Global Health Certificate Program

About the Global Health Certificate Program

Global health is the study of the health of populations in a global context, considering its political, social, and economic impact. The certificate program is primarily intended for junior and mid-level professionals practicing or planning to practice in developing countries and interested in expanding their global health skills and knowledge.

The certificate program can be completed entirely with online courses or with a combination of online and on-campus courses.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of the Global Health Certificate, individuals will be able to:

Describe and prioritize population health needs and develop service delivery strategies such as disease control programs, or health systems strengthening and delivery, to address health needs.
Describe how global trends in healthcare practice, culture, and multinational organizations contribute to the quality and availability of health in LMICs.
List major social and economic determinants of health and their impacts on the access to and quality of health services and on differences in morbidity and mortality between and within countries.
Conduct a situational analysis to examine trends in demography, morbidity, mortality, and other factors; and understand how these influence health needs and outcomes in a particular population or country.
Identify major global health problems and understand important issues in response at the international, national, and local community levels.
List and describe sources and methods of monitoring/measuring key Planetary Health factors including: Climate, Environment (e.g., vectors, habitats), Human Health, Animal Health (e.g., for zoonotics).

completion requirements

Curriculum for the Global Health Certificate Program

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Admissions Requirements

Degree Students

The certificate program is offered to Bloomberg students in any department of the school other than the Department of International Health; students enrolled in the BSPH MAS degree program are not eligible to apply until after they have completed their primary degree program.

JHU graduate students who are not enrolled in the Bloomberg School of Public Health must have at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a strong record of successful academic performance and a minimum of one year of post-baccalaureate public health work experience.

This certificate program is not currently open to Postdoctoral Fellows from any division of Johns Hopkins University.

Eligible Start Terms:

Summer, 1st, and 3rd

Application Instructions for JHU and BSPH Graduate Students

The Global Health Certificate program requires JHU degree students, including those enrolled in programs at the Bloomberg School, to submit a prior to registering for their first course, and no later than registering for their third course. Students should not begin taking their third courses until they have sent in their form and received official notification of approval to continue from the certificate program. Students will not be granted the Certificate in Global Health if they have not submitted a course plan; admission to the program will not be granted retroactively.

Applicants from JHU graduate programs in divisions other than the Bloomberg School must also submit CV documenting 1 year of post-bac health experience with their course plan, prior to registering for certificate courses.