Global Disease Biology, Minor College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

Program Office

150 Hutchison Hall; 530-754-4131; gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu; Global Disease Biology 

The Minor

A minor in Global Disease Biology may complement a student's major program. Note that some courses have required prerequisites not included as part of the minor, and students should plan accordingly. 

If you plan to declare the GDB minor, you MUST meet with our office to set up an academic plan before your last year at UC Davis. If you do not, you may not be able to declare GDB as a minor.

Our faculty includes members of the Departments of Plant Pathology from the College of Agricultural & Environmental, School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine. 

Science & Society
SAS 013Disease & Society3
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
PMI 129YOne Health: Human, Animal & Environment Interfaces3
Medicine & Epidemiology
VME 158Infectious Disease in Ecology & Conservation3
Global Disease Biology
GDB 101Epidemiology4
GDB 102Disease Intervention & Policy 4
Pathogen/Disease Course; choose one:3-4
Medical Entomology
Biology of Parasitism
Microbiome of People, Animals, & Plants
General Virology
Biology of Animal Viruses
Introduction to Plant Pathology
Medical Bacteria & Fungi
Total Units20-21