Global Studies, BA: Global Health
This track develops student expertise in the core domains of global health including:
- Collaborating and partnering
- Ethical reasoning and professional practice
- Health equity and social justice
- Socio-cultural and political awareness
Students following this track will be expected to:
- Understand and explain the global burden of disease and injury
- Identify, measure, and compare patterns of health, disease and injury
- Analyze the social determinants of health in a global context
- Demonstrate familiarity with the principles, language, and measurement tools used in global health
- Discuss the global and historical contexts of health, disease, and health care
In addition to the Global Studies core courses common to all tracks, the Global Health track includes required coursework from the College of Health Professions & Sciences and the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health. Career options include positions as international aid workers, global health specialists or coordinators, educators and outreach coordinators, and project managers. These roles can be found in all types of settings: business and industry, consultancy firms, regulatory agencies, nonprofits, governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations. Depending on the courses taken, students can also enter graduate programs in nursing, public health, and other health professions.
If you are interested in this track and are an enrolled UWM student, use the button to start the declaration of major process. Students are strongly encouraged to declare before earning 75 credits.
Major Requirements
To earn the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies, students in all tracks must complete 120 credits, including a minimum of 36 credits in upper-division courses (numbered 300 or above), while fulfilling the requirements below. GPAs of at least 2.000 overall and 2.500 in the selected track are required for graduation. Students also are responsible for completing the University-wide General Education Requirements.
Beyond the University-wide General Education requirements, students must also complete an additional 6 credits of Humanities GER courses and an additional 6 credits of Social Science GER courses, some of which are required or elective courses in the major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Global Studies Core | ||
| GLOBAL 101 | Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics (SS) | 3 |
| GLOBAL 201 | Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment (SS) | 3 |
| GLOBAL 202 | Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology (SS) | 3 |
| Global Studies Capstone 1 | ||
| GLOBAL 550 | Advanced Seminar in Global Studies: | 3 |
| World Regions | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| GEOG 110 | The World: Peoples and Regions (SS) | |
| HIST 132 | World History Since 1500 (HU) | |
| POL SCI 106 | Politics of the World's Nations (SS) | |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Six semesters (or equivalent) of a single foreign language with passing grades | ||
| International Experience | ||
| Students will be required to complete 2 of the options below: | ||
| Option 1: 3-9 credits of study abroad | ||
| Option 2: 1-6 credits of an international internship | ||
| Option 3: 1-6 credits of a domestic internship with a global organization or clear international focus | ||
| Total International Experience Credits | 12 | |
| Tracks | ||
| Select one of the following tracks: | ||
| Global Communications | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Global Management | ||
| Global Security | ||
| Global Sustainability | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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GLOBAL 550 is required for all tracks except Global Management, which has a separate capstone experience.
Global Health Track
To earn the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies through the Global Health track, students must complete the requirements listed below. Students in this track must complete at least 36 credits at the 300-level or higher, of which 24 credits must be in the College of Letters and Science.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Global Health Track Core | ||
| NURS 301 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| PH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| BMS 232 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| NURS 401 | Global Patterns of Disease | 3 |
| NURS 575 | Global Health: Ethics and Human Rights | 3 |
| GLOBAL/ANTHRO 439 | Culture and Global Health | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ANTHRO 560 | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | |
| SOCIOL 361 | Research Methods in Sociology | |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| HCA 502 | Healthcare Delivery Systems: National and International Perspectives | |
| NURS 204 | Global Maternal and Child Health: From Evidence to Action | |
| NURS 620 | Global Food Security and Systems | |
| PH 303 | Climate Change, the Environment and Human Health | |
| PH 319 | Introduction to Health Disparities | |
| Global Health Track Electives | ||
| Select 18 credits (see below) | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Global Health Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFRIC 329 | Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa | 3 |
| AFRIC 351 | Sexuality, Gender, and Health in Africa and the Diaspora | 3 |
| ANTHRO 156 | Food and Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 355 | Globalization, Culture, and Environment | 3 |
| ANTHRO 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 442 | Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 448 | Cultural and Human Ecology | 3 |
| CES 210 | Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science | 3 |
| ECON 353 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ETHNIC 375 | Global Violence, Disease, and Death | 3 |
| GEOG 115 | Globalization and Economic Development | 3 |
| GEOG 215 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3 |
| GEOG 304 | Human Impact on the Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 350 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| GEOG 464 | Environmental Problems | 3 |
| GEOG 520 | Physical Geography of the City | 3 |
| GEOG 540 | Globalization and the City | 3 |
| GEOG 564 | Urban Environmental Change and Social Justice | 3 |
| GEO SCI 400 | Water Quality | 4 |
| HS 102 | Healthcare Delivery in the United States | 3 |
| HCA 502 | Healthcare Delivery Systems: National and International Perspectives (if not selected above) | 3 |
| NURS 101 | Cultural Diversity in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 204 | Global Maternal and Child Health: From Evidence to Action (if not selected above) | 3 |
| NURS 620 | Global Food Security and Systems (if not selected above) | 3 |
| NURS 683 | Healthcare-Immigrants/Refugees | 3 |
| NURS 684 | Death and Dying Around the World | 3 |
| NURS 690 | Global Health Governance: Key Players, Financing and Challenges | 3 |
| NURS 708 | Global Maternal and Child Health: From Evidence to Action | 3 |
| PHILOS 244 | Ethical Issues in Health Care: | 3 |
| PHILOS 337 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| POL SCI 374 | Health, Wealth, and Democracy | 3 |
| PH 101 | Introduction to Public Health (if not selected above) | 3 |
| PH 303 | Climate Change, the Environment and Human Health (if not selected above) | 3 |
| PH 319 | Introduction to Health Disparities (if not selected above) | 3 |
| PH 375 | Topics in Public Health: (subtitle) | 1-3 |
| SOCIOL 103 | World Society | 3 |
| SOCIOL 331 | Sociology of Health Care | 3 |
| SPANISH 388 | Health Issues in the Hispanic World | 3 |