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Global Health Minor
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Cornell’s Global Health Minor
• Begun in 2006 with cofunding from the US National Institutes of Health and Cornell University
• Complements any academic major offered at the University • Open to all undergraduate students in all colleges.• 3 specific educational objectives:
– to learn more about the problems of global health in a classroom setting;
– to experience the issues in global health first-hand in a field setting; and
– to be exposed to the variety of careers available in global health by working with graduate and medical students and faculty who are currently engaged in the field.
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Global Health Minor - Summary of Requirements Who can pursue the minor? Open to all undergraduate students in all colleges
Credits – How many? 15 (NS 2600 (Required before Field Experience) --> Core and Elective Courses --> Field Experience --> NS 4600)
Core courses – How many? 3
Core Courses – What are they? 1.NS 2600 - Introduction to Global Health (SPRING)2.Choose one:– NS 3060 - Nutritional Problems of Developing Nations (Fall)– NS 4570/ECON 4740 - Health, Poverty and Inequality (Fall)– AEM 4450/NS4550 - Food Policy for Developing Countries– ENTOM 2100/B&SOC 2100 – Plagues and People (Fall)– ANTHR 2468 – Medicine, Culture and Society (Fall)– ANTHR 3682 – Healing and Medicine in Africa (Spring)– B&SOC 2051 – Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine – HE 4900 - Multicultural Practice – HE 4950 – Culture, Medicine and Professional Practice in a
Diverse World: New York3.NS 4600 - Explorations in Global Health
Elective Courses – How many? 2, distributed across different departments
Elective Courses – What are they? See the list of approved elective courses on the website.
Abroad Field Experience – Do I have to do one?
Yes. It must be in a resource poor setting. A total of 8 weeks of active engagement is required. It must be approved by the Global Health Program office before your departure and take place after completing NS 2600.
How do I learn more? http://www.human.cornell.edu/DNS/globalhealth/undergraduate/index.cfm
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Total Enrollment in the Minor
2008 2009 2010
Male
Female80
76
31
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Enrollment By Major Enrollment By College
Human Ecology(49%) CALS
(28%)
A&S(19%)
ILR&ENG
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Where did students travel during Summer 2010?
Africa
Asia
Latin America
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Global Health Summer Program Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College
MOSHI,TANZANIA
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Global Health Summer Program Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)
MOSHI,TANZANIA
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Travel Grant AwardsIn 2010, the Travel Grant Awards ranged from $300-$1000
Number of Students Receiving Travel Grants
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What is the Global Health Minor offering you—inside or outside the classroom--that isn’t already included in your major?
Email survey of GH minors, Fall 2010, 22 respondents thus far
Summary of themes from student responses:• Global Health Field Experience, connecting classroom with
experience; experiencing first-hand• Personal growth, transformation, new perspectives and ways of
seeing• Focus on inequalities/developing countries/resource-poor
settings/cross-cultural/international• Learning is complex and interdisciplinary; multiple perspectives;
critical thinking• Being part of a community on campus/access to role models (both
peers and staff/faculty)
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GH Minor Economic Survey Results45 students enrolled in NS 4600 completed the survey (Spring2010)
% of Student Tuition from Financial Aid
None (51%)
75-100% Tuition (27%)
25% or less(18%)
Combined Family Income
$120,000+(36%)
$80,000-$120,000(22%)
$40,000-$80,000(11%)
$20,000-$40,000(18%)
Less than $20,000(4%)
25-75% Tuition(4%)
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GH Minor Economic Survey ResultsStudent Concern with Cost of Field Experience
Great Concern(20%)
Significant Concern(36%)
Neutral Response
(18%)
Somewhat of Concern
(18%)
SmallConcern
(9%)
Funding Sources
Personal/Family Contribution
(63%)
GH Travel Grant(13%)
Other Cornell
(9%)
Outside Sources(13%)
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GH Minor Economic Survey ResultsStudent Satisfaction with Field Experience
Very Satisfied(56%) Satisfied
(31%)
Neutral(9%)
Somewhat Dissatisfied
(4%)