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The Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems program will offer an interdisciplinary major and minor for students interested in shaping or influencing the policies and systems that impact individual, community, and global health outcomes. The program has been designed to help students develop the requisite skills needed to successfully enter work in nonprofit, governmental, or other health-related settings both in US based or global contexts. This program will provide an important and distinctive avenue for students who are interested in the broad and dynamic landscape of health advocacy. In particular, there are a variety of career pathways emerging that are focused on advancing racial equity and improving health disparities in communities. This program will help students cultivate the skills needed to access the workforce from different entry points.

Program Faculty

T. Sharee Fowler

Director, Nonprofit Management and Community Leadership Program and Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Community Leadership
336-917-5165
sharee.fowler@salem.edu
Main Hall - 302B

Elizabeth Wemlinger

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
336-721-2610
elizabeth.wemlinger@salem.edu
Main Hall 223
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Major/Minor

Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems is an interdisciplinary program that offers a Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor.

The major requires students to complete a total of 10 courses (30 semester hours minimum): 5 required core courses and 5 elective courses in a domestic or globally focused concentration.

The minor (15 hours) includes 2 core courses and 3 electives that can be chosen from either the domestic or global concentration.

Required Core Courses

POLI 100. Survey of Political Science (3 hrs) or POLI 105. Introduction to Public Policy (3 hrs)

NFPM 130/SOCI 130. Making Change: Public Policy, Advocacy, and Grassroots Organizing (3 hrs)

One methodology course

  • ENVS 210. Geographic Information Systems (4 hrs)
  • POLI 130. Research Methods (3 hrs)
  • MATH 107. Statistical Methods with R (4 hrs)
  • SOCI 215. Social Statistics (3 hrs)
  • POLI 255. Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3 hrs) or other approved methodology course

HADV 390. Health Advocacy Practicum (Field Placement) (3 hrs)

HADV 395. Health Advocacy Capstone Project (3 hrs)

Concentrations

Health Advocacy and Leadership in Domestic Contexts (25 hrs)

Choose five (5) of the following electives:

  • BIOL 070. Issues in Biology for Women (3 hrs)
  • COMM 170. Intercultural Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 275. Health Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 322. Strategic Communication and Marketing (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 122. Learners in Context (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 250. Introduction to Professional Writing (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 349. Race, Culture and Identity in Multi-Ethnic Literature of the US (3 hrs)
  • ENVS 100. Introductory Environmental Studies (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI 265 US Constitutional and Legal History (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI 224 The History of US Health Policy (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 140. Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 180. Volunteer Management and Engagement (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 230. Program Development and Grant Proposal Writing (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 245. Organizational and Program Evaluation (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 301. Strategic Thinking and Planning (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 310. Nonprofit Leadership and Governance (3 hrs)
  • POLI 105. Introduction to Public Policy (3 hrs)
  • POLI 220. Ethics and Public Policy (3 hrs)
  • POLI 230. State and Local Government (3 hrs)
  • RELI 265. Religion and Migration (3 hrs)
  • REST 202. Race and Ethnic Relations (3 hrs)
  • REST 210/HIST 215. Critical Issues in the History of Race and Ethnicity (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 204. Analysis of Social Issues (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 222. Women and Reproduction (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 262. Sociology of the Body (3 hrs)
  • WGSS 240. Women’s Activism and Advocacy (3 hrs)

Additional relevant courses from other disciplines may be substituted for one of the courses listed above as approved by the program co-directors.

Health Advocacy and Leadership in Global Contexts (25 hrs)

  • BIOL 070. Issues in Biology for Women (3 hrs)
  • COMM 170. Intercultural Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 275. Health Communication (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 333. Comparative Educational Studies (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 250. Introduction to Professional Writing (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 325. Modern Writings from Women of the Non-Western World: Global Literature (3 hrs)
  • ENVS 100. Introductory Environmental Studies (3 hrs)
  • HIST/REST 224 Women’s Leadership in Global Historical Perspective (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI/ENVS 216 The Nuclear Age (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 160. International Nongovernmental Organizations (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 180. Volunteer Management and Engagement (3 hrs)
  • POLI 110. Introduction to International Relations (3 hrs) 15
  • POLI 205. National Model United Nations (3 hrs)
  • POLI 245. International Development and Political Change (3 hrs)
  • POLI 257. Development of International Human Rights (3 hrs)
  • RELI 265. Religion and Migration (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 240. Globalization and Global Inequities (3 hrs)
Courses

HADV 390. Health Advocacy Practicum (Field Placement) (3 hrs)

This course provides students with an applied learning experience that integrates theoretical and practical aspects of health advocacy in a community-based setting. Students will complete a 60-hour field placement in an approved community organization or government office under the supervision of an agency staff member and in consultation with a Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems faculty member. To enhance and contextualize their field placement experience, students will meet in a weekly seminar to engage in reflection and discussion about their work. This course is required of majors in their senior year. Juniors may take this course with permission of the instructor.

