2009-2010 University Catalog

Global Health Graduate Certificate

Banner Code: HH-CERG-GLOH

This program develops an understanding of global health through a practicum, as well as a sequence of courses that includes global health, epidemiology, nutrition, anthropology, international relations, communications, and geography.

Certificate Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree. Application is made through CHHS. Candidates must have 18 graduate credits and a minimum GPA of 3.00 in course work, with no more than 3 credits with a grade of C to earn the certificate.

Required Courses (12 credits)

GCH 530 - Nutrition: A Global Perspective Credits: 3
GCH 543 - Global Health: Trends and Policies Credits: 3
GCH 590 - International Health Organizations Credits: 3
GCH 798 - Practicum in Public Health I Credits: 3

Electives (select 6 credits from the following)

GCH 550 - Introduction to Rehabilitation Science Credits: 3
GCH 560 - Environmental Health Credits: 3
GCH 602 - Global Health Issues Related to Violence Credits: 3
GCH 605 - Social Epidemiology Credits: 3
GCH 610 - Foundations of Health Education and Behavior Credits: 3
GCH 620 - Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation Credits: 3
GCH 637 - Normal Aging and Health Deviations Credits: 3
GCH 680 - International Research Ethics and Methods Credits: 3
GCH 712 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3
GCH 722 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology Credits: 3
GCH 751 - Nutritional Assessment, Monitoring, and Surveillance Credits: 3
GCH 752 - Nutritional Epidemiology Credits: 3
ANTH 631 - Refugees in the Contemporary World Credits: 3
COMM 637 - Risk Communication Credits: 3
GEOG 540 - Medical Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 581 - World Food and Population Credits: 3
HAP 609 - Comparative International Health Systems Credits: 3
HHS 597 - Approaches to Quantitative Data Analysis in Health Care Research Credits: 3
PUAD 636 - The NGO: Policy and Management Credits: 1-3

Total: 18 credits

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Global Health Graduate Certificate

Certificate Requirements

Required Courses (12 credits)

Electives (select 6 credits from the following)

Total: 18 credits