CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL How it Works HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND SOCIETY Complete a minimum of 5 different courses The certificate prepares students to from two categories: 1) CORE: 3 hours examine health issues, at the global from either of the two Core in Global and local scale, by integrating the Health, Medicine, and Society classes; 2) perspectives of the medical humanities ELECTIVES - 12 hours from Electives, and the social sciences of health. focusing on global medicine, health, and The certificate is geared toward society from a humanistic or social scientific students who are interested in perspective. healthcare as a holistic and human- centered problem. The certificate is a specially valuable complement to the education of pre-medical student, and those who want to pursue careers in global or public health, plan to seek a degree in medical anthropology, medical humanities, law, science and technology, or seek future work in the health care industry, health advocacy, and/or health care policy. Getting Started Declare your intent to complete the certificate by filling out the appropriate form in the SASW Department office (204 Waters Hall). Once registered, complete at least 15 credits of the appropriate course work Core Courses (9-credits must be above the 300-level) ANTH 315 Introduction to Medical from the list of approved courses. Anthropology and Global Health Maintain a minimum of a 2.5 GPA across the courses that count toward ANTH 383 Plagues: The Co-Evolutionary the certificate (courses cannot be History of Humans and Pathogens taken pass/fail).
Elective Courses ENGL 295 Health and Literature PHIL 501 Perspectives on Science
AGRON 325 World Foods Crops FNDH 110 Introduction to Public Health POLSC 643 Global Human Rights
AMETH 351 Sex and HIV/AIDS in the FNDH 115 Intro to Health PSYCH 556 Multicultural Psychology African American Community FNDH 700 Global Health and Nutrition SOCIO 533 Society, Food, and ANTH 315 Introduction to Medical Agriculture Anthropology and Global Health GENAG 225 Fundamentals of Global Food Systems Leadership SOCIO 544 Social Gerontology ANTH 383 Plagues: The Coevolution of Humans and Pathogens GENAG 325 Uncertainty in Global Food SOCIO 633 Gender, Power, and Systems Leadership International Development ANTH 388 Nutritional Anthropology GWSS 300 Reproductive Rights and SPAN 531 Professional Spanish: Health ANTH 680 Forensic Anthropology Wrongs or Body Politic and Human Services
ANTH 682 Human Growth and GWSS 435 Race/Sex/Science Questions? Talk to us! Development If you have any question, or want to GEOG 460 Human Dimensions of Global discuss the certificate, contact: Dr. Marta ANTH 710 Writing Cultures: Ethnographic Change Alfonso-Durruty ([email protected]), or Methods Dr. Trevor Durbin ([email protected]). For GEOG 790 Population and Health information regarding classes and BIOCH 110 Biochemistry and Society Geography curriculum contact Gabe Bachura ([email protected]), or visit us in the BIOL 330 Public Health Biology HDFS 301 Helping Relationships main SASW office (WA204)
CLSCS 105 Medical Terminology: Latin HIST 520 Death and Dying in History Anthropology Program and Greek for Scientists SASW Department HIST 534 Social History of Medicine Kansas State University DMP 650 Fundamentals of Public Health and Food Safety MC 451 Health Communication
DMP 710 Introduction to One Health MC 750 Strategic Health Communication
PHIL 365 Medical Ethics ECON 688 Health Economics