HADV 395. Health Advocacy Capstone Project (3 hrs)

This capstone course is designed to serve as a culminating experience for Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems majors. Students will complete a substantive problem-based learning project that demonstrates preparedness for professional level work in the field using a systems thinking and practice approach. Students will engage in interdisciplinary inquiry and collaborate with other students to design a solution to a health problem that faces the community. Prerequisites: ADVC 390. This course is required of majors in their senior year. Juniors may take this course with permission of the instructor.

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Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems is an interdisciplinary program that offers a Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor.

The major requires students to complete a total of 10 courses (30 semester hours minimum): 5 required core courses and 5 elective courses in a domestic or globally focused concentration.

The minor (15 hours) includes 2 core courses and 3 electives that can be chosen from either the domestic or global concentration.

Required Core Courses

POLI 100. Survey of Political Science (3 hrs) or POLI 105. Introduction to Public Policy (3 hrs)

NFPM 130/SOCI 130. Making Change: Public Policy, Advocacy, and Grassroots Organizing (3 hrs)

One methodology course

  • ENVS 210. Geographic Information Systems (4 hrs)
  • POLI 130. Research Methods (3 hrs)
  • MATH 107. Statistical Methods with R (4 hrs)
  • SOCI 215. Social Statistics (3 hrs)
  • POLI 255. Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3 hrs) or other approved methodology course

HADV 390. Health Advocacy Practicum (Field Placement) (3 hrs)

HADV 395. Health Advocacy Capstone Project (3 hrs)

Concentrations

Health Advocacy and Leadership in Domestic Contexts (25 hrs)

Choose five (5) of the following electives:

  • BIOL 070. Issues in Biology for Women (3 hrs)
  • COMM 170. Intercultural Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 275. Health Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 322. Strategic Communication and Marketing (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 122. Learners in Context (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 250. Introduction to Professional Writing (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 349. Race, Culture and Identity in Multi-Ethnic Literature of the US (3 hrs)
  • ENVS 100. Introductory Environmental Studies (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI 265 US Constitutional and Legal History (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI 224 The History of US Health Policy (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 140. Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 180. Volunteer Management and Engagement (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 230. Program Development and Grant Proposal Writing (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 245. Organizational and Program Evaluation (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 301. Strategic Thinking and Planning (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 310. Nonprofit Leadership and Governance (3 hrs)
  • POLI 105. Introduction to Public Policy (3 hrs)
  • POLI 220. Ethics and Public Policy (3 hrs)
  • POLI 230. State and Local Government (3 hrs)
  • RELI 265. Religion and Migration (3 hrs)
  • REST 202. Race and Ethnic Relations (3 hrs)
  • REST 210/HIST 215. Critical Issues in the History of Race and Ethnicity (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 204. Analysis of Social Issues (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 222. Women and Reproduction (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 262. Sociology of the Body (3 hrs)
  • WGSS 240. Women’s Activism and Advocacy (3 hrs)

Additional relevant courses from other disciplines may be substituted for one of the courses listed above as approved by the program co-directors.

Health Advocacy and Leadership in Global Contexts (25 hrs)

  • BIOL 070. Issues in Biology for Women (3 hrs)
  • COMM 170. Intercultural Communication (3 hrs)
  • COMM 275. Health Communication (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 333. Comparative Educational Studies (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 250. Introduction to Professional Writing (3 hrs)
  • ENGL 325. Modern Writings from Women of the Non-Western World: Global Literature (3 hrs)
  • ENVS 100. Introductory Environmental Studies (3 hrs)
  • HIST/REST 224 Women’s Leadership in Global Historical Perspective (3 hrs)
  • HIST/POLI/ENVS 216 The Nuclear Age (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 160. International Nongovernmental Organizations (3 hrs)
  • NFPM 180. Volunteer Management and Engagement (3 hrs)
  • POLI 110. Introduction to International Relations (3 hrs) 15
  • POLI 205. National Model United Nations (3 hrs)
  • POLI 245. International Development and Political Change (3 hrs)
  • POLI 257. Development of International Human Rights (3 hrs)
  • RELI 265. Religion and Migration (3 hrs)
  • SOCI 240. Globalization and Global Inequities (3 hrs)

HADV 390. Health Advocacy Practicum (Field Placement) (3 hrs)

This course provides students with an applied learning experience that integrates theoretical and practical aspects of health advocacy in a community-based setting. Students will complete a 60-hour field placement in an approved community organization or government office under the supervision of an agency staff member and in consultation with a Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems faculty member. To enhance and contextualize their field placement experience, students will meet in a weekly seminar to engage in reflection and discussion about their work. This course is required of majors in their senior year. Juniors may take this course with permission of the instructor.

HADV 395. Health Advocacy Capstone Project (3 hrs)

This capstone course is designed to serve as a culminating experience for Health Advocacy and Humanitarian Systems majors. Students will complete a substantive problem-based learning project that demonstrates preparedness for professional level work in the field using a systems thinking and practice approach. Students will engage in interdisciplinary inquiry and collaborate with other students to design a solution to a health problem that faces the community. Prerequisites: ADVC 390. This course is required of majors in their senior year. Juniors may take this course with permission of the instructor.

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