12 credits | Fully online | Global classroom experience | Interdisciplinary learning
“Build the skills to make a difference in global health-wherever you are”
Gain practical, interdisciplinary skills in global health delivery through a flexible, fully online 12-credit certificate designed for emerging professionals, working practitioners and graduate students.
Build the knowledge, skills, and global perspectives to turn your passion for health into action.
Program Overview
The 12-credit online post-baccalaureate Certificate in Global Health at the University of Maryland prepares you to understand global health challenges and turn knowledge into action. Explore global health delivery, health equity, communication, program planning, and evaluation while developing the skills needed to work effectively across cultures and communities.
Through our global classroom experience, you will work with students and partners abroad on project-based learning opportunities that bring global perspectives directly into the virtual classroom. Whether you are an emerging professional, working practitioner, or graduate student, you will gain an interdisciplinary foundation that can complement your current career or graduate degree.
Complete the certificate as a standalone credential or combine it with another UMD School of Public Health graduate degree to expand your expertise.
Why Global Health?
Global health is changing. Be part of what comes next.
From health inequities and climate change to infectious diseases, chronic conditions, and evolving health systems, today’s global health challenges are complex and interconnected. Prepare to address these challenges with the knowledge, communication skills, and practical tools needed to work across disciplines, communities, and cultures.
Global Health learning - wherever you are.
Designed for today’s learners, this fully online certificate allows you to develop global health expertise while balancing work, graduate study, and other commitments. Learn from UMD faculty and practitioners while connecting with peers from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Perfect for...
- Emerging professionals launching a career in global health
- Working practitioners seeking to expand their global health expertise
- Graduate students looking to complement their existing degree
- Public health professionals interested in health equity and global health delivery
- Professionals working across international, community, governmental, or nonprofit settings
- Anyone ready to develop practical skills for addressing complex global health challenges
Career Paths
- Clinical Research Professional
- Community Wellness Administrator
- Environmental Scientist or Specialist
- Government Employee
- Health Educator or Community Health Worker
- Health Specialist
- International Recruiter
Program Requirements
The Global Health Certificate consists of 12 required credits. Most students will take one year (2 semesters plus summer/winter) to complete the certificate. All courses in the Global Health Certificate program are offered online. The majority of courses in the Global Health Certificate program are offered in the evenings, and students have the opportunity to engage in a global classroom experience that brings students together across borders for collaborative, project based learning to address global problems and design tangible solutions. In addition, students are able to participate in global public health organizations such as Public Health Beyond Borders.
Course Offerings
| Term | Course Title | Credits | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (required) | MIEH 605: Foundations of Global Health | 3 | Exploration of theoretical frameworks and practical perspectives in global health with particular attention to the analysis of the biological, epidemiological, social, cultural and behavioral interactions that affect global health study and project implementation. The emphasis is on innovative solutions to health issues in underserved populations. |
| Winter (required) | MIEH 620: Global Health Communication and Promotion | 3 | Explores the critical components in developing, implementing and evaluating health/population promotion and communication interventions. Emphasis is on theory application to a variety of cultural settings. Formative and quantitative research methods will be utilized. |
| Spring (required) | MIEH 610: Global Health Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 | Development of health program and evaluation plans to address critical health problems in international settings, especially transitional or in-conflict countries. Emphasis on linking a tactical program plan to overall health problems of a nation, to include the policy and economic issues involved in assessment, implementation and evaluation. |
| Summer | MIEH 607: One Health: Food Safety and Security | 3 | This is a collaborative course among the University of Maryland and Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt to explore the One Health Foundation and its application to improving international food safety and security. The purpose of this global class is to disseminate knowledge on One Health and its application to improving global food safety and security. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate with Cairo University and the Agriculture Research Center in Egypt to explore the current status and challenges of global food safety and security. |
Admission Criteria
Earning your certificate
The Global Health Certificate is offered to professionals who have earned a bachelor’s degree (with a 3.0 GPA) or higher degree. Students who would like to pursue the certificate should submit an application through the UMD Graduate School.
Current graduate students within the School of Public Health may enroll in courses that fulfill the requirements of the Global Health Certificate.
Contact Us
Suhana Chattopadhyay
Program Director, Global Health Certificate Program
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
suhanac@umd.edu
Maurice Rocque
Director of Administrative Services
Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
mrocque@umd.edu
(301) 405-5509