in the Capstone Certificate in Global Health Online

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
3.91

-1.26% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
90.91%

-4.76% from Historical

Class Size
11

-30% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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