Global Health Certificate

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University of Pittsburgh
University Center for International Studies
Global Studies Center
Elaine Linn, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
4100 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-2113
eel58@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/

With the CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL HEALTH, undergraduates can tailor a program of study to suit their academic, personal, and career interests. There is no additional cost to enroll, and most students will be able to complete the requirements within a standard four-year program of study. There are many options for related study abroad and co-curricular activities.

What You’ll Learn

Students who complete the certificate should be able to:

• Understand the global burden of disease, social determinants of health, and treatment disparities from transnational and historical perspectives
• Differentiate among research, programs, strategies, and coordination mechanisms that address these issues in a variety of settings and the organizations that promote them
• Recognize the behavioral and cultural dimensions of health in myriad contexts
• Appreciate how different disciplines approach these issues and apply one or more such approaches to a key question in global health
• Critique different discourses on global health (e.g., medical, policy, anthropological) and communicate effectively about these issues orally and in writing to an interdisciplinary audience.