Civic and Global Leadership
Requirements for the Certificate in Civic and Global Leadership - Community and Global Health Track
Courses in the community and global health track expose students to the nature and significance of health and health care to human life and social development. Students learn about the effects of health on the human condition, debates over what justice requires in terms of providing access to health care, as well as political and policy debates over access to health care, internationally, nationally, and locally.
This certificate of curricular study requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIVC 200 | Introduction to Civic and Global Leadership | 4 |
| CIVC 400 | Civic and Global Leadership Capstone | 4 |
| Select twelve hours representing a minimum of two disciplines from the from the following courses: | 12 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| The Lens and the Landscape: Documentary Studies and the Environment | ||
| Principles of Human Nutrition | ||
| Human Health and the Environment (Lab) | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction to Medical Humanities: The Human Condition | ||
| Introduction to Sociology and Human Health | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| The Politics of Aids | ||
| Global Health Governance | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Community Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology: Human Development in Context | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 20 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Students must complete an approved practicum requiring sustained engagement on one specific social issue working in a specific community, with a community organization, or on a specific social issue in multiple sites. The practicum requires an extended commitment over the period of two semesters and a summer or its equivalent (500 hours total). The practicum is overseen jointly by a faculty member and a site supervisor. | ||