Application Materials:

The graduate certificate takes applications on a rolling admissions basis.   Students should apply early in their program in order to work out an approved program of study.

1. Admissions Essay:
   Describe your career goals as you currently envision them.  Explain the specific area you would like to focus on such as infectious diseases, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and child health, refugee or special population health or any other.  If you have an idea of where you would like to intern, please also include that in your statement. (500 words)
2. Résumé
3. Global Health Certificate Application:
   Complete and submit this online form. Remember to upload PDF versions of your admissions essay and current résumé.

Admissions Contact:

Heather McEachern
College of Public Health
105D Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
[email protected]
706-542-3187

GLOB 7100 – Foundations in Global Health (3 hrs)
GLOB 7250 – Global Burden of Disease (3 hrs)

Students will select any combination of the 3 of the recommended elective courses offered within the Global Health Institute and other departments in the College of Public Health. Only one elective course may be taken from outside of the recommended list with prior approval from the global health faculty. In the end, the student will complete 15 credit hours to receive the Graduate Global Health Certificate.

Note:  Courses offered may vary from year to year.

Public Health Electives:

GLOB 8500E – Global Health Systems
GLOB 8910 – Research in Global Health
GLOB 8900 – Special Topics in Global Health
EPID 8500 – Infectious Disease Epidemiology
GLOB 8600 – HIV/AIDS: Global Health Perspective
GLOB/HPAM 8820E – Global Health Policy
GLOB 7400 – Global Maternal and Child Health
EPID 8070 – Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
GLOB 7500 – Global Environmental and Occupational Health

Study Abroad SABD 1359 – Global Health in Uganda (6 hrs):

GLOB 7400 – Global Maternal and Child Health
GLOB 8600 – HIV/AIDS: Global Health Perspective

Experiential learning is the expression of “learning by doing” to gain hands-on experience. The option of experiential learning may be achieved in two ways: 1) mentored research relating to global health with faculty in the college of public health or 2) undertake an internship at an approved local or international site.   Three hours may be used as an elective course.

Students in the MPH program wanting to complete an internship for PBHL 7560 and the global health internship at the same site will have to work with the MPH Placement Coordinator to see if the student’s placement may be able to accommodate requirements for both. Any agreements that cover both internships should include separate deliverables and clearly documented time of the student’s specific work for the MPH internship and the Global Health internship.

GLOB 8910 – Global Health Research
GLOB 7760 – Global Health Internship (Local or International)
SABD 7760 – Global Health Internship (International)

Resources:

• GLOB 7760 Experiential Learning Proposal and Approval Form
• GLOB 8910 Experiential Learning Proposal and Approval Form
• Global Health Experiential Learning: Outline for Final Paper

• Graduate Certificate Plan of Study Form – Preliminary

Once all global health certificate course requirements are complete, students must submit their Final Plan of Study and apply to graduate in Athena.  Please follow the steps below to complete this process so that credit for the certificate is applied to your UGA transcript.  Graduate students may do this prior to completing a graduate degree from the university.  The certificate is a stand-alone certification and can be awarded once all requirements are met.

1. Complete and email the Final Plan of Study to [email protected] for signatures.
2. Apply to graduate in Athena.  Candidates for completion of the certificate must apply to graduate using the graduation application available in Athena by the withdrawal deadline of the semester in which they intend to graduate. Detailed instructions on how to apply to graduate can be found here on the UGA Office of the Registrar website.