Global Health Practice Graduate Certificate

Description

The certificate is a cluster of four courses in global health practice and one international field course. The cluster is the concentration area of the MPH in Global Health Practice. The fifth course is taught by faculty from the College of Public Health who are leading researchers or health professionals in a particular resource poor country or region. Examples of field sites include China, India, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Belize, Liberia, Malaysia, Western Africa and Eastern Europe.

Course Location/Delivery

Four of the courses are taught in the evenings at the USF Tampa College of Public Health. One course is a field course taught in-country.

Admission Requirements

Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements.

A bachelor’s degree is Public Health from a regionally accredited institution is preferred, but other majors will be considered.

Application Process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.

Pre-Requisites

None.

Curriculum Requirements (15 Credit Hours)

• PHC 6764 Global Health Principles and Contemporary Issues Credit Hours: 3
• PHC 6761 Global Health Assessment Strategies Credit Hours: 3
• PHC 6106 Global Health Program Development and Administration Credit Hours: 3
• PHC 6442 Global Health Applications in the Field Credit Hours: 3
• PHC 6766 Global Health Challenges: In-Country Case Study (Field Course) Credit Hours: 3

Time Limit / Average Time to Completion

The approximate time to complete the Certificate is three years.

Credit Toward Graduate Degree

Up to 12 credit hours of certificate related courses may be applied toward a master’s degree, contingent upon departmental approval.

Contacts

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert