Global Health Academic Offerings
Degree Programs
- The Bachelor of Science in Community and Global Public Health. The mission of the BSPH program in Community and Global Public Health is to prepare students to work in partnership with local and global communities to identify and address health problems to achieve health equity. The curriculum emphasizes equity-centered and high-impact practices such as team-based learning and experiential education and will offer more specialized training in data-driven community and systems-based public health. Want to learn more? Fill out our Inquiry Form for Undergraduate Programs.
- The Master of Public Health in Global Health. Designed to train current and aspiring professionals to solve public health problems locally and globally, the Global Health concentration provides students with the knowledge and skills to advance the health and well-being of populations in diverse global settings. The program is for people who are passionate about solving urgent local and global public health problems.
- The Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership prepares mid-to-senior level professionals for top positions in organizations working to improve the public’s health. The three-year, cohort-based distance program confers a DrPH in Health Administration. The Program targets diverse individuals working full-time in the U.S. or internationally with substantial leadership responsibilities in communities, organizations and institutions.
Interested in a graduate degree program? Fill out a Graduate Program Prospective Student Inquiry Form.
Certificates
The Online Certificate in Global Health strengthens the global health competencies and abilities of healthcare practitioners throughout North Carolina, the nation and the world. It is a formal academic certificate for non-degree-seeking students that examines complexities inherent in improving health on a global scale.
Courses
Global and local content is infused across our courses, programs and degrees. Courses listed below have at least 50% of their content is related to global health.
Please note that course listings may change periodically. Refer to ConnectCarolina to confirm course offerings for each semester and for complete course descriptions.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits | Faculty | Semester | Skills-Based or Topic-Based | Prerequisites and Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVR 525 (Formerly ENVR 682) | Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Global Health | 3 | Fisher | Fall | Skills-Based | |
| ENVR 610 (Formerly ENVR 890-005) | Global Perspectives on Environmental Health Inequalities | Woods | Fall (not Fall 2024) | Topic-Based | ||
| ENVR 705 (PUBH 705) | One Health: Philosophy to Practical | 3 | Sackey-Harris | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| ENVR 755 | Analysis of Water Resource Systems | 3 | Characklis | Fall | Skills-Based | Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors |
| HBEH 510 | Equity, Ethics & Engagement | 3 | Polston | Fall (not Fall 2024) | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 520 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 | Baron, Maman, Villarreal | Fall (not Fall 2024) | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 754 | Advanced Qualitative Methods in Health Behavior and Research | 3 | Barrington | Fall (not Fall 2024) | Skills-Based | Prerequisite HBEH 753 or equivalent. |
| HBEH 861 | Global Mental Health | 3 | Fisher | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| HPM 565 (PLCY 565) | Global Health Policy | 3 | Meier | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| HPM 715 | Health Economics for Policy and Management | 3 | Templin | Fall | Skills-Based | |
| MHCH 722 | Global Maternal Child Health | 3 | Ongechi | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| MHCH 780 | Cultural Humility | 1 | Ongechi | Fall | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. | |
| MHCH 785 | Decolonizing Maternal and Child Health Research: Theory and Qualitative Methods | 3 | Fall | Topic-Based | ||
| NURS 625 | Global and Interprofessional Approaches to Solve Complex Cases | 3 | Baker, Nance-Floyd | Fall (not Fall 2022) | Skills-Based | |
| NUTR 250 | Global Sustainable Food Systems | Taillie | Fall | |||
