PHTH 1270 — Introduction to Global Health

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Introduces global health in the context of an interdependent and globalized world focusing on four main areas of analysis: infrastructure of global health; diseases; populations; and terms, concepts, and theories. While the focus is on lower-income countries, the course examines issues in a broader global context, underscoring the interconnections between global health disparities and global health policy response. Applies case studies describing interventions to improve healthcare in resource-poor settings in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere to help illuminate the actors, diseases, populations, and principles and frameworks for the design of effective global health interventions. AFRS 1270 and PHTH 1270 are cross-listed.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231141782%3.0
Fall 20233465190%1.7
Spring 20243455582%3.3
Summer A 20242477067%11.5
Summer B 20241142752%13.0
Fall 20243627286%3.3
Spring 20252464896%1.0
Summer A 20252334279%4.5
Summer B 20252304271%6.0
Fall 20252343694%1.0
Spring 20262424888%3.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 14% · T 43% · W 24% · Th 0% · F 23%

Common patterns: async (33% of sections), T (30% of sections), MW (14% of sections), TF (13% of sections), WF (10% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

INMI 2820, PHTH 3717, SUST 2820

Courses that list PHTH 1270 in their prerequisites.

Links

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