Virtual
SST, One Course at a Time
Course Description
GLST271: Community Engaged Learning, Global Health with MCC (3 cr)
This virtual practicum is a partnership with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) that gives students a foundation in global public health theory, practice, and current debates. The course includes hands-on skills in project evaluation working directly with MCC’s public health partners in communities around the world. Students will gain insights into systemic disparities underlying many global health inequities.
Program Overview
What you can expect to see/learn/do. . .
- Explore case studies in clean water and sanitation, maternal and child health and mental health that connect to project staff in Haiti, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and North America.
- Hands-on experience working on team evaluation projects focused on a pressing global public health issue with MCC partners around the world. Past team evaluation projects have focused on topics including clean water, latrines, maternal and child health, and mental health and psychosocial support.
- Study with a diverse, global cohort of students from Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite colleges.
- Learn applied skills in program monitoring and evaluation, quantitative and qualitative research and cross-cultural engagement.
- Focus on social determinants and colonial legacies of health, mental health, criminal justice and community-led disease prevention strategies.
- Benefit from coaching, mentoring and networking for careers in global public health.