Degree Offered
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Program Description
The goal of this 12-credit, four-course certificate program is to help students build upon their domestic health skills and provide instruction in the different health managerial skills and national health delivery systems needs to operate in the global arena.
Global Health Systems and Innovation is a 12-credit, four-course graduate certificate program offered in an asynchronous, 100% online environment. As a student in this program, you will acquire expertise in global health systems and services. Your classmates will most likely be practicing professionals with a health background who are employed or seeking employment in positions requiring this specialization.
Certificate Objectives
• Understand the different international health organizations and their roles in promulgating global health systems, policies, and procedures and organizing health services.
• Assess and design global health programs within different national contexts.
• Implement and evaluate global health programs to maximize contributions to effective policy, enhanced practice, and improved and sustainable health outcomes.
• Work effectively within diverse cultural settings and across national, and international political landscapes to maximize contributions to effective policy and enhanced practice.
• Build interdisciplinary teams and communicate with clinical providers, administrators, and patients using appropriate cultural practices.
• Use a systems approach to health services management including strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.
Program Admission
Candidates for admission must meet the minimum standards of admission established by the Graduate School and provide the requisite credentials. Admission to the certificate program is selective. A U.S. bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a non-U.S. educational institution is required. No specific undergraduate course of study is required or recommended. Graduate Record Examinations are not required for admission.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits. Students must maintain a minimum, cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. All courses must be taken for letter grade; courses taken as Pass/Fail (P/F) or Audit (AU) do not count toward the certificate. All requirements for the certificate must be completed within three years after admission and all credits for the certificate must be completed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Complete guideline and requirements for progression and completion are outlined in the Academic Performance and Progress in a Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program section of this catalog.
Required Courses
| MHS 605 | PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| MHS 610 | NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO HEALTHCARE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL | 3 |
| GLBH 652 | GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CIPP 960 | GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH | 3 |