Please note: This program will no longer be available for enrollment to new students beginning with the summer 2023 term.
BSPH in Global Health curriculum
Take 15 courses for a total of 51 credits
Core Communication
Take three courses for a total of 9 credits
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing and Inquiry (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 330 Evidence-based Writing in Public Health (3 credits)
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
Cultural Understanding
Take four courses for a total of 12 credits
- PBHL-A 120 Culture, Health and Happiness (3 credits)
- Arts & Humanities / Social Sciences 3 Courses; 9 Credit hours from approved arts and humanities list and approved social sciences list. Students must complete 3 credit hours in A&H, 3 credit hours in SS, and 3 additional credit hours from either area.
Life and Physical Sciences
Take five courses for a total of 21 credits
Biology:
- BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 credits)
- BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 credits)
Physics:
- PHYS-P 21800 General Physics I (P: Math 15900 or equivalent) (4 credits)
- PHYS-P 21900 General Physics II (4 credits)
Chemistry:
- CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (3 credits)
Analytical Reasoning
Take three courses for a total of 9 credit hours
Mathematics: (MATH 00100, 11000, 11100 and equivalent courses do not count toward graduation)
- MATH-M 15300 Algrbra
- MATH-M 15400 Trigonometry and Geometry
- PBHL-B 300 Introduction to Biostatistics (P: M118 or higher)
19 courses for a total of 57 credits
Global Health General Education
Take three courses for a total of 9 credit hours
- PBHL-A 115 What’s in your Back Yard? Environment and Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 140 Preparing for Disasters (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 215 Storytelling with Data (3 credits)
Foundations
Take 15 courses for a total of 45 credit hours
Public Health Fundamentals
Take five courses for a total of 15 credit hours
- PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 120 Health Care Delivery in the US (3 credits)
- PBHL-S 250 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-S 305 Careers in Public Health (3 credits)
Global Health Core
Take 10 courses for a total of 30 credit hours
- PBHL-A 320 Prevention Strategies to Improve Population Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 441 Public Health Applications of Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 435 Energy, Climate Change, Resilience, and Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 415 Explosions, Collapses, and Toxic Spills: Prevention and Response (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 450 Food and Water: Safety, Scarcity, Security (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 428 Public Health Sanitation (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 420 Armed Conflict, Natural Disasters, and Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 45X Public Health Study Abroad Programming* (3 credits)
- SPEA-V 310 Environmental Justice (3 credits)
Experience
Take one course for a total of 3 credit hours
- PBHL A380 Global Health Internship (3 credits)
Four courses for a total of 12 credits
Additional courses beyond the IUPUI Common Core and major requirements to total 120 credit hours.
The courses listed below are suggested electives. Please consult with academic advisor to discuss additional options.
- PBHL-A 404 At War with the Virus: Coping with COVID-19 (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 330 Global Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-S 337 Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 420 Health Policy (3 credits)
- one approved course on foreign language (3 credits)
The courses listed below are suggested for public health study abroad programming.
- PBHL-P 450 UK: Health Systems Around the World (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 451 Sweden: Health Systems Around the World (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 453 Geneva, Switzerland: Health Systems Around the World – Global Health Leadership for Health Systems Strengthening (3 credits)