Graduate Certificate in Global Health
Ease into Graduate Public Health Courses Before You Start Your Master’s Degree
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 commit to a master’s degree program.
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 help open your eyes to the healthcare needs of underdeveloped countries while helping equip you with skills and knowledge you can take with you into a master’s degree or future career in the field.
Whether you want to serve as a missionary, 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. So, what are you waiting for? Get your foot in the door with a Graduate Certificate in Global Health from Liberty.
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
Highlights
Global Health Certificate Highlights
Cutting-Edge Equipment
Access to professional-level research equipment, including a gene sequencer, tissue culture facility, fluorescent microscope, LICOR imager, and more.
Grow Your Skills
Join our Eta Sigma Gamma chapter to receive career and professional growth opportunities.
Discover, Analyze, and Innovate in the Lab
Immerse yourself in engaging research projects where you could study algae biofuels, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, DNA analysis, crayfish parasites, and more!
#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Courses
What Will You Study in Our Global Health Graduate Certificate?
Working in public health doesn’t limit you to a career in the United States. By completing a certificate in global health, you can study how to integrate practical healthcare principles in communities and cultures around the globe.
Gain insight into cultural influences on health behavior to provide care with gentleness and respect. From implementing better sanitation and hygiene methods to utilizing community healthcare schemes and appropriate technology, our courses can help you see public health in a completely new light.
Required Global Health Certificate Courses
- HLTH 620 – Introduction to Global Health
- HLTH 622 – Primary Healthcare in Developing Countries
- HLTH 623 – Cultural Aspects of Health Behavior
- HLTH 624 – Sanitation in Developing Countries
- HLTH 625 – Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
Certificate Information
- This program falls under the School of Health Sciences
- View the Certificate Completion Plan
- Check out our course catalog
- Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Admissions
How Do You Become a Student in the Global Health Graduate Certificate Program?
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 transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA for admission in good standing
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