Global Health Graduate Certificate (GLBHLT-CERTD)

CIP Code: 512210

Program Description

The Global Health certificate prepares students to critically evaluate key challenges, policies, and processes as they affect the health of populations in a global context. The learning experiences involve collaboration with faculty from Family Medicine, Population and Public Health Sciences, and several local agencies. Students can complete a travel abroad trip and a capstone project.

Program Admission Requirements

For those students not also seeking a graduate degree at Wright State, the Certificate Program requires acceptance by the Graduate School as a non-degree student. A supplemental department application along with a two-page personal statement is also required.  Students must have earned at minimum a baccalaureate degree from an accredited University.  Degree-seeking students currently enrolled in a graduate program at Wright State are eligible to take the required courses and earn the Certificate.

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this program will learn to: 

1. Articulate basic principles of global health.

2. Identify qualitative and quantitative research methods relevant to global health issues.

3. Communicate global public health issues to diverse audiences.

4. Appraise evidence-based solutions to global health issues.

5. Approach global health community partnerships with cultural humility.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can: 

1. Analyze organizational roles, structure, and resources that influence global health outcomes.

2. Apply qualitative and quantitative methods to the study of a global health issue.

3. Generate an evidence-based solution to a global health issue.

4. Communicate research findings effectively to diverse audiences.

5. Develop collaborative partnerships with institutions, communities, and/or stakeholders to improve the health of communities.

6. Display critical self-reflection, cultural humility, and/or ongoing learning in global health.

For More Information

• Global Health Certificate Program
• Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
• Boonshoft School of Medicine