Information Package / Course Catalogue
Global Health
Course Code: CSAG650
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 7
Objectives of the Course

To learn about health-related changes, problems and the local and global forces that affect them across national borders, to learn the principles of public health practice and to examine health through a holistic approach

Course Content

. Global health definitions 2. Health Linkage, direct and indirect effects of globalization 3. Health problems caused by globalization 4. Global Health, Public Health, International Health Differences 5. What is the only health care approach 6. To examine the multinational and multidimensional nature of global health diplomacy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise in environmental health
2.To be able to analyze the problems related to environmental health with scientific methods and evaluate them with a critical approach,
3.To have the ability to produce, execute and finalize new projects for scientific research,
4.To have theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental health, historical development and economic dimension of environmental health,
5.To be able to have theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental degradation effects
6.To be able to have knowledge and skills in the fields of strategic management, marketing, performance management, quality management and human resources management
7.Knows, interprets and interprets the intercultural differences, national and international health legislation and patient rights and their rights.
8.Acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental ethics, policy and planning, information systems, professional foreign language, finance and intermediary institutions,
9.To have information about basic concepts, terminology and complementary medicine in health field,
10.To have environmental literacy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Prof. Dr. Emine Didem EVCİ KİRAZ’s unpublished course notes.
2.What is global health?, Global Health Action 2010, 3: 5142 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5142
3.Jeffrey P Koplan et all. Towards a common definition of global health, Lancet 2009; 373: 1993–95
4.Health, D. H., & Constitution, T. (n.d.). Global Health and Health Transitions
5.Markle, W. h, Fischer, M., & Smego, R. A. (n.d.). understanding global health
6.Nicole W. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How “One Health” Connects Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014;122(5):A122-A129. doi:10.1289/ehp.122-A122.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Global Health History
Week 2 - Theoretical
Global Health Definitions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Global Health, Public Health, International Health Differences
Week 4 - Theoretical
Health Linkage, Direct and Indirect Effects of Globalization
Week 5 - Theoretical
Health Problems Generated by Globalization
Week 6 - Theoretical
Global Burden of Diseases
Week 7 - Theoretical
What is the Single Health Approach?
Week 8 - Theoretical
Global Health Determiners (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Global Health Determiners
Week 10 - Theoretical
Global Health Determiners
Week 11 - Theoretical
Demographic Transformation Epidemiological Transformation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Global Health Governance
Week 13 - Theoretical
Global Health Diplomacy
Week 14 - Theoretical
Organization and Function of Health Systems
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Seminar1%5
Presentation1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1472126
Seminar1516
Assignment Examination1516
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination123225
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)175
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
1
2
3
4
5
OÇ-6
5
4
3
2
1
OÇ-7
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-8
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-9
4
4
1
1
1
OÇ-10
2
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026