The UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health is pleased to offer two certificate programs in Global Health Studies (GHS). Global health is defined as the application of public health principles to solutions of health problems and challenges that transcend national boundaries. In the face of a growing awareness of the need for shared solutions to shared problems, opportunities in global health work are increasing, and more individuals are expressing interest in careers in global health. Individuals who desire to work in the global health field require skills to identify and delineate critical health and human development issues that confront populations in the settings in which they work. They may be required to design and/or implement large- or small-scale interventions to prevent disease, protect, or to promote population health. In addition, they may also be hired as consultants to provide technical advice.
The UAB Global Health Studies certificate programs are designed to equip professionals and graduate students with the fundamental skills necessary to function effectively in global health practice. The program format consists of two separate course components, a core series of courses designed to introduce individuals to the basic principles of global health, including terminology and indices commonly used in practice, as well as provide an appreciation of the complexity of working in a cross-disciplinary, international context. The elective series provides an opportunity for individuals to explore specific topic areas, including environmental health, refugee health, global health nutrition, disabilities and global health, maternal and child health, and infectious diseases.
For more information and applications for the two types of certificate programs offered at UAB click on the links below:
This certificate program is offered to any local, regional, national, or foreign professional who is interested in taking these courses as a non-accredited, continuing education option.
This accredited 15-hour certificate program is offered to all current UAB graduate-level students who are interested in the field of global health.
