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Global Health Minor. Cornell’s Global Health Minor. Begun in 2006 with cofunding from the US National Institutes of Health and Cornell University C omplements any academic major offered at the University O pen to all undergraduate students in all colleges.
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Cornell’s Global Health Minor • Begun in 2006 with cofunding from the US National Institutes of Health and Cornell University • Complements any academic major offered at the University • Open to all undergraduate students in all colleges. • 3 specific educational objectives: • to learn more about the problems of global health in a classroom setting; • to experience the issues in global health first-hand in a field setting; and • to be exposed to the variety of careers available in global health by working with graduate and medical students and faculty who are currently engaged in the field.
Total Enrollment in the Minor Male 80 Female 76 31 2008 2009 2010
Enrollment By Major Enrollment By College ILR&ENG A&S (19%) Human Ecology (49%) CALS (28%)
Where did students travel during Summer 2010? Asia Africa Latin America
Global Health Summer Program Kilimanjaro Christian Medical CollegeMOSHI,TANZANIA
Global Health Summer Program Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (KCMC)MOSHI,TANZANIA
Travel Grant Awards In 2010, the Travel Grant Awards ranged from $300-$1000 Number of Students Receiving Travel Grants
What is the Global Health Minor offering you—inside or outside the classroom--that isn’t already included in your major?Email survey of GH minors, Fall 2010, 22 respondents thus far Summary of themes from student responses: • Global Health Field Experience, connecting classroom with experience; experiencing first-hand • Personal growth, transformation, new perspectives and ways of seeing • Focus on inequalities/developing countries/resource-poor settings/cross-cultural/international • Learning is complex and interdisciplinary; multiple perspectives; critical thinking • Being part of a community on campus/access to role models (both peers and staff/faculty)
GH Minor Economic Survey Results45 students enrolled in NS 4600 completed the survey (Spring2010) % of Student Tuition from Financial Aid Combined Family Income Less than $20,000 (4%) 75-100% Tuition (27%) $120,000+ (36%) $20,000-$40,000 (18%) None (51%) $40,000-$80,000 (11%) 25% or less (18%) $80,000-$120,000 (22%) 25-75% Tuition (4%)
GH Minor Economic Survey Results Student Concern with Cost of Field Experience Funding Sources Small Concern (9%) Outside Sources (13%) Great Concern (20%) Other Cornell (9%) Somewhat of Concern (18%) Personal/Family Contribution (63%) GH Travel Grant (13%) Significant Concern (36%) Neutral Response (18%)
GH Minor Economic Survey Results Student Satisfaction with Field Experience Somewhat Dissatisfied (4%) Neutral (9%) Very Satisfied (56%) Satisfied (31%)