Global Health, Certificate

New York Institute of Technology

Become an expert on interdisciplinary health policy and practice on a global scale. Learn how to improve the quality of life for underserved populations through global fieldwork and research on your way to a career in public health.

What You’ll Learn

Ideal for anyone pursuing a career in the healthcare and medical professions, the Global Health Certificate is a transformative program for the next generation of practitioners looking to understand emerging trends in medicine, science, policy, and innovation across the globe.

Our dynamic curriculum is a combination of classroom learning, research, and in-the-field service that addresses the global burden of disease in local and global environments. During your two- to four-week global health fieldwork, you’ll deliver healthcare services in a pre-approved supervised site, putting your classroom knowledge to work on the ground.

Working on individual and team-based projects, you’ll growing key practitioner competencies while formulating viable solutions for existing and emerging global challenges, including:

Diseases
Population health
Global health systems
Cultural disparities

You’ll also work side-by-side with our expert faculty in the Center for Global Health. These professors are at the top of their field, bringing varied professional backgrounds including expertise in osteopathic medical techniques, primary care, pediatrics, emergency medicine, non-communicable and infectious diseases, and population health.

Career Options

Child Health Specialist
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
Field Consultant
Global Infectious Disease Analyst
Health Center Administrator
Health Communications Specialist
Infection Preventionist
NGO Manager