Undergraduate Global Health Certificate

UNDERGraduate Certificate

Global Health Undergraduate Certificate

Available in person & ONLINE  Accredited Program
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Developed and implemented by public health experts with extensive experience of global health research and practice, and underpinned by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as the guiding framework, the University of Arizona’s Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health will equip participants with foundational knowledge and skills that are necessary to engage effectively in global health practice ‐ whether at home in a diverse setting, along the border in a bi‐cultural environment, working side‐by‐side in indigenous homelands or abroad where populations and communities are displaced and under‐resourced, and where health systems are severely constrained. Participants will be introduced to the world’s vast diversity of determinants of health and disease. They will have an opportunity to critically appraise health systems in different parts of the world, and analyze current and emerging global health priorities, including infectious diseases, poverty, conflicts and emergencies, health inequity, principles and impact of health systems reforms, and major global initiatives for disease prevention and health promotion. Delivered entirely online, participants can complete the certificate in one academic year and will have the ability to transfer the associated 12 units to future undergraduate programs in public health at the university of Arizona.

Campuses

Available via Main Campus & Arizona Online

Prerequisites to declare

  • Incoming students must meet University of Arizona admission requirements.
  • No outlines prerequisite courses.

Admissions Information

Open to degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students.

Advising

Please Email COPH-Undergrad@arizona.edu with any questions regarding the certificate.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (9 units)

  • EHS 100 – One Health in Action (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online Campus)
  • GHI/HPS 302 – Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health (3u; Offered Spring & Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • PHP 308 – Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks (3u; Offered Spring & Fall: Main & Online Campus)

Electives (3 units)

  • SPAN 341 – Beginning Translation and Interpretation: Social Justice to Practice (3u; Offered Spring & Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • HPS 406 - CURES Immersive Experience in Women's Research (3u; Offered Spring: Main Campus)
  • HPS 409 – Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene  (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online Campus)
  • GHI 414 – Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective (3u; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • CPH 423  - Health Promotion Approach to Address Health Inequity (3u; TBD)
  • HPS 417 – Health Systems in Global Health (3u; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • EHS 425 – Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online)
  • GHI 432 – Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online Campus)
  • HPS 433 – Global Health* (3u; Offered Spring: Main Campus; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • EHS 439A – Outbreak & Environmental Microbiology: Then and Now* (3u; Offered Summer: Main & Online Campus)
  • GHI 440 – Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences - 3u; TBD)
  • HPS 456 - A Circular Approach to Global Indigenous Research  (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online Campus)
  • GHI 457 – Global Maternal Health: Cultural Perceptions and Policy Approaches (3u; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • HPS 459 – Management of Public Health Emergencies (fall) (3u; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • GHI 481 – Crisis-Ready Food Systems (3u; Offered Spring: Main & Online Campus)
  • EHS 489 – Public Health Preparedness (3u; Offered Fall: Main & Online Campus)
  • ANTH 495F – Special Topics in Applied Anthropology: Disasters & Humanitarian Assistance: Theory and Practice (3u; TBD)

Relevant Advising Policies

  • Minimum GPA for required coursework: 2.0

  • Double dipping: No more than 50% of the units of credit used to complete the certificate can also be used for a current degree requirement (i.e., major, minor, or General Education), second certificate, or previously awarded degree program.

  • Visit the Undergraduate Advising page to determine you advisor and their contact information

How to Declare the Certificate

STEP ONE

Take time to review the certificate options and requirements to ensure you choose the certificate that is best suited for your career goals and interest. 

STEP two

Email the Undergraduate Advising shared inbox to request the certificate be added to your program in UAccess. 

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