Global Health Minor

Program Code: U-GLHL-MIN
Plan Type: Minor
Department: Global Health
Website: globalhealth.duke.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs 

Program Summary

The global health minor is designed for students who want to explore pressing health challenges around the world and understand how their own field of study can contribute to solutions. The minor equips students with frameworks to think critically about the social, environmental, political, and economic forces that shape health outcomes globally. Through interdisciplinary coursework and applied learning opportunities, students gain tools to analyze complex health problems and consider how their disciplinary perspectives - from engineering to public policy to the humanities - can health improve health in diverse settings.

Open to students across all majors, the global health minor complements a wide range of academic paths.

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Academic Requirements

At least 5 units total to complete the minor. At least 34 units total to earn a degree.

• Required Course (1 unit)

  • GLHLTH 101

• Ethics Course (1 unit)

  • GLHLTH 210

  • GLHLTH 241

  • GLHLTH 341

  • GLHLTH 345

  • GLHLTH 373

• Electives (3 units)

  • A comprehensive list of elective courses is available to students in the degree audit system.