Admission Requirements
Applicants apply for admission to the program via the Graduate School application for admission. Requirements listed here are in addition to Graduate Council policies listed under GCAC-300 Admissions Policies. International applicants may be required to satisfy an English proficiency requirement; see GCAC-305 Admission Requirements for International Students for more information.
Applicants must submit the following items with their application for admission to the Public Health certificate program:
- official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- Resume/CV
- Statement of Purpose or Rationale for seeking a Graduate Certificate in Global Health
- Two letters of recommendation
Admission decisions are made by a faculty committee and are based on the quality of the applicant's professional and academic accomplishments. Upon approval, certificate program students will enroll in course work on a nondegree basis. Note that admission as a nondegree graduate student neither guarantees nor implies subsequent admission to a degree program. Nondegree students are not eligible to receive fellowships or graduate assistantships.
Certificate Requirements
Requirements listed here are in addition to requirements listed in Graduate Council policy GCAC-212 Postbaccalaureate Credit Certificate Programs.
Students must complete each course with a grade of B or better in order to receive the certificate.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
PHS 803 | Principles of Global Health | 3 |
PHS 809 | Principles of Public Health 1 | 3 |
or PHS 577 | Integrative Seminar in Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
World Health Promotion | ||
Multicultural Health Issues | ||
Advanced Epidemiological Methods 2 | ||
Global Impact of Infectious Diseases | ||
Integrating Systems Thinking in Global Health | ||
Colloquium | ||
Master of Public Health Internship | ||
Advanced Field Experience | ||
MPH Global Health Internship | ||
Dr.P.H. Global Advanced Field Experience | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
1 | Dr.P.H. students take PHS 577. |
2 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Track students only. |
Courses
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 699 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
Learning Outcomes.
- Propose evidence based solutions to global health problems.
- of the literature to explain the global influences on determinants of health. thinking and appraisal
- in public health policies and programs. and human rights principles
- entities influencing global health. relationships of the
- of morbidity, mortality, and disability with demographic and other factors in shaping the circumstances of the population of a specified community, country, or region. relationships among patterns
Contact
Campus | Hershey Med Ctr |
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Graduate Program Head | Kristin Elizabeth King Sznajder |
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) or Professor-in-Charge (PIC) | Kristin Elizabeth King Sznajder |
Program Contact | Shannon Bowman Tuininga |
Program Website | View |