USP 428 - Cross Cultural Practicum & Global Health Seminar

Credits: 4

The Cross Cultural Practicum (3 credits) and Global Health Seminar (1 credit) are taught as a combined course that is required for all Global Health Students. The Cross Cultural component provides students with the opportunity to enrich their understanding of culture as well as further develop and practice their own cultural competence through active service learning and participation and integration into a Ugandan community.

Global Health Students will complete a minimum of 80 hours at an approved practicum site and will meet for an additional hour each week for the Global Health Seminar to discuss and process issues relating to their health related internships.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 or a score of 5 on the AP Biology exam.
Corequisite(s): Available only to students participating in the BestSemester Uganda Studies Program.