Overview
This certificate is intended for students interested in exploring how globalization is affecting the determinants of health, the health status of the population, and the capacity of nation-states to deal with the determinants of health and disease. The goal is to prepare students for positions that involve public health decision-making and research in a changing world.
Credit Hours
12 semester credit hours
Availability
Available to degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students.
Course of Study
The following courses are required for a Certificate in Global Health:
Degree-Seeking Students Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 5610 | Global Health Overview | 3 |
| PH 5612 | Global Health Seminar | 1 |
| Select 8 credits of electives | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Non-Degree-Seeking Students Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling Course | ||
| Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| PH 5610 | Global Health Overview | 3 |
| PH 5612 | Global Health Seminar | 1 |
| Select 8 credits of electives | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Electives
Available electives for degree-seeking students
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHM 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | 3 |
| or PHD 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | |
| PHM 1116 | Introduction to Intervention Mapping | 2 |
| or PHD 1116 | Introduction to Intervention Mapping | |
| PHM 1120L | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| or PHD 1120L | Program Evaluation | |
| PH 1228 | Food Policy | 3 |
| PH 2926 | Fundamentals and Applications of GIS | 3 |
| PH 2132L | Infection Control and Biosafety | 3 |
| PHM 2230L | Water Environment | 3 |
| or PHD 2230L | Water Environment | |
| PH 2280L | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| PH 2809L | Immunology | 3 |
| PH 2615L | Field Epidemiology | 3 |
| PH 2730L | Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| PH 2742L | Epidemiology of Mental Health | 3 |
| PH 2795 | Disease Detectives: International Epidemic Investigations | 3 |
| PH 2800L | Tropical Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| PH 2808L | Overview of Tropical Medicine | 2 |
| PHM 3630 | Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation | 3 |
| PHD 3812 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 |
| PHM 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| or PHD 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | |
| PHD 3926L | Health Survey Research Design | 3 |
| PH 3998 | Special Topics in Management, Policy and Community Health (ST: Public Health and Human Rights) | 1-4 |
| PH 5098 | Special Topics in Interdivisional Courses (ST: The History and Culture of Disease and Healing) | 3 |
| PH 5613 | Critical Cinema for Public Health | 2 |
| INTL 4055 | Global Health Governance, Diplomacy, and Leadership 1 | |
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Available electives for non-degree-seeking students
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PH 1228 | Food Policy | 3 |
| PH 2926 | Fundamentals and Applications of GIS | 3 |
| PH 2132L | Infection Control and Biosafety | 3 |
| PHM 2230L | Water Environment | 3 |
| or PHD 2230L | Water Environment | |
| PH 2280L | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| PH 2809L | Immunology | 3 |
| PH 2730L | Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| PH 2742L | Epidemiology of Mental Health | 3 |
| PH 2795 | Disease Detectives: International Epidemic Investigations | 3 |
| PH 2800L | Tropical Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| PHD 3812 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 |
| PHM 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| or PHD 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | |
| PH 5098 | Special Topics in Interdivisional Courses (ST: The History and Culture of Disease and Healing) | 3 |