NS 4600

Explorations in Global and Public Health

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This capstone course provides guidance, conceptual tools, feedback and a dedicated space in the schedule for students to design, complete and communicate a capstone project on a topic of their choosing that allows them to demonstrate their mastery of the learning outcomes for the Global and Public Health Sciences major or Global Health minor.

Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 completion of all requirements for Global and Public Health Sciences major, or Global Health minor, or permission of instructor. Corequisites: None.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: senior or junior Global and Public Health Sciences majors, or Global Health minor students.

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL), (CU-ITL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

• Conduct an analysis of a global or public health issue that integrates multidisciplinary knowledge, contextual considerations, global or public health frameworks, current literature, community perspectives, normative considerations, an evaluation of alternatives for addressing the issue and critical reflection on your observational standpoint.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate your analysis to a defined audience and recommend and defend your preferred alternative for addressing the issue.
• Demonstrate the capacity to appreciate and collaborate across differences, including cultural, social, personal, economic, values, religious and racial/ethnic differences.

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