Graduates in Public Health are health education specialists who are likely to pursue career paths as: health educators working for hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, private business, and colleges and universities.

Marketable Skills

• Communication: Reach mutual understanding through effective exchange of information, ideas, and feelings
• Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
• Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
• Research: Be able to search, investigate and critically analyze information in response to a specific research question
• Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
• Stress management: Be able to identify causes of stress, identify effective coping mechanisms, and take action to change the situation
• Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal

Additionally, students will learn:

• Health behavior, use of effective mechanisms to help individuals make informed decisions about lifestyle modifications
• Health education techniques

The purpose is to provide students a foundational knowledge to operate as global citizens and to equip them with a comprehensive understanding about the complexities and realities of global health. Through the proposed curriculum, students will be able to: 

• synthesize knowledge of current global health issues; 
• learn about best practices in global health;
• develop strategies to improve health outcomes in low resource countries;
• prepare for internationally focused careers in government agencies, non-governmental organization, immigrant health agencies, philanthropic foundations and international health organizations. 

Degree plan

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Global Health Minor
Required Courses:
HSCI 3306	Environmental Health	3
HSCI 3311	Introduction to Epidemiology *	3
HSCI 3312	Theories & Meth of Hlth Behav	3
HSCI 3313	Foundations of Global Health	3
HSCI 3395	Seminar in Global Health	3
3 Credit hours elective, chosen from following list:		3
ANTH 4308	U.S.-Mex. Border Society/Cult
BIOL 3320	Genetics
BIOL 3351	Toxicology
CHIC 4304	Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.
COMM 3320	Writing for PR & Corp Comm
CRIJ 3321	Family Violence
CRIJ 3351	Crim Just on US-Mexico Border
CRIJ 4318	Violence in America
DRSC 3313	Health Info & Informat Systems
HSCI 2302	Fundamentals of Nutrition
HSCI 3323	Nutrition Thru the Life Cycle
HSCI 4303	Family Life & Human Sexuality
HUMN 3301	Ancient Cultures
PHIL 2306	Ethics
POLS 3360	International Relations
SOCI 3323	Advanced Social Problems
SOCI 4308	U.S.-Mex Border Society/Cult
WS 2350	Global Feminisms
WS 3321	Family Violence
WS 3340	Gender & Technology
WS 3373	Plagues, Pandemics, & Power
WS 3375	Women's Health
Total Hours		18

*Some course prerequisites are not part of this degree plan but are required to complete this minor. Please see advisor for details.