| PLCY 565 (HPM 565) | Global Health Policy | 3 | Meier | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| PUBH 705 (ENVR 705) | One Health: Philosophy to Practical Integration | 1-3 | Sackey-Harris, Stewart | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| PUBH 711 | Critical Issues in Global Health | 3 | Ahsan, Excellent | Fall | Topic-Based | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. |
| PUBH 714 | Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Health Programs | 3 | Ahsan | Fall | Skills-Based | N/A |
| SOWO 881 | Development Theory and Practice in Global Settings | 3 | Chowa | Fall | Skills-Based | |
| ANTH 319 | Global Health | 3 | Sorensen | Spring | ||
| ENVR 275/775 | Global Climate Change: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 1 | West | Spring | Topic-Based | Pass/Fail Only |
| ENVR 685 | Water and Sanitation Planning and Policy in Less Developed Countries | 3 | Sinha, Whittington | Spring (Alternating; 2023) | Topic-Based | Permission of instructor required. |
| ENVR 785 (PLAN 785, PLCY 785) | Public Investment Theory | 3 | Whittington | Spring (Alternating; 2025) | Skills-Based | Prerequisites: EPID 710 and BIOS 600 |
| ENVR 789 | International Field Research | 2 | Tomaro | Spring | Skills-Based | |
| ENVR 989 | Environmental Crisis Management | 3 | Stuart, Cronk, Woods | Summer | Skills-Based | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. |
| EPID 785 | Environmental Epidemiology | 3 | Engel | Spring (Alternating; 2026) | Topic-Based | |
| GLBL 483H | Comparative Health Systems | Johnson | Spring (not Spring 2024) | See requirements in ConnectCarolina. | ||
| HBEH 690 | Homeless and Public Health | 1 | Wilson | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 753 | Qualitative Methods in Health Behavior | 3 | Maman, Hill | Spring | Skills-Based | Prerequisites: HBEH 750 and CITI Human Subjects Training. |
| HBEH 756 | Social and Peer Support in Health: An Ecological and Global Perspective | 3 | Fisher | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 780 | Program Planning and Proposal Development for Global Health | Rosenberg | Spring | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. | ||
| HPM 571 (PLCY 570) | Health & Human Rights | 3 | Meier | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| MHCH 680 | Global Sexual and Reproductive Health | 1 | Speizer | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| MHCH 664 | Globalization and Health | 3 | TBA | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| MHCH 716 | International Family Planning and Reproductive Health | 3 | Curtis, Tumlinson | Spring (not Spring 2024) | Topic-Based | Permission of instructor for non-majors. |
| MHCH 723 | Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation | 3 | Ahsan, Watson-Grant | Spring | Skills-Based | Required for MCFH and Global Health MPH Concentrations. |
| MHCH 729 | Implementation Science for Global Maternal and Child Health | 3 | Peterson, Haidar | Spring | Prerequisite: MHCH 728 or equivalent course. | |
| MHCH 862 | Maternal and Child Health Program Evaluation | 3 | Angeles | Spring | Skills-Based | Prerequisites: Knowledge of SAS or STATA, MHCH 713 or equivalent. Permission required for 1st yr doctoral students, non-majors and master’s students. |
| NUTR 745 | International Nutrition | 3 | Adair | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| PLCY 570 (HPM 571) | Health & Human Rights | 3 | Meier | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| PUBH 420/720 | The Pandemic Course: HIV and COVID | 1 | Strauss, Hurt | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| PUBH 710 | Introduction to Global Health Ethics | 1 | Fleming | Spring | Topic-Based | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. |
| PUBH 714 | Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Health Programs | 3 | Samandari | Summer | Skills-Based | |
| PUBH 725 | AIDS: Principles and Policies | 1 | Excellent | Summer I | ||
| PUBH 890-001 | Special Topics in Public Health Leadership Course - Applying Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Leadership in Public Health Practice | 1 | Excellent | Fall | Skills-Based | |
| PUBH 890-002 | Public Health and Migration: Persistent Discussions and Emerging Issues | 1 | Villa Torres | Spring | Topic-Based | If interested, please email laura_villatorres@unc.edu |
| ANTH 623 | Human Disease Ecology | 3 | Sorensen | Spring | Topic-Based | |
| NUTR | Global, Healthy, Sustainable Food Systems | TBD | Taillie, Lindsey Smith | Fall | Topic-Based | |
