All global health minor participants are required to participate in a practical experience, which can be conducted as a faculty-sponsored research project, through a study abroad program, or as an internship with a community-based organization. While the site may vary, the experience must be global health-related, meaning it must engage with global or local public health matters from a population-based, disease-prevention, cross-cultural, and/or health-promotion approach. The practical experience requirement is designed to strengthen classroom learning, providing an opportunity for students to develop their skills in a real-world global or local public health environment. The only category of health-related work that cannot count for the Global Health Practical Experience is clinical shadowing. For more information, read our FAQ.
How to receive credit for the Practical Experience:
Complete the Practical Experience Form to request approval for your proposed experience. You will be asked to provide the following.
- Program Name Example: "Global Health, Development and Service Learning in Accra, Ghana"
- Program Provider Examples: GEO (Global Education Oregon), CIEE, SIT, IE3, etc.
- Program Website Please include a direct link to the applicable program
- Program start/end date
- Your expectation of the experience and how it relates to the GH minor and your career goals
The director will then let you know if the study abroad program can be applied towards the Global Health Practical Experience requirement. Once approved, you will be allowed to take 4 credits of GLBL 409.
If you face any issues accessing the form please email, Dr. Melissa Graboyes, with the information outlined above to request approval.
If you have questions or would like to talk through options, you can book an appointment to meet with the Intercultural Experiences and Readiness Coordinator, Andrea Romero Dugarte.
Pre-Approved Opportunities
Find programs on campus and abroad, that are pre-approved for the Practical Experience requirement.
Read About Pre-Approved Opportunities
Design Your Own Practical Experience
Satisfy the Practical Experience requirement by building your own experience. Learn more about how you can satisfy this requirement with an internship, research position, experiential program in your major department.
Read About Designing Your Own Experiences
FAQs
Have a question about what qualifies for the Practical Experience requirement? Head to our FAQ.