Global Health
Courses with Global Health Content
Global Health Courses
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 2022) | 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 |
| EPID 799B-001 | Pandemics (Focus on COVID-19): History, Epidemiology, and Mitigation | 2 | Pettifor, Weber | Fall (not Fall 2022) | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 510 | Equity, Ethics & Engagement | 3 | Polston | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 520 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 | Baron, Maman, Villarreal | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| HBEH 754 | Advanced Qualitative Methods in Health Behavior and Research | 3 | Barrington | Fall | 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 | Sylvia | Fall | Skills-Based | |
| MHCH 722 | Global Maternal Child Health | 3 | Ongechi | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| MHCH 780 | Cultural Humility | 1 | Palmquist | Fall | Required for Global Health MPH Concentration. | |
| MHCH 785 | Decolonizing Maternal and Child Health Research: Theory and Qualitative Methods | 3 | Palmquist | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| NURS 625 | Global and Interprofessional Approaches to Solve Complex Cases | 3 | Baker, Nance-Floyd | Fall (not Fall 2022) | Skills-Based | |
| NUTR 696 | Taxes, Bans, & Burgers: Directed Readings in Global Food Policy | 1 | Taillie | Fall | Topic-Based | |
| 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 475/775 | 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) | Skills-Based | Prerequisites: EPID 710 and BIOS 600 |
| ENVR 789 | International Field Research | 2 | Tomaro | Spring | Skills-Based | |
| EPID 785 | Environmental Epidemiology | 3 | Engel | Spring (Alternating; 2024) | Topic-Based | |
| GLBL 483H | Comparative Health Systems | Johnson | Spring | 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 | Halpern | 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 | 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 | Spring | 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 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 |
| ENVR 989 | Environmental Crisis Management | 3 | Stuart, Vizuete, Woods | Summer | Skills-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 | Excellent | Summer I |