Curriculum for M.P.H. Global Health Concentration (GHC) Students intending to complete the YSPH Global Health Concentration (GHC) must fulfill the requirements of their respective divisions or programs. In addition, GHC requires the student to complete the following courses. All a courses are offered in the fall term, b courses are offered in the spring term, and c denotes summer. Students interested in completing GHC may also propose courses not listed here as potential GHC electives. In this case, please email the GHC director, Rafael Perez-Escamilla (rafael.perez-escamilla@yale.edu), the GHC Program Coordinator, Anjuli Bodyk (anjuli.bodyk@yale.edu), and the GHC general email (ghc.ysph@yale.edu) with the course title, description, and the most updated course syllabus. Upon receiving this email, the YSPH- GHC program will let you know if this course meets GHC elective requirements. GHC Course Requirements Course Units *EPH 59a, Global Health Seminar *EPH 59b, Global Health Seminar HPM 566b, Critical Issues in Global Health **EPH 520c, Summer Internship Please note that all internships must meet guidelines of the Office of Public Health Practice (http://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/practice). EPH 525, Thesis or Capstone experience (determined by department) 2 Three courses from at least two of the perspectives of public health GH elective courses (offered in Fall 204) categorized by perspectives Epidemiology: EMD 58a, Principles of Infectious Diseases I EMD 543a, Global Aspects of Food and Nutrition EMD 567a, Big 3-Malaria, HIV, TB EMD 680a, Advance Topics in Tropical Parasitic Diseases HLTH 230a, Global Health: Challenges and Promises HLTH 325a /GLBL 89/GLB 589/LAST 46, Methods and Ethics in Global Health Research Psychosocial/ Social and Behavioral/ Anthropology: CDE 54a, Community Health Program Evaluation CDE 562a, Nutrition and Chronic Disease CDE 573a, Social and Cultural Factors in Mental Health and Illness CDE 58a, Stigma and Health CDE 585a, Sexuality, Health, and Human Rights CDE 594a, Maternal and Child Public Health Nutrition GLBL 320a, Conflict, Resilience, and Health HLTH 330a, Case Studies in Global Health HPM 546a, Ethical Issues in Public Health Development/ Political Economy: GLBL 82a: Better Policy Choices to Improve Health in Low-Income Settings AFST 40a/AFST 50a, Research Methods in African Studies
GLBL 325a/ECON 469a, Health Inequality and Development Ethics/ History/ Humanities: HIST 930a/ HSHM 70a/AMST 878a, Problems in the History of Medicine and Public Health (?) Potential Spring 205 Courses The courses below were offered in previous Spring semesters and met GHC elective requirements. An updated list will be provided in January 205. Biomedicine: BENG 4b/ENAS 7b, Biomedical Microtechnology and Nanotechnology MBIO 547b, Vaccines: Concepts in Biology MBIO 702b, Microbiology Seminar Series ENAS 805b, Biotechnology in the Developing World Epidemiology: HLTH 230b, Global Health: Challenges and Promises MCDB 86b, The Human Population Explosion HLTH 444b, Biology, Pathogenesis, and Natural History of HIV/AIDS Psychosocial/ Social and Behavioral/ Anthropology: ANTH 655b/ WGSS 659b, Masculinity and Men s Health HLTH 230a/b, Global Health: Challenges and Promises (also listed in Epidemiology) SOCY 543b/WGSS 629b, Demography, Gender and Health Development/ Political Economy: ECON 325b, Economics of Developing Countries F&ES 245b/PLSC 46b/EVST 245b, International Environmental Policy and Governance EHS 582b, Advanced Medical and Public Health Emergency Planning and Operations F&ES 245b/PLSC 46b/EVST 245b, International Environmental Policy and Governance AFST 447b/PLSC 447b/EP&E 27b/ER&M 27b, The Rwandan Genocide In Compared Context GLBL 384b/ER&M 362b/ SOCY 363b, Genocide and Ethnic Conflict Ethics/ History/ Humanities: HSHM 437b/HIST 435J, Global Crisis of Malaria HSHM 22b/HIST 932b/HIST 46b/HSHM 629b, Historical Perspectives on Global Health
As of 8-29-4 *One full academic year (two semester course sequence) ideally taken in the first MPH year **If the student has already had 0-2 weeks of international public health experience, they can do a global health internship in the US as long as it is pertinent to global health; otherwise, they have to do a global internship
As of 8-25-4
As of 8-25-4