Degree Offered
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
Program Description
This 12-credit post-baccalaureate certificate program is entirely online and can help advance your career opportunities in global health.
The goal of this 12-credit, four-course online post-baccalaureate 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.
Certificate Objectives
Our goal is to provide you with advanced knowledge and practical training so that what you learn is both relevant and applicable to your professional context. We have designed the program so that you will develop the expertise in global health you need to succeed in positions requiring this knowledge.
Upon completion, you will be able to do the following:
• 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
Applicants for admission must meet the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School.
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 |
| MHS 652 | LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| CIPP 960 | GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH | 3 |