Aequitas Fellowship Program in Global Public Health

The Aequitas Fellowship Program in Global Public Health is a four-year, cohort-based program in which Fellows develop fluency across relevant public health-related disciplines, analyze how public health problems are structured in various contexts, and propose creative solutions for addressing these problems through a range of disciplines and vocations. Fellows engage in common courses, field experiences, and research opportunities in a cohort-based learning community and are equipped with skills and knowledge drawn from the intersection of the social sciences, life sciences, and humanities to address a variety of complex and critical public health issues. The 24-credit certificate includes courses in epidemiology and methods of research and data analysis, along with topics relevant to the study and practice of public health.

The Aequitas Fellows Program in Global Public Health has two main learning objectives. By the end of the program, fellows will be able to: 1) demonstrate a multidisciplinary framework for understanding and addressing complex public health problems in the United States and globally; 2) demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of public health problems, using biomedical, epidemiological, socio-cultural, health systems, and ethics and human rights perspectives.

In the first year, fellows take the seminar AQTS 141 What is Good Health? with other members of the cohort, as well as PHP 311 Introduction to Public Health. Typically, fellows complete the field experience (AQTS 441 Aequitas Global Public Health Field Experience Requirement) the summer after their first year, through a trip with Wheaton’s Student Missionary Partners program, another Wheaton-sponsored program, or an independent cross-cultural service and learning project. In the second year, students take PHP 381 Concepts in Epidemiology). Students also take 12 elective credits from a wide variety of majors and disciplines over their four years. In their senior year, students take PHP 492 Public Health Senior Seminar and complete a capstone project. Throughout their four years, fellows are also invited to participate in reading groups and health-related lectures and events. 

Theme Coordinator, Allison Ruark

Aequitas Fellowship Program in Global Public Health: 24 Credits

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Complete PHP 311 and PHP 381 early in the certificate.

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Only B EC 382-3 (U.S. Health Insurance Market) and B EC 384-0 (Business of Health) may count towards this certificate.

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Methods and Statistics courses are marked with an asterisk, and only one may count as an elective.