Courses of Instruction
Global Medicine students from all tracks are eligible to take these courses.
Courses are 2 units each unless otherwise specified. For course descriptions, visit the USC Schedule of classes.
MEDS 500 – Basic Concepts in Global Health (4 units)
MEDS 510 – Global Health Modules, Malaria
MEDS 511 – Global Health Modules, Tuberculosis
MEDS 512 – Global Health Modules, Maternal & Child Health
MEDS 514 – Global Health Modules, Tropical Diseases
MEDS 515 – Global Health Modules, HIV/AIDS
MEDS 516 – Cultural Humility in Health & Medicine
MEDS 517 – Health and Human Rights
MEDS 518 – Children in Emergency Situations: Global Policies & Programs
MEDS 519 – Global Oral Health
MEDS 520 – Medical Spanish for the Health Professions
MEDS 521 – Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
MEDS 523 – Global Toxicity and Carcinogenesis
MEDS 527 – Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
MEDS 528 – Global Health Modules, Sexually Transmitted Infections
MEDS 529 – Refugee Healthcare
MEDS 530ABC – Foundations of Medicine: Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology (4 units)
MEDS 532 – Non-communicable Diseases
MEDS 550 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Reform in Taiwan (study abroad)
MEDS 554 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Delivery in Panama (study abroad)
MEDS 556 – Global Health Field Study, New York (study away)
MEDS 557 – Clinical Medicine & Healthcare Dynamics in Denmark (study abroad)
MEDS 560 – Innovating Healthcare in Malaysia (study abroad)
MEDS 561 – Global Healthcare Development and Practices in Nepal (study abroad)
MEDS 567 – Global Nutrition
MEDS 574 – Rural Health in South Africa (study abroad)
MEDS 575 – Introduction to Healthcare in Resource-Limited Settings
MEDS 576 – Maternal and Child Health in South Africa
MEDS 577 – Global Palliative Care
MEDS 579 – Healthcare Challenges and Dynamics in Japan (study abroad)
MEDS 580 – Interprofessional Team Dynamics in Healthcare (4 units)
MEDS 581 – Case Studies in Interprofessional Healthcare (4 units)
MEDS 583 – SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in United Kingdom
MEDS 590 – Directed Research
MEDS 599 – Special Topics