PROGRAM IN GLOBAL HEALTH STUDIES

Minor Requirements

To earn a minor in Global Health Studies, students must:

• Complete seven courses, including four core courses and three elective courses.
• Study abroad on a public health-focused program. Two of the elective courses can be completed on a public health study abroad program.

Course requirements

Two GBL_HLTH core courses

• GBL_HLTH 301 Introduction to International Public Health
• One of the following: 
  • GBL_HLTH 302 Global Bioethics 
  • GBL_HLTH 320 Qualitative Research Methods 
  • GBL_HLTH 390 Methods in Anthropology/Global Health 
  • GBL_HLTH 390 Community Based Participatory Research 

Two additional GBL_HLTH courses

• Select courses listed on our Course Descriptions page.

Three elective courses

• Up to two elective courses are taken abroad. 
• Approved elective courses offered by a wide variety of departments are also listed on our Course Descriptions page.
• Additional 300-level courses may also be considered as electives with approval from the Global Health Studies program.
• Please note that double-counting classes within Weinberg is not permitted. 

Study abroad requirement

You must participate in a substantial public health experience abroad. Most students complete one of Northwestern's public health programs, offered in China, France, Mexico, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and South Africa. Two of your Global Health Studies elective requirements can be completed on a public health study abroad program. Students who elect to study abroad more than once may earn more elective credits.

You may also participate in a non-Northwestern public health program (either affiliated with the university or not). Click here for more information on these options.