Graduate Certificate in Global Health
Take Strides Toward Your Career with a Certificate in Global Health
If you are looking for a way to combine your love for travel with your heart for people, a career in global public health may be a great fit for you. As you finish your bachelor’s degree and consider your next educational steps, consider a graduate certificate – especially if you are not ready to pursue a master’s degree.
At Liberty, we want to help you get the best start possible in your public health career. Our Graduate Certificate in Global Health is designed to open your eyes to the healthcare needs of underdeveloped countries while equipping you with the knowledge you’ll need for a master’s degree or future career in the field.
Whether you want to serve overseas, use your knowledge of healthcare as a means of speaking into someone’s life, or you want to partner with a nonprofit organization and become a professional health worker, this certificate is a great way to get started.
Pursue Your Certificate with Confidence
- Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
- As a teaching university, experienced professors teach the classes and labs you take.
What Will You Learn?
- How to implement better sanitation and hygiene methods
- How to integrate effective healthcare principles in communities and cultures around the globe
- How to provide care to others with gentleness and respect
- How to utilize community healthcare and appropriate technology
- The cultural influences on health behavior
Potential Careers for Graduates of the Global Health Certificate Program
- Community health assessment coordinator
- Disaster preparedness specialist
- Environmental health officer
- Health system analyst
- Immunization program manager
- International health worker
- Rabies/infectious disease control officer
Some of these positions may require a master’s degree.
Facilities and Resources Available to Global Health Students
- Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
- Pursue certification in various areas of public health, like becoming a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
- Explore over 20 teaching and research laboratories including our Health Promotion Lab.
- Access to professional-level research equipment including a gene sequencer, tissue culture facility, fluorescent microscope, LICOR imager, and more.
- As a teaching university, Liberty has professors with years of real-life experience teaching the classes and labs you’ll take.
- Immerse yourself in engaging research projects where you could study algae biofuels, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, DNA analysis, crayfish parasites, and more!
Admission Requirements
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents* and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official bachelor’s degree transcripts with a 2.5 GPA or higher
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
Credit Hours
Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Next Start Date
Aug 18, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
