Course description
This course will provide an overview of key concepts, challenges, and opportunities in the field of global public health with an emphasis on the disparities in health outcomes among different populations and regions, healthcare systems around the world. Discussions into ethical dilemas and considerations looking at how diffent elements of a system interact, influence each other and lead to outcomes will occur .This global perspective emphasizes interconnectedness by considering bigger picture and root causes of problems in global public health practices.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.Fall 2026 registration opens June 29, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery