Global and International Studies

Health and Environment

Health and Environment

This option considers the direct impact of global issues on the life on our planet. As intercontinental travel makes nearly every epidemic already global today, the more and more the health of individuals is directly connected to the health of the globe. Growing populations, aging demographics, increasing pollution, and decreasing food resources present new challenges for global human health. Similarly the global cycles of climate change and crisis force us to reconsider both natural processes and anthropogenic influences, examining the philosophy and history of human’s place in nature. Some of the themes on which this Option focuses include: the relationship between local resources and global geopolitics; cultural, economic, and social effects of global climate change; pollution and conservation; environmental movements; and evolution and extinction.

Courses for Fall 2024

Course NumberCourse Title
AFR 105African Biodiversity and Conservation
ANTH 375QAnthropology of Food
BB H 305Introduction to Global Health Issues
BISC 003Environmental Science
CAS 453Health Communication Theory and Research
CED 152 Community Development Concepts and Practice
EARTH 002The Earth System and Global Change
EARTH 105NEnvironments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change
EARTH 111Water, Science, and Society
EBF 200Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
EBF 301Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
ECON 415The Economics of Global Climate Change
ECON 428Environmental Economics
EGEE 101Energy and the Environment
EGEE 120Oil: International Evolution
GEOG 1NGlobal Parks and Sustainability
GEOG 30 / 30NEnvironment and Society in a Changing World
GEOG 310Introduction to Global Climatic Systems
GEOG 424WGeography of the Global Economy
HIST 109Introduction to US Environmental History
HIST 110Nature and History
HPA 401Comparative Health Systems
PHIL 118Environmental Philosophy
PHIL 134Food, Values, and Health
PSYCH 419Psychology in a Sustainable World
SOC 023Population and Policy Issues
SOC 422World Population Diversity
SOC 451Health, Disease & Society
WMNST 120Sex, Gender, and the Body
WMNST 458Critical Feminist Issues in Reproduction

Approved Courses in the Health and Environment Pathway

Course NumberCourse Title
AFAM 302Diversity and Health
AFR 105African Biodiversity and Conservation
AFR 306Health and Illness in African and Black Diaspora: Cultural Anthropology
AFR/PLSC 464Extractive Industries in Africa
ANTH 219NSpillover: The Anthropology of Emerging Infectious Diseases
ANTH 240NLivelihoods and Ecosystems
ANTH 375QAnthropology of Food
ANTH 418Medical Anthropology
ANTH 419Anthropology and One Health
ANTH 455Global Processes and Local Systems
ANTH 456Cultural Ecology
ANTH 470HOur Place in Nature
ASIA 106Asian Traditions of Health, Medicine, and the Body
BB H 305Introduction to Global Health Issues
BB H 407Global Health Equity
BIOET 501Perspectives and Methods in Bioethics
BIOET 502Macro-Perspectives in Bioethics/Public Health Ethics
BIOET 533Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems
BIOET110NHealth, Illness, and the Human Condition
BIOET401QScience, Ethics, Policy, and Law
BISC 003Environmental Science
BMH 490Bioethics and Medical Humanities Capstone Course
CAS 453Health Communication Theory and Research
CED 152 Community Development Concepts and Practice
CED 450International Development, Renewable Resources, and the Environment
EARTH 002The Earth System and Global Change
EARTH 103Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century
EARTH 105NEnvironments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change
EARTH 111Water, Science, and Society
EBF 200Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
EBF 301Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
EBF 304WGlobal Management for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
ECON 415The Economics of Global Climate Change
ECON 428Environmental Economics
EDTHP/SOC 410The Global Impact of Education
EGEE 101Energy and the Environment
EGEE 120Oil: International Evolution
EGEE 401Energy in a Changing World
ENGL 162NCommunicating Care
ENGL 179Literature of Food
ENGL 180Literature and the Natural World
FR 497 French for Global Health
GEOG 1NGlobal Parks and Sustainability
GEOG 30 / 30NEnvironment and Society in a Changing World
GEOG 310Introduction to Global Climatic Systems
GEOG 314Biogeography and Global Ecology
GEOG 332NScience and policy of global greenhouse gas emissions and management
GEOG 412WClimatic Change and Variability
GEOG 424WGeography of the Global Economy
GEOG 426WGendered Worlds
GEOG 430Human Use of the Environment
GEOG 436Ecology, Economy, and Society
GEOG 438WHuman Dimensions of Global Warming
GEOG 439Property and the Global Environment
H P A 401Comparative Health Systems
HIST 109Introduction to US Environmental History
HIST 110Nature and History
HIST 111American Food System: History, Technology, and Culture
HIST 453American Environmental History
HPA 401Comparative Health Systems
HPA 410Principles of Public Health Administration
LER 400Comparative Employment Relations Systems
NUTR 425Global Nutrition Problems: Health, Science, and Ethics
PHIL 013Nature and Environment
PHIL 118Environmental Philosophy
PHIL 134Food, Values, and Health
PHIL 403Environmental Ethics
PHIL/METEO/RL ST 133NEthics of Climate Change
PLSC 135The Politics of the Ecological Crisis
PLSC 464Extractive Industries in Africa
PSYCH 419Psychology in a Sustainable World
SOC 023Population and Policy Issues
SOC 211ZHealth Inequality: Understanding the Geographies of Life and Death
SOC 422World Population Diversity
SOC 451Health, Disease & Society
SOC 468Mood-Altering Substances in Society
SPAN 100BIntermediate Grammar and Composition for Students in Medical-Related Fields
SPAN 300BAdvanced Grammar and Composition for Students in Medical-related Fields
WMNST 120Sex, Gender, and the Body
WMNST 220Beyond Birth Control: Feminist Perspectives on Women's Sexualities
WMNST 230NDangerous Bodies
WMNST 452Women’s Health Issues
WMNST 458Critical Feminist Issues in Reproduction

Courses Outside the Liberal Arts

Course NumberCourse Title
BB H 305Introduction to Global Health Issues
BB H 407Global Health Equity
BIOET 501Perspectives and Methods in Bioethics
BIOET 502Macro-Perspectives in Bioethics/Public Health Ethics
BIOET 533Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems
BIOET110NHealth, Illness, and the Human Condition
BIOET401QScience, Ethics, Policy, and Law
BISC 003Environmental Science
BMH 490Bioethics and Medical Humanities Capstone Course
CED 152 Community Development Concepts and Practice
CED 450International Development, Renewable Resources, and the Environment
EARTH 002The Earth System and Global Change
EARTH 103Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century
EARTH 105NEnvironments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change
EARTH 111Water, Science, and Society
EBF 200Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
EBF 301Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
EBF 304WGlobal Management for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
EGEE 101Energy and the Environment
EGEE 120Oil: International Evolution
EGEE 401Energy in a Changing World
GEOG 1NGlobal Parks and Sustainability
GEOG 30 / 30NEnvironment and Society in a Changing World
GEOG 310Introduction to Global Climatic Systems
GEOG 314Biogeography and Global Ecology
GEOG 332NScience and policy of global greenhouse gas emissions and management
GEOG 412WClimatic Change and Variability
GEOG 424WGeography of the Global Economy
GEOG 426WGendered Worlds
GEOG 430Human Use of the Environment
GEOG 436Ecology, Economy, and Society
GEOG 438WHuman Dimensions of Global Warming
GEOG 439Property and the Global Environment
H P A 401Comparative Health Systems
LER 400Comparative Employment Relations Systems
NUTR 425Global Nutrition Problems: Health, Science, and Ethics

400 Level Courses With No Prerequisites

Course NumberCourse Title
SOC 468Mood-Altering Substances in Society
WMNST 452Women’s Health Issues

Majors should select 21 credits in the Option courses.

  • 15 credits of these 21 will be in a single Option concentration (no more than 6 credits towards the Option completion are to be from courses in a single department).
  • 6 credits of these 21 are from other Options.
  • At least 12 credits must be taken at the 400 level or higher.