BS (Future Healthcare Providers) Program | Global Public Health

Future Healthcare Provider BS Program

BS in Global Public Health Future Healthcare Providers (72 credits required): In addition to the core GPH courses, BS students on the Future Healthcare Providers track will be able to apply most of the courses required for admission to medical, dental, veterinary or a similar professional school to their GPH degree. This track is ideal for students interested in the intersection between medicine and global public health, but it doesn’t have the coursework flexibility of the general BS track.

NOTE: The courses listed below are NOT a comprehensive list of all pre-health courses required for graduate school admission. Please use the pre-health website and pre-health advising services when preparing for graduate school.

*Students majoring in the Global Public Health: Future Healthcare Provider BS track may double major in any subject except Integrative Neuroscience due to significant overlap in course requirements.*

Required Courses	Credits
8 credits from the Program Core Course List: ANTH 206 Community Public Health I ANTH 306 Community Public Health II ANTH 249 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics GPH 303 Environmental Health AFST 450 Global Health	8
GPH 301 Global Public Health I	4
GPH 302 Global Public Health II	4
16 Credits (12 from the 300-level or higher) of Global Public Health Courses such as: ANTH 243 Medical Anthropology: Human Biology and Health ANTH 244 Plagues, Culture, History ANTH 350 Climate Change and Society ANTH 429 Anthropology and Global Health AFST 317 African Women and Feminism AFST 360 Refugee and Immigrant Health	16
36 Credits of Pre-Health Courses such as: BIOL 113 Intro to Cell & Molecular Biology BIOL 114 Intro to Organisms & Populations Biology BIOL 304 Pre-Health Biochemistry CHEM 104 General Chemistry I CHEM 105 General Chemistry II CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry II PHYS 121 General Physics I PHYS 122 General Physics II MATH 147 Elementary Statistics MATH 224 Differential Calculus MATH 225 Integral Calculus	36
GPH 401 Global Public Health Research Capstone I	2
GPH 402 Global Public Health Research Capstone II	2
Total Credits	72

Sample list of courses

AFST 101 - Intro to Africana Studies

A broad survey of some of the major themes in African, African American and other African diasporic experiences over a period of several hundred years. It centers on systems, movements and ideas that have transcended national, continental and oceanic boundaries - including slavery and emancipation, politics and religion, culture and identity, colonialism and nationalism. Overall, the course is an introduction to the making of the modern world, from the standpoint of black experiences globally. This course is offered in the fall. 4 credits Levels: Undergraduate
AFST 212 - African Intellectual Traditns

Introduction to key ideas in African intellectual and philosophical traditions, centered on conceptions of person, society, community, knowledge, art, gender relations and spirituality. Readings will vary from year to year at the discretion of instructor and are determined in advance. This course is offered in the fall. 4 credits Levels: Undergraduate
ANTH 166 - Intro to Sociocultural Anth

Surveys anthropological approaches to culture and society. Explores the different theories anthropologists use to understand how peoples' lives are shaped through social relations that vary historically, geographically, and cross-culturally. Key topics covered include political economy, history, colonialism, kinship, gender, expressive culture, material culture, politics, economics, and globalization. Emphasis on ethnographic case studies that clarify anthropology's distinctive methodology of participant observation and long-term fieldwork. Sociocultural anthro foundations course. 4 credits. Offered every semester. Levels: Undergraduate
BIOL 113 - Intro to Cell & Molecular Biol

Introductory Biology: Cell and molecular Biology. Survey of cell and molecular biology: biological macromolecules, cellular organization and metabolism, cell communication, cell differentiation, coding of genetic information, inheritance, gene expression and regulation, cell replication, biotechnology, as well as cellular and molecular aspects of animal physiology. Lecture and discussion. BIOL 113 and 114 may be taken in any order. Offered regularly. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate
BIOL 114 - Intro to Organisms & Pops Biol

