Graduate Certificate in Global Health

The Graduate Certificate in Global Health is a 15-credit hour program designed to equip students with the basic skills and foundational knowledge needed to be successful global health practitioners. Students will learn an overview of the basic components of global health and be able to apply knowledge to inform effective solutions to global health issues.

Pre-approved electives have been identified to facilitate a smooth transition into the certificate curriculum for students in a variety of disciplines.

Students in the MPH, Ph.D., DrPH, or Graduate Certificate in Public Health programs who want to build applied global health knowledge and skills can embed the Graduate Certificate in Global Health. Because many of the prerequisite and required Graduate Certificate in Global Health program courses overlap with these public health programs, you can earn both credentials at the same time.

Certificate Requirements (15 Hours)

Required Core Courses: 3 courses (nine credit hours)
Required Elective Courses: 2 courses (six credit hours)

Required (9 Hours)

PHPH 7600 - Global Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7640 - Comparative Health Systems 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7650 - Case Studies in Global Health 3 Credit Hours

Pre-approved Electives (choose 2 courses/ 6 hours)

PHPB 7025 - Health Disparities 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7425 - Foundations of Maternal and Child Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7460 - Forced Migration and Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 8880 - Public Health Study Abroad 1 to 12 Credit Hours
PHPH 7155 - Air Quality and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7280 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7300 - Urban Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8320 - Human Health and Global Environmental Change 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8880 - Public Health Study Abroad 1 to 12 Credit Hours
PMAP 8201 - International Development and Assistance NGOs 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8331 - Urban Development and Sustainable Cities 3 Credit Hours
ECON 8600 - Economics of Development 3 Credit Hours
POLS 8422 - NGOs and World Politics 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 6012 - Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 6045 - Health GIS 4 Credit Hours
GEOS 6235 - Water, Wastewater, and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8119 - Global Aging and Social Policies 3 Credit Hours