Global Health and Culture
Admission to the Program
This certificate is available to students currently enrolled in an 麻豆视频作品 graduate degree program. It is also open to students with a bachelor鈥檚 degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their official transcripts along with a one-page statement of purpose.
Non-native English speakers are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they hold a degree from a U.S.-accredited institution before enrollment at SIS. The minimum TOEFL score for full admission consideration is 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT) or 600 on the paper-based test (PBT). The minimum IELTS score is 7.0.
Certificate Requirements
- 12 credit hours with grades of C or better聽
- Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (,听,听)
Course Requirements
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Foundational (6 credits hours)
Complete 6 credit hours from the following, or other courses approved by faculty advisor:
- ANTH-622 Neoliberal Globalization and Health (3)
- SIS-635 Advanced Topics in Development Management (3):聽
Introduction to Global Health
Program Planning in Global Health
Electives (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following if not taken to fulfill Foundational, or other courses approved by faculty advisor:
- ANTH-544 Topics in Public Anthropology (3)
- ANTH-621 Health Geographies (3)
- ANTH-623 Militarization and Health (3)
- ANTH-624 Science, Technology and Health (3)
- ANTH-625 Health, Care, and Social Movements (3)
- GOVT-776 The Political Economy of Development (3)
- HIST-669 History of Medicine in the United States: from Smallpox to AIDS (3)
- HLTH-535 Global Nutrition (3)
- HLTH-575 Global Health (3)
- HLTH-585 Global Health Policy (3)
- PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis and Management (1-3): Healthcare Policy
- SIS-619 Special Studies in International Politics (1-6): Humanitarian Interventions: Laws, Ethics, Dilemmas, and Ways Forward
- SIS-635 Advanced Topics in Development Management (3):
Introduction to Global Health
Migration, Equity, and Health
Program Planning in Global Health
Social Accountability - SIS-750 Research and Professional Methods in International Affairs (3): Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Competence Application (3 Credit Hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or other course approved by faculty advisor:
- ANTH-691 Internship in Anthropology (1-6)
- SIS-793 Practicum in International Affairs (3)聽(topics)
- SIS-794 Substantial Research Paper with Coursework (3)
- SIS-795 Master鈥檚 Research Requirement (1-3)
- SIS-797 Master鈥檚 Thesis Supervision (1-6)
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