BIOS 230: Successful Fieldwork in Global Health Research

Course Description

This two-day workshop focuses on how to successfully implement fieldwork in global health research. After this class, students will have a detailed plan for their fieldwork, including entering and exiting the field, ethical concerns, impact, safety, equitable partnerships, and preparing for the unexpected. The course builds on student-led active learning techniques, with invited guest speakers who share their fieldwork experiences. The course is open to advanced graduate students and postdocs who have developed a research question and design for global health research. Students are recommended but not required to take the course ¿Practical Approaches to Global Health Research¿ (MED226/INTLPOL290/EPI237) beforehand.