The undergraduate minor in global health studies is designed for students who wish to study the complex factors influencing health and disease locally and around the world. It requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. in courses completed at the University of Iowa.
To request approval of a course for the GHS minor which is not currently on the approved list, students can speak with their academic advisor and/or the Global Health Studies advisor.
Listed below are the general categories of coursework required to earn the minor; for more specific information on courses, curriculum, and requirements of the minor in global health studies, visit the UI General Catalog.
| Title | Hours |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Global Health Studies (GHS:2000) or Promoting Health Globally (GHS:3850) | 3 |
| Contemporary Issues in Global Health (GHS:3720) or Case Studies in Global Health Inequities (GHS:4003) | 3 |
| Global Health Studies Perspectives and Practices Electives | 6 |
| Additional Perspectives and Practices Elective and/or approved Global Health-themed study abroad coursework | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |