Global Health ,Minor
Disease, Global, Health, International, Medicine, medical, prehealth
Are you passionate about helping people? Improving health conditions for everyone requires passion and understanding. Enhance your major with a holistic examination of human health. In this program, you'll learn innovative and practical skills grounded in anthropology and prepare to address today's global health challenges.
If you are seeking a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health problems and considering the best ways to solve them, the minor program in global health is a transdisciplinary offering designed for you.
Global health is understood in the anthropological sense, meaning ways of understanding and addressing disease, health and well-being that incorporate all cultures, places and time, and that integrate knowledge of health's social, historical, biological and ecological dimensions.
- College/school:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Location: Tempe or Online
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The minor in global heath requires 18 credit hours, of which 15 credit hours must be upper-division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be completed through The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better may be applied toward the minor requirements. Minimum
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ASB 100 Introduction to Global Health
(GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 9 |
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SSH 403 Cross-Cultural Studies in Global Health
(GCSI)
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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All global health minors are required to participate in a study abroad program from a select, pre-approved program list. For more information about planning for, applying to, and paying for your study abroad program, please visit the Global Education Office website. |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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GPA Requirement: None
Incompatible Majors: BA in global health; BS in global health
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.
In Arizona and elsewhere, there is a pressing need for professionals with appropriate skills to work in cross-cultural settings or with underserved populations --- such as migrants, minorities and those living in poverty --- and many opportunities in this area are directly or indirectly related to health.
Nationally and internationally, the health field provides enormous and varied career opportunities, and demand is high and growing for graduates with specific skills. This program supports the goals of those pursuing careers in academic research, teaching and health services. Employment venues include:
- departments of health
- government agencies (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- international agencies (e.g., World Health Organization, Global Health Council, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank)
- nongovernmental organizations
- private sector
- universities
The program also provides a broad intellectual base for those interested in advanced specialist health training in fields such as:
- dentistry
- medicine
- nursing
- pharmacy
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
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SHESC 233
shesc.undergrad@asu.edu
480-965-6215
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