Course Description
Foundations for Global and Community Health, GCH 1
Interdisciplinary introduction to global and community health. It provides students with the foundational knowledge, vocabulary, and analytical tools to enter global health. It emphasizes the wide-ranging community meanings and contextual conditions shaping health from local to global scales. Co-taught by faculty from the natural sciences and social sciences, the course also introduces students to global and community health, highlighting opportunities for learning that involve collaboration and conversation between natural scientists and social scientists. (Formerly offered as POLI/ANTH/BIOL 89).
Key Information
Credit: 5 quarter units /
3.33 semester units credit
UC Santa Cruz, Global and Community Health
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Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
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Course Creators
Michael Tassio
Grant Hartzog
Matt Sparke
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