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Global health is not just international medicine
It examines systems, policy, determinants, and inequality alongside disease and clinical care.
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10:832:240 · Public Health · School 10 — New Brunswick Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy: Undergraduate
Global Health Perspectives places health and health policy in international and cross-cultural context. Rutgers lists it as a core public-health course in the Global Health and Health Policy certificate.
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SIRS · 1,237 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
4 open in snapshot · 3 instructors
When it meets
College Avenue, Online
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
W 3:50 PM · College Avenue · 2 sections · 2 open
Online · 1 section · 1 open
Online · 1 section · 1 open
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4 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The course frames health as a global problem shaped by movement, institutions, environments, and unequal resources.
Students connect health outcomes to social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions across settings.
A global perspective requires comparing burdens, access, and policy responses without assuming that one country's model transfers unchanged.
The course closes by considering how institutions and international cooperation respond to shared health challenges; exact cases vary by section.
It examines systems, policy, determinants, and inequality alongside disease and clinical care.
A policy or program must fit local institutions, culture, resources, and power relationships.
Migration, trade, environment, and governance connect health outcomes across borders.
Global analysis asks who bears risk, who receives care, and whose knowledge shapes policy.
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Compare institutional context, resources, history, and power before generalizing.
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Include determinants, health systems, access, policy, and lived experience.
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Ask who sets priorities, controls resources, and defines success.
4 open · College Avenue, Online
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0119073 | Open | Ronald Quincy | Wednesday 3:50 PM-6:50 PM at FH B1FH B1 | College Avenue |
| 0219074 | Open | Ronald Quincy | Wednesday 10:20 AM-1:20 PM at HH A1HH A1 | College Avenue |
| 9019075 | Open | Brook Alemu | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| 9219077 | Open | Manan Shah | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.21
Course quality
4.24
Response rate
39.9%
Coverage
76 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Kovats-Bernat | 21 | 4.12 | 4.19 |
| Mark Robson | 9 | 4.87 | 4.82 |
| Manan Shah | 6 | 4.80 | 4.72 |
| Lino Stephanie | 6 | 4.42 | 4.38 |
| Ronald Quincy | 6 | 3.98 | 4.08 |
| Ramirez S. | 4 | 4.00 | 4.13 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
College Avenue, Online
Current availability
4 open of 4
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
6
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