Undergraduate Global Health Certificate

The Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health is for students wanting to get equipped with the analytical tools and professional skills necessary to address our world’s most compelling issues. Students with a Certificate in Global Health will explore the transnational processes underpinning the global burden of disease and the social determinants of health, as well as related inequalities in access to high-quality medical care.

Enroll in the certificate

Students tailor a unique program of study based on their academic, personal and career interests, including 18 credits of coursework and co-curricular experiential engagements.

Upon completion of the students will be able to:

• Understand the global burden of disease, social determinants of health, and treatment disparities from a transnational and historical perspective
• Differentiate current research, programs, strategies, and coordination mechanisms that address these issues in a variety of settings, along with key organizational actors
• Recognize the behavioral and cultural dimensions of health in myriad contexts
• Appreciate how different disciplines approach these issues and apply one or more such approaches to a key question in global health
• Critique different discourses on global health (e.g., medical, policy, anthropological) and communicate effectively about these issues orally and in writing to an interdisciplinary audience. 

Global Health Certificate Requirements:

Introduction to Global Health (PUBHLT-1001): All students are required to take this course. It is not required to take this course prior to taking other certificate courses. You must be a sophomore, junior, or senior to enroll in this course.

2 courses from the following (3 credits each, taken in any order):

• PUBHLT-0310 Introduction to Biostatistics
• NUR-1829 Contemporary Issues in Cross-Cultural Health
• LING-1263 Cross-Cultural Communication
• HIST-0709 Global Health History
• PUBHLT-0330 Introduction to Epidemiology
• PS-0550 Introduction to Global Studies
• ECON-0220 Introduction to Health Economics
• ANTH-1761 Patients and Healers: Medical Anthropology 1
• SOC-0473 Sociology of Globalization and Health
• STAT-0800 Statistics in the Modern World 

3 courses (9 credits total) from the Global Health course list.

Successful submission of a digital portfolio:

This digital portfolio requirement helps students reflect on, synthesize, and communicate their knowledge garnered through the certificate through their curricular and co-curricular experiences. The e-portfolio is similar to an online resume and can be shared with employers, and graduate schools. Students will receive a link to Digication during their senior year and is due the semester they graduate.

Sample Global Health Certificate Digital Portfolios