Contact:
Brooks Gump, Director of Graduate Programs in Public Health
344H White Hall
315-443-2208,
Faculty
Brooks B. Gump, Brittany Kmush, Sandra D. Lane, David Larsen, Katherine McDonald, Lutchmie Narine, Lisa Olson-Gugerty, Arthur Owora
The Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Global Health is a 19-credit hour graduate program providing students applied skills in global health policy and practice. This program emphasizes the integration of social and behavioral determinants of health combined with practice and evidence-based strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies in global settings. The CAS in Global Health can be offered in combination with any graduate degree, or pursued as a stand-alone Certificate. It is particularly useful in providing students in technical or terminal degrees with global health credentials to help them pursue their careers in a global setting. A practicum concluding the program provides students direct field experience.
Students pursuing a CAS in Global Health will learn to design and implement multidisciplinary fieldwork in global settings through adaptation of technical methodologies and strategies across disciplines. Additionally, this graduate certificate program offers students opportunities for meaningful global engagement with stakeholders in ascertaining needs of communities and appropriate, sustainable strategies for improving health.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate coursework. Requirements include an official transcript, personal statement and 2 letters of recommendation(one of which must be an academic references; the other may be a professional reference).
Eligibility requirement: To be awarded a C.A.S., a student must be matriculated in the certificate program for at least one semester. Matriculation may not be backdated.
Transfer Credits
A maximum of three credits from a combination of transfer and/or external examinations/extra-institutional and experiential learning will be accepted toward a C.A.S.
Satisfactory Progress
Per University Rules and Regulations, graduate students must earn a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree or certificate and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8.