Global Health Courses

Required Courses - Term 1

• GLOB HTH 701 / Global Health Foundations I
• GLOB HTH 710 / Learning Symposium and Field Orientation (part a)
• BUSINESS C720 / Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Policy Analysis
• GLOB HTH 713 / Research Methods: A Global Health Perspective
• GLOBALST 710 / Globalization: An Introduction

Required Course - Term 2

• GLOB HTH 702 / Global Health Foundations II
• GLOB HTH 710 / Learning Symposium and Field Orientation (part b)

Fields of Study in Maastricht & USN Norway

Implementing Innovations on a Global Scale (Maastricht)
Required courses are outlined by the host institution. Detailed descriptions are provided on the program webpage.

Redesigning Policy Practices in Global Health (Maastricht)
Required courses are outlined by the host institution. Detailed descriptions are provided on the program webpage.

Global Health, Health Relationships (USN Norway)

Required courses are outlined by the host institution. Detailed descriptions are provided on the program webpage.

Term 3 Courses

Upon completing GLOB HTH 710  students will proceed to their Global Health practicums (GLOB HTH 712 ) or continue with their thesis research. The Global Health practicums can be anywhere from eight weeks to three months depending on the student’s learning objectives. During the remainder of the summer term, students in the course-based stream will complete a scholarly paper (GLOB HTH 711  ) relevant to the area of research they selected. Thesis students continue with their thesis work throughout the summer semester.

Course-Based Stream

• GLOB HTH 711 / Scholarly Paper
• GLOB HTH 712 / Global Health Practicum

Thesis Stream

Students taking the thesis stream will spend the remainder of term three, and should expect to spend terms four and five to complete their research and theses, which may involve the collection and analysis of field data or developing major conceptual works based on the literature.