Introductory Biology: Organisms and Populations. Survey of organismal and population biology; history of life; structure and physiology of plants and animals; homeostasis, integration, growth, ecology; animal behavior; evolution. Lecture and discussion. BIOL 113 and 114 may be taken in any order. Offered regularly. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry I

Fundamentals of chemistry, including atomic structure, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, kinetic theory of gases, thermochemistry, chemical bonding, molecular geometry and bonding theories, as well as properties of liquids, solids, and solutions. This material provides the foundation for CHEM 105; together, CHEM 104 and CHEM 105 provide a thorough treatment of chemical principles. This course is recommended for pre‐health students and science majors (other than Chemistry and Biochemistry majors). Not open to students who have credit for CHEM 111, CHEM107 or CHEM 108. Offered regularly. 4 Credits. Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
CHEM 105 - General Chemistry II

Thermochemistry and thermodynamics; equilibrium; chemical kinetics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; descriptive inorganic, organic and biochemistry. This course is recommended for pre‐health students and science majors (other than Chemistry and Biochemistry majors). Prerequisite: CHEM 104 or equivalent. Not open to students who have credit for CHEM 111, CHEM107 or CHEM 108. Offered regularly. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate
HIST 230 - History of Modern Medicine

This course helps students appreciate how medical knowledge and practices are implicated in and influenced by social, political and economic forces, as well as how the concepts of health and disease, the relationships among hospitals, professions and patients, the character of therapeutics and the role of science, technology and industry have changed over time. The course focuses on medicine in the West since the early modern period and in America since the 18th Century. It also includes materials on pre-modern and non-Western medicines. Levels: Undergraduate
GEOG 103 - Multi-Cultl Geographies Of US

Overview of historical and contemporary patterns of multicultural geography within the U.S. Provides students an understanding of the evolution of several American subcultures (White European, Latino, Asian and Black) through the prism of geography, both in broad context and in separate analyses of socio-economic well-being, housing and healthcare differences over time and between racial/ethnic groups. The student is constantly reminded of the question: How do race/ethnicity, the political economy and degree of opportunity affect where and how well people live? Students learn to better understand patterns of the past and of today from a geographic perspective. For majors and non-majors. Not open to seniors. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate
MATH 224 - Differential Calculus
MATH 225 - Integral Calculus
PHIL 148 - Medical Ethics

This introductory course on medical ethics surveys issues at the intersection of normative ethics and medicine. We spend a significant time addressing issues such as (assisted) reproduction, abortion, enhancement (through drugs or genetically), problems connected to medical experimentation, as well as broader questions such as the just distribution of healthcare resources and global health. We also address topics such as confidentiality and truth-telling, informed consent and patient autonomy. This course deals primarily with the normative issues at stake. It does not aim to provide immediately practical advice for healthcare practitioners. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate
PSYC 111 - General Psychology

The study of behavior-an overview of fundamental concepts, methods and results from major areas of psychological inquiry. Includes quantitative methods in the study of psychological phenomena; physiological bases of behavior, sensation, perception, motivation and emotion; learning; cognitive/symbolic processes; personality and social behavior. Exposure to methods used in psychological research is accomplished by participating in studies conducted by department faculty (or equivalent assignment). Students must earn a grade of C or higher for this course to apply to the major. PSYC 112 must be taken in addition to PSYC 111, both on a letter-grade basis, to satisfy the General Education Laboratory Science requirement. PSYC 111 and PSYC 112 do NOT need to be taken during the same semester. Offered both fall and spring semesters as well as often during the summer, 4 credits. Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
WGSS 200 - Intro to WomenGender&Sexuality

An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of women, gender, and sexuality studies that examines a variety of feminist and queer theoretical approaches to understanding gendered and sexual lives in historical contexts. The course will provide an understanding of how identities interact with other social phenomena such as, politics popular culture, and scientific research. In doing so the course will highlight the complexities and variabilities of gender and sexualities in relation to race, class, ethnicity and nation. 4 credits. Levels: Undergraduate

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