220.611.01
IH Interprofessional Seminar Series Part 1: Cross-disciplinary Connecting and Communicating with Clarity

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
0.5
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Every other Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:20 pm Week 1: August 27 & 28 Week 3:Sept. 10 & 11 Week 5: Sept. 24 & 25 Week 7: Oct. 8 & 9
Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Nukhba Zia
Contact Name
Nukhba Zia
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Making connections across disciplines is an essential strategy for public health work to succeed. This course sheds light on the importance of those connections, as well as builds skills for communicating effectively in a variety of modes.
Focuses on the critical need for a variety of perspectives and skill sets to develop an effective public health team. Addresses the gap in effectively communicating research into actionable messages geared towards diverse audiences. Prepares global health students to communicate research evidence to various actors, including communities, service users, providers, and policymakers. Discusses key communication strategies and modalities (written, visual, audio) with a focus on tailoring messages for different audiences and content, ensuring that the message is clear, understandable, and actionable. Equips students with practical skills that will ultimately support the uptake of research for advocacy, behavior change, evidence-informed decision-making, and development and implementation of policies and programs in various global health contexts.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe basics of developing research evidence-based content for global health audience.
  2. Identify and explain modalities (written, audio, visual) for communicating audience-appropriate public health research message(s) and the pros and cons of each modality.
  3. Develop audience-appropriate public health content and messaging using appropriate modalities (written, audio, visual).
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Participation
  • 30% Group Work
  • 10% Peer-feedback
  • 20% Group Project(s)
Enrollment Restriction
MHS or MSPH students in IH Department only.
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

There are two sections of this course, which will be taught every other week (see Alternative Course Schedule); this section is on Wednesdays, the second section is on Thursdays.