The undergraduate minor in global health studies requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. in courses completed at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
The minor is interdisciplinary, designed for students who wish to study the complex factors influencing health and disease locally and around the world.
A maximum of 6 s.h. of coursework used to satisfy requirements for another major, minor, or certificate may be applied toward the minor. This includes second areas, concentrations, and cognates, with the exception of the B.A. in journalism and mass communication, for which no overlap is assessed. Students may earn either the minor or the certificate in global health studies, but not both. Undergraduates who earn the minor in global health studies may not earn the major in global health studies.
The minor in global health studies requires the following coursework.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| GHS:2000 | Introduction to Global Health Studies | 3 |
| GHS:3850 | Promoting Health Globally | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| GHS:3720 | Contemporary Issues in Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:4003 | Case Studies in Global Health Inequities | 3 |
| 6 s.h. from these: | ||
| GHS:1200 | Disabilities and Inclusion in Writing and Film Around the World | 3 |
| GHS:3030 | Global Health Today | 1 |
| GHS:3034 | Doing Harm by Doing Good: The Ethics of Studying, Volunteering, and Working in Global Communities | 1 |
| GHS:3035 | Engaging in Global Health | 1 |
| GHS:3036 | Ethics, Politics, and Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:3037 | Technology to Improve Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:3060 | Studies in Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 3 |
| GHS:3105 | Contraception Across Time and Cultures | 3 |
| GHS:3120 | Global Maternal and Child Health | 3 |
| GHS:3170 | Visualizing Global Health Through Popular Fiction and Film | 3 |
| GHS:3230 | Health Experience of Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees | 3 |
| GHS:3325 | Global Epidemics | 3 |
| GHS:3560 | Global Garbage and Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:4001 | Social Entrepreneurship and Global Health | 3 |
| GHS:4002 | Working in Global Health | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| Global Health Perspectives and Practices course(s) if not taken as a requirement above; see B.A. or B.S. in global health studies for approved list | 3 | |
| Approved global health-themed study abroad coursework (consult GHS advisor) | 3 | |