GLOBAL HEALTH FIELD WORK FUNDAMENTALS: ENGAGEMENT, ETHICS, POLICY, AND METHODS
Provides opportunities that facilitate learning in the areas of global health studies, engagement, and health data; ethics of global health engagement and international aid; global health research and quality improvement, including human subjects research and the IRB processes; and, international travel planning. Presumes some background and understanding of basic principles of health and addresses topics at a graduate level.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing, or declared in the Capstone Certificate in Global Health Online Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine how international health statistics can be used to effectively describe the wellbeing of communities. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop a framework of ethical considerations for grants and partnerships between HICs and LMICs. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze the relationship that power disparities can have in promoting inequalities. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate the impact of systems, research methods and regulations in the complex framework of global health. Audience: Graduate 5. Recommend and prioritize components of pre-travel planning for international work, including considerations for how to avoid common problems while abroad. Audience: Graduate 6. Justify the concepts that culture is a very significant factor for effectively working in a global setting and that biases can negatively impact effective communication. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine how international health statistics can be used to effectively describe the wellbeing of communities. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop a framework of ethical considerations for grants and partnerships between HICs and LMICs. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze the relationship that power disparities can have in promoting inequalities. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate the impact of systems, research methods and regulations in the complex framework of global health. Audience: Graduate 5. Recommend and prioritize components of pre-travel planning for international work, including considerations for how to avoid common problems while abroad. Audience: Graduate 6. Justify the concepts that culture is a very significant factor for effectively working in a global setting and that biases can negatively impact effective communication. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027