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COPH Department: Global Health
Concentration: Global Health Practice (Code: GLO)
Minimum Credit Hours: 49
This program will prepare students for achieving a professional position in the field of international public health, such as with international, bilateral, governmental and non-governmental agencies. The curriculum focuses on assessment and intervention strategies useful in resolving health problems of primarily undeveloped countries. Global Health Practice students have an opportunity to select courses that focus on areas such as epidemiology, maternal and child health, management and socio-cultural health. Students who choose to combine this program with the Peace Corps Master's International program will be able to obtain a long-term field placement experience that will enhance their marketability for employment.
Please print the check sheet and take it with you to your advising appointments each semester.
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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies
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Global Health Practice Competencies
In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Global Health Practice graduates will be able to:
- Describe the socio-cultural, political and economic determinants of health and health status at the global level;
- Assess the burden of disease on health, service utilization and finance, and the importance of prevention;
- Analyze the prevailing international health systems in industrial and developing countries, comparing coverage, utilization, equity, policy, organization, delivery and financing of those systems and define the rationale for health systems' reforms;
- Appraise the role of cultural, social and economic factors that contribute to the incidence of infectious disease;
- Assess public health conditions and problems related to infectious disease control and surveillance in developing countries;
- Use ethical and culturally appropriate technology/interventions when addressing public health problems and prevention at the global level; and
- Propose methodologies for the evaluation of public health programs and interventions.