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Global Health BA: Program Map

1st Year

Your first year in the BA in Global Health would likely include courses related to the Global Health major, General Education courses meant to offer breadth in your studies, and courses outside the major that can be chosen from any subject taught at York.  A full time course load would be five classes in the Fall and Winter semester, but some students may choose to take less than five courses.  When you enroll, you will have the opportunity to choose a schedule that works best for you, but you can get an idea of how a university schedule might look by viewing this sample schedule.

For more information on the BA in Global Health, please visit the School of Global Health.

Global-Health-BA-1st-year-class-schedule-sample

Major Courses

3 half year courses

General Education Courses

2 full year courses

Courses Outside Major

1 full year and 1 half year course

Major Courses

  • HH/GH 1010: Foundations of Global Health Studies
  • HH/GH 1001: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health I
  • HH/GH 1002: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health II

General Education Courses

  • 1 full year course at the 1000 level in an approved humanities or social science (This course might be in literature, language, culture, history, etc.)
    • HH/GH 1020: Agents of Change in a Global World is strongly recommended.
  • 1 full year course at the 1000 level in approved natural science (This course might be in the human body, evolution, astronomy, climate, biodiversity, etc.)

Courses Outside Major

  • 1 full year and 1 half year course or 3 half year courses chosen from any subject you wish to take (York offers thousands of courses each year.  This course might be in art, a language, sciences, business, social sciences, humanities – it’s up to you.)

Beyond 1st Year

In addition to the required Global Health courses below, you will also choose general education courses and courses outside of your major beyond your first year.

  • HH/GH 2000: Global Health Policy: Power and Politics
  • HH/GH 2010: Methods and Approaches in Global Health Research
  • HH/GH 2100: Chronic Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 2200: Determinants of Health: Local to Global
  • HH/GH 3000: Epidemiology and Global Health
  • HH/GH 3100: Communicable Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 3545: Promoting Global Health
  • HH/GH 3740: Health Care Planning for Communities
  • HH/GH 4010: Global Health Ethics
  • HH/GH 4100: Policy and Program Evaluation in Global Health
  • HH/GH 4200: Global Health Governance and Leadership
  • HH/GH 4510: Health and Human Rights
  • HH/GH 4300: Integrated Global Health Practicum (real-world hands-on experience at a local or international placement)
  • HH/GH 4400: Applied Global Health Research Capstone

Please note that this program map is meant as a sample overview for prospective students/applicants to this program while they are still applying.  It is not intended for current students and does not replace the Academic Calendar nor Academic Advising in terms of information regarding course selection and degree requirements.  If you are a current student, please visit the academic calendar of the year you started your program to view your full degree requirements and consult with Academic Advising if you have any questions.