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Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health

The Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health is offered through the Global Health Studies Program in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and is open to students from all academic majors. The certificate is designed to complement a wide range of disciplines by providing foundational knowledge and applied perspectives in global health. Students explore the history, values, and functions of global health and how travel, trade, and other aspects of globalization contribute to health, disease, and health disparities. Students will examine the connections between human health and environmental health, including considerations of water, sanitation, air quality, urbanization, and ecosystem health. Students learn how to apply an interdisciplinary or interprofessional lens to the evaluation of policies and interventions that seek to solve major population health concerns and achieve health equity.

The certificate is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the undergraduate certificate may also be used to satisfy bachelor’s degree requirements.

Required Courses

  • OST 450 - Introduction to Global Health (3 credits)
  • OST 451 - Global Health Research Methods (3 credits)
  • OST 452 - Introduction to One Health (3 credits)

Application Requirements

  • Completed application
  • Statement explaining the student’s interest in the certificate and how it will support their professional or academic goals after graduation
  • Current MSU undergraduate student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Admission: July 1
  • Spring Admission: December 1
  • Summer Admission: April 1

Program Advisor

Wendi Winston, MLIS (winst106@msu.edu)

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