Fundamentals of Global Health

University of Alabama at Birmingham

CourseGHS 600

This course is designed to introduce students to the foundations of global health programs, policies and practices. Students will explore the history of the field of global health, including its roots in colonial exploration, tropical medicine, and imperialism, and the current paradigms shifting the field to a collaborative and transnational effort to improve health equity for all and reduce the global burden of diseases.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

GHS 600