Global Health Minor
Global Health is influenced and determined by factors as diverse as gender, race, ethnicity, political priorities, social determinants of health, climate, geography, accessibility and acceptability of care and cultural and religious traditions. The Global Health Minor educates students about these factors and the inter-disciplinary response to addressing global health challenges.
The Global Health Minor is congruent with the Mission and strategic plan of the University and the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s goals to emphasize a curriculum with a global perspective and respect for differences among peoples and cultures and to educate individuals for service to a diverse society including all sectors and strata of the population.
Eligibility
The Minor is open to all Villanova University undergraduate students in their sophomore, junior and senior years and is meant to expose students to a basic understanding of global health issues drawing upon the expertise that the University has to offer.
All students who want to participate in the Global Health Minor must meet with their Academic Advisors to discuss their course of study to assure the student is able to meet all requirements. Once you and your Academic Advisor have agreed you are able to meet all requirements of the Minor,
- Complete the Global Health Minor Application.
- Submit application via e-mail to the Director of the Center for Global and Public Health, Dr. Catherine Curley, at globalhealth@villanova.edu , and she will meet with each applicant to discuss course progression.
No more than one elective transferred from another university can be applied toward the Global Health Minor. Transfer credits from a study abroad semester while a student was enrolled at Villanova University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Minor Requirements
The minor consists of 15 credits which includes required and elective classes. There are no specific prerequisites other than those specified for some of the elective courses.
REQUIRED: Select three (3) of the following courses to meet the minor requirements. Each course is 3 credits.
NUR 7090 |
Planetary Health for Global Populations (Offered every Fall and Spring Semesters) |
NUR 7070 |
Nutrition and Global Health (Offered Fall Semesters) |
NUR 7084 |
Principles of Epidemiology (Offered Spring Semesters) |
NUR 7088 |
Human Trafficking (Offered Spring Semesters) |
NUR 7091 |
Global Perspectives for Climate Change and Health (Offered Spring Semesters, asynchronous on-line) |
Elective Courses: 2 courses (3 credits each)
Elective courses come from a range of disciplines across the University. Students may choose any 2 courses from the Approved List. The 2 courses may not come from the same department. Students are encouraged to tailor the elective courses toward their professional interests and goals. Electives require approval of the Global Health Minor Director.
In addition, a student may choose to do a guided study (3 credits), in lieu of one of the elective credits and work with a designated populations domestically or internationally. Students are encouraged to pursue a study in their professional field.
It is the student’s responsibility to develop an independent study in collaboration with an advisor who will guide their study. The experience must be approved by the Global Health Minor Director before it commences. Students may use projects they are already working on in their field of study as long as it addresses a global health issue and is pre-approved by the minor’s advisor.