In addition to taking the above courses, students will also need to enroll in one of the following two courses:
Independent Study Project
Independent Study Project – syllabus
(ISPR3000 / 4 credits)
Conducted in Kisumu, or another approved location appropriate to the project within Kenya. Sample topics areas: malaria prevention policy and practice; disease surveillance and prevention; health provision for LGBTQI+; community health; non-communicable diseases; gender, sexual identity and health; prenatal healthcare, maternal and child health; urban agriculture; HIV/AIDS education; girls’ education; health programming in Kenya.
Sample ISP topic areas:
- Gendered dynamics of health and human rights
- Urbanization, environmental degradation, and public health
- Neglected tropical diseases in western Kenya
- Informal settlements and their health challenges
- Healthcare as a human right in Kenya
- Grassroots development programs
- Nutrition and health programming in Kisumu
- Access to ARVs in urban and rural areas
- Health financing in Kenya
- Housing and human rights
- Primary healthcare options
- Maternal and child health
- Family planning
- HIV/AIDS peer education
- Use of technology in the prevention of gender violence in Nairobi
- Prevalence of depression among TB and HIV/AIDS patients in Kisumu
Browse this program’s Independent Study Projects / undergraduate research.
OR
Internship and Seminar
Internship and Seminar – syllabus
(ITRN3000 / 4 credits)
This course consists of a four-week internship with a national, international, or local public health delivery organization that is based in Kenya. The internship enables students to gain valuable work experience in the public health field and introduces students to planning, delivery, and management of public health in the tropics, using western Kenya as the case study.
Sample internships:
- Assisting health-related projects with the Red Cross and USAID
- Conducting policy research at African Population and Health Research Center
- Assisting research on HIV, TB, and malaria at Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Working on hygiene, sanitation, and environmental projects with Network for Water and Sanitation
- Supporting Amref Health Africa’s projects in Kenya
- Providing healthcare and emotional support at Kenya’s Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
In addition, you will submit a paper in which you describe, assess, and analyze what you learned during your internship. The paper will outline the tasks you completed throughout the internship, professional relationships you developed, and challenges you encountered and how you overcame them.