Global Health is a fast-growing field of study and employment. Students in this minor acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, and come to understand health and illness as inherently interconnected to cultural, social, and political forces around the world. This background is essential for students pursuing careers in health care or adjacent sectors, especially those working overseas or with a diverse client population in the United States.
Students in the Global Health minor are encouraged to take courses outside their major discipline, particularly for the Current Global Health Issues component. If they do not they must ensure that they have at least 6 credits of upper-level coursework outside their major in order to be able to have a minor.
Please see complete information on all of the requirements to earn a minor at Plymouth State University.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| Global Health Core Ideas | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
AN 3510 | Illness, Wellness, and Healing (WECO) | |
SO 3510 | Illness, Wellness, and Healing (WECO) | |
| Culture and Society Foundations | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
AN 2100 | Foundations of Anthropology (GACO) | |
SO 2225 | Foundations of Sociology (DICO) | |
| Biomedical Foundations | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
BI 2110 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | |
BI 1110 | Biological Science I (TECO) | |
PBH 2000 | Foundations of Public Health | |
HE 2900 | Disease, Safety, and Environment (WECO) | |
NR 2100 | Foundations of Professional Nursing (open to Nursing majors only) | |
| Global Foundations | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
BIDI 1400 | Plagues and Peoples (PPDI) | |
GE 2200 | Human Geography | |
PO 1035 | World Politics (GACO) | |
PODI 1056 | Humanitarianism: Working in the Global Community (PPDI) | |
GEDI 2400 | Mapping Our World: Creating Realities (CTDI) | |
| Current Global Health Issues Students with a minor must complete six credits of 3000/4000 level courses outside their major discipline. If a student wants to double count a course from their major in this section, they will still need to ensure they have enough upper-division credits outside their major | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
AN 3130 | Economic Diversity and Inequality | |
AN 3605 | Forensic Anthropology | |
BI 3026 | ||
ESP 3550 | Environment and Health (WECO) | |
ESP 3800 | Food Systems: Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Modern Agriculture (DICO,WECO) | |
HE 3700 | Drug Behavior (WECO) | |
HE 4100 | Women's Health Issues (WECO) | |
NR 4020 | Global Health and Population-Based Health Care (GACO) | |
PO 3085 | Model United Nations (GACO) | |
PY 3326 | ||
SO 3375 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (DICO) | |
SO 3430 | Drugs and Society | |
SW 3300 | Mental Health and Society (GACO) | |
SW 3430 | Diversity and Oppression (DICO) | |
SW 3500 | Health and Society (GACO,WECO) | |
| Total Credits | 17-20 | |
