Global One Health (Minor)
The Global One Health minor is a 15-credit program exploring the interconnections between human, animal, plant, and environmental health. Students employ interdisciplinary perspectives and systems thinking to key Global One Health issues including emerging infectious diseases, challenges to sustainable food and water sources, climate change, and health disparities. The minor offers flexibility in course selection, catering to various interests and career goals in Global One Health. Through a curriculum that includes foundational courses, specialized electives, and experiential learning opportunities, students will gain critical skills and experience to address complex global challenges.
Admission to the Minor
To enroll in the program, students must have completed at least 12 hours of NC State coursework and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA. Applications for any University minor, including this program, can now be submitted through the MyPack Portal. Admission relies primarily on the student's academic performance and does not need departmental approval. Students are encouraged to declare their minor early via the "Add a Minor" option in the portal to secure seats in courses typically reserved for majors and minors of the department. Those looking to transfer a course from another institution to count towards the minor should consult the minor's advisor, Dr. Kristen Sullivan.
Completion of the Minor
All requirements for the minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her major degree program. Students apply to graduate in the minor through MyPack at the same time that they apply to graduate in their major program.
Contact
Coordinator
Dr. Kristen Sullivan
DH Hill Library, Room 7218
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOH 201 | Foundations of Global One Health | 3 | |
| GOH 302 | Global One Health Applications | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | ||
| TOTAL | 15 | ||
Electives - take 1 from each of the 3 groups
1. Integrated Human and Animal Health Perspectives
- Focus: Interconnectedness of health across species and environment
- Inclusion Criteria (courses must meet ≥ 1):
- Courses examine the incidence and distribution of disease across populations
- Courses analyze the impact of society on health across species and ecosystems
- Courses include ecological dimensions of health
- Courses address health issues that affect or connect different species
2. Sustainable Food Systems and Plant Health
- Focus: Plant pathology, sustainable farming, food safety, agriculture's impact on health and ecosystems
- Inclusion Criteria (courses must meet ≥1):
- Courses connect the health of plants to human/animal health
- Courses emphasize the role of plant health in ecosystem health – including the effects of plant diseases, pests on the environment
- Courses cover sustainable agricultural practices and food safety
3. Ecosystem Health and Climate Science
- Focus: Relationship between climate change and ecosystem health
- Inclusion Criteria (courses must meet ≥1):
- Courses focus on how climate affects health outcomes across species and ecosystems
- Courses connect health of species and environments to ecosystem function
- Courses apply systems approaches to environmental issues
- Courses apply methodological approaches to investigate climatic impacts on ecosystem health
- Courses examine the impact of environmental policy on health across species and ecosystems
Electives List
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Human and Animal Health Perspectives | 3 | ||
| Parasite and Disease Ecology | |||
| Gut Microbial Ecology | |||
| Swine Health and Biosecurity | |||
| Disease and Society | |||
| Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Living | |||
| Evolutionary Medicine | |||
| Insects and Human Disease | |||
| Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | |||
| Epidemiology and Statistics in Global Public Health | |||
| Epidemiology and Statistics in Global Public Health | |||
| The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World | |||
| Medical Microbiology | |||
| Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | |||
| Tourism, Poverty, and Health | |||
| Sociology of Medicine | |||
| Environmental Criminology | |||
| Disease of Farm Animals | |||
| Human-Animal Interactions | |||
| Sustainable Food Systems and Plant Health | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Fisheries Science | |||
| Marine Fisheries Ecology | |||
| U.S. Agricultural Policy | |||
| Food Policy | |||
| Circular Approach to Manure Management | |||
| Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | |||
| Crop Ecology | |||
| General Entomology | |||
| Introduction to Microbiological Food Safety Hazards | |||
| Community Food Systems | |||
| Introduction to Community Food Security | |||
| Medicinal Plants | |||
| Medical Ethnobotany | |||
| The Worm's Tale: Parasites In Our Midst | |||
| Principles of Plant Pathology | |||
| Forest Pathology | |||
| World Population and Food Prospects | |||
| Ecosystem Health and Climate Science | 3 | ||
| Global Conservation Ecology | |||
| Ecology | |||
| Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | |||
| Tropical Ecology in a Changing World | |||
| Energy and Climate | |||
| Diversity and Environmental Justice | |||
| Energy and Environment | |||
| GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | |||
| Conservation Biology in Practice | |||
| International Wildlife Management and Conservation | |||
| Environmental Ethics | |||
| Human Dimensions of Climate Change | |||
| Marine Conservation Biology | |||
| Watershed Forensics | |||
| Climate Dynamics | |||
| International Sustainable Resource Use | |||
| Conservation of Biological Diversity | |||
| Ecology | |||
| Plant Ecology | |||
| Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | |||
| Humans and the Environment | |||
| Global Environmental Politics | |||
| Soils, Environmental Quality and Global Challenges | |||
| Poisons, People and the Environment | |||
* Special Topics from AEC 295 can count as an elective in Ecosystem Health and Climate Science but must be approved on an individual basis.