2012-2013 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.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the admission standards and application requirements specified in the Admission chapter of the catalog and must apply using the online Application for Graduate Admission. The application process is competitive, and applications are considered for the fall and spring semesters. For application deadlines and detailed application requirements please refer to Graduate Application Database.

The graduate certificate in global health may be pursued only on a part-time basis.

Certificate Requirements

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. Detailed requirements for graduate certificates are listed in the Graduate Policies section of the catalog.

Required Courses (12 credits)

GCH 543 - Global Health Credits: 3
GCH 590 - International Health Organizations Credits: 3
NUTR 630 - Global Nutrition Credits: 3
GCH 780 - Practicum Seminar Credits: 0
GCH 790 - Practicum in Public Health Credits: 3

Electives (select 6 credits from the following)

RHBS 550 - Foundations of 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 - Health Behavior Theory Credits: 3
RHBS 620 - Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation Credits: 3
GCH 640 - Global Infectious Diseases Credits: 3
GCH 680 - International Research Ethics and Methods Credits: 3
GCH 712 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3
NUTR 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
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: 3

Total: 18 credits

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