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Please note the following are tentative and may be changed or revised at any time without notice. 

Students are encouraged to complete the lower and upper division core courses early in their program, as these courses will provide a foundation to enhance subsequent course work. Global Health majors should complete the upper division core courses, GLBH 181, GLBH 148 and if possible, MGT 173 prior to senior year.

All courses must be taken for a letter grade of C- or better for the major and minor. Not all courses are offered every year.

2026 Course Offerings
Spring 2026 

Summer 2026  

Major (BA) 

Major (BS)

Major (BA) 

Major (BS) 
Minor Minor

Upcoming Tentative Core Course Offerings​
*courses are subject to change, please check back frequently
Spring 2026 Summer 2026 Fall 2026
Lower Div Global Health Core

GLBH 20 (El Wardani)

GLBH 20-S1 (El Wardani)

GLBH-020 (El Wardani)
Upper Division Core

GLBH/ANSC 148 (Sanchez)

MGT 173 (Hayes)

GLBH 181 (Burgos)

GLBH/ANSC 148-S1 (Varma)

GLBH 181-S2 (Burgos)

GLBH/ANSC-148 (Sanchez)

MGT-173 (Hayes)

GLBH-181 (Burgos)
Global Health electives

GLBH 100. Special Topics in Global Health:

  • "Global Health and Film" (Schonberg)
  • "Global Health, Technology, and Entrepreneurship" (El Wardani)

GLBH 101. Aging: Culture&Health/Hum Dev (Sloane)

GLBH 107. Health of Refugees and Displaced Populations in Local and Global Contexts (Wilson) 

GLBH 108. Hispanic and Latinx Issues in Global Health (Olivas-Hernandez)

GLBH 111. HFIT (Burgos)

GLBH 120. Planetary Health (Arafah)

GLBH 121. Caring for Underserved People (Villarino)

GLBH 131. Climate Resilience (Mishra)

GLBH 147. Global Health and Environment (Stewart)

GLBH 150B. Horizons Honors Thesis Seminar II (Sanchez)

GLBH 171R. Global Mental Health (*online*) (Jenkins)

GLBH 111 - S1 & S2. HFIT (Burgos) 

GLBH 150-S2 Culture and Mental Health (Sloane)

GLBH-100. Special Topics/ Global Health:

  • 001. Adolescent Health (Sanchez)
  • 002. Ethnographic Field Methods (Schonberg)

GLBH-102. Global Health Epidemiology (Villarino)

GLBH-111. HFIT (Burgos)

GLBH-116. Global Health & Infectious Diease (Villarino)

GLBH-118. Intro to Global Health Humanities (Wilson)

GLBH-119. Global Health & NGOs (El Wardani)

GLBH-129. Meaning and Healing (Csordas)

GLBH-141. Clinical Perspectives in Global Health (Sanghvi)

GLBH-171R. Global Mental Health (*online*) (Jenkins)
Grad Courses

GLBH 260. Global Health Policy (Schonberg)

GLBH 215. Community Health Workers (Walkover) 

 

GLBH-200. Global Health MA Core Seminar (Schonberg)

GLBH-241. Clinical Perspectives in Global Health (Sanghvi)

GLBH-248. Intro/Global Health Research (Kaiser)

 

Course Pre-Authorization & Late Add Request

Students with lower division standing who would like to take an upper division course, please submit a course pre-authorization request.

Previous Course Offerings

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*Regarding courses accepted by petition

If you are taking a course that is offered “by petition” it will not automatically show up on your degree audit.

You will need to do one of the following:

Submit Online Petition Request or

Send a message in the Virtual Advising Center asking for the following:

"Please accept _____________, a Global Health Pre-Approved Course, towards _______________ requirements for my Global Health ___________ (Major/Minor)."

Course Descriptions

Global Health Horizons Honors Thesis Seminar (GLBH 150A & B)

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During the Spring quarter of a student's junior year, Global Health majors may apply to be a part of the two-quarter Horizons Honors Thesis Seminar, open only to Global Health majors in the BA and BS. This seminar will provide an opportunity to expand, deepen, and share the insights of your Global Health Field Experience or a topic of interest in the field of global health, with members of your cohort.
  • Winter Quarter: GLBH 150A. Global Health Capstone Seminar I will consist of intensive reading and discussion in fields related to each student’s primary interest and building on your field experience. 
  • Spring Quarter: GLBH 150B. Global Health Capstone Seminar II will be a workshop with critical input from all participants focused on preparing a senior thesis that will provide an important credential for students in the next stage of their careers and as they prepare applications for graduate academic or professional training.

Students will develop a research poster based on their senior thesis, which will be presented at the Horizons of Global Health Conference during the spring quarter. See part participant abstracts here. See Senior Thesis Resources here.

***Students must complete their Global Health Field Experience Requirement before enrollment. 

GLBH 195. Instructional Apprenticeship in Global Health

This course gives students experience in teaching global health courses for academic credit (P/NP).

Students, under direction of instructor, lead discussion sections, attend lectures, review course readings, and meet regularly to prepare course materials and to evaluate examinations and papers. This course does not fulfill any Global Health major or minor requirements. Students may enroll up to two times.

Requirements:

  1. Junior or Senior standing.
  2. Minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
  3. Must have taken the course and received an "A" in the course you wish to apply for.
  4. Student most contact the instructor to see if the instructor is interested in having an instructional apprentice.
  5. If the instructor approves, you may apply online. 
  6. Once you apply please email ghpadvising@ucsd.edu to notify us of your application. 
  7. Final approval required by department and academic senate. Please submit your request early (prior to the quarter you plan to enroll).

Special Studies Courses

More details on enrolling can be found here.

GLBH 197. Global Health Academic Internship Program (4): Offers Global Health students the opportunity to intern and gain credit for their Global Health Field Experience requirement. Students will intern and work with a faculty advisor to elaborate on the intellectual analysis and critique of the field experience.

GLBH 198. Directed Group Study (4): Directed group study for students to delve deeper into Global Health topics or elaborate the intellectual analysis and critique of their field experience for students enrolled in the Global Health major/minor. May be taken for credit two times. Prerequisites: departmental approval required. 

GLBH 199. Independent Study (4): Independent study opportunity for students to work with Global Health Affiliated Faculty on relevant research or to elaborate the intellectual analysis and critique of their Global Health Field Experience for students enrolled in the Global Health major/minor. May be taken for credit two times. Prerequisites: departmental approval required.