PHTH 5230 — Global Health
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureNUpath CEusually offered: fall, springtypical days: MBostonTraditional
Presents an overview of global health issues and focuses on less economically developed countries. Covers measures of disease burden; demography of disease and mortality; Millennium Development Goals (under the auspices of the United Nations); infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria and their prevention; vaccine utilization and potential implications; chronic diseases; tobacco-associated disease; nutritional challenges; behavioral modification; mother and child health; health human resources; and ethical issues in global health.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 92% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 96% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 41 | 50 | 82% | 4.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 36 | 48 | 75% | 6.0 |
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 66% · T 0% · W 17% · Th 17% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (66% of sections), W (17% of sections), R (17% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Syamak Moattari (39% of students) · reviews
- Aleksandra Jakubowski (36% of students) · reviews
- Michael Trisolini (25% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Aleksandra Jakubowski (49% of students) · reviews
- Syamak Moattari (32% of students) · reviews
- Michael Trisolini (18% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PHTH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHTH courses · Plan it at numap.app