GLHLTH 740
Global Health Ethics in Research, Policy & Practice
Hy V. Huynh
Description from DukeHub
This course presents practical and theoretical approaches to more ethical global health research, policy, and practice. Students will reflect on their social locations and values systems while examining foundational, contemporary, and decolonial ethical frameworks related to global health. Utilizing diverse, interdisciplinary case studies, students will develop the skills to analyze power dynamics and ethical choices of global health actors and their impact on marginalized communities. This course has a strong emphasis on applied ethics, exploring topics like cultural humility and equitable community partnerships, with a practical focus on preparing students for more ethical summer fieldwork.
Skills
- policy and lawtitle: "policy"
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "fieldwork"
- Yes: Live work with people · "community partnerships"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethics"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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