All students must meet the Requirements for the Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS)
Overview
The field of environmental health continues to become more global in response to globalization and changing public health issues. Infectious diseases are not bound by borders and are often related to environmental change. Examples like COVID-19 and Zika emphasize the local and global nature of disease, and climate change with its impact on weather, disease, food, water, vectors and emergency response.
The University of Vermont’s online Certificate of Graduate Study in Global and Environmental Health is an 18-credit program that gives students the opportunity to explore the global nature of environmental health issues including the built environment, infectious disease, climate change, and one health interrelationships between human and animal health. The program is designed for medical and graduate students; health practitioners; public health professionals and researchers; environmental specialists, engineers and scientists; and others who wish to increase their knowledge in global and environmental public health. It also prepares graduates for advanced study at the masters and doctoral level.
Specific Requirements
Requirements for Admission to Graduate Studies for the Certificate of Graduate Study
Students are required to have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, and have completed 1 college-level course in mathematics and 1 college-level course in science.
Minimum Degree Requirements
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Global and Environmental Health requires 18 credits including 4 courses (12 credits) from core content areas and 2 elective courses (6 credits).
| 4 required core competency courses: | ||
| PH 6020 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PH 6040 | Environmental Public Health | 3 |
| PH 6080 | Environmental Public Health 2 | 3 |
| PH 6110 | Global Public Health | 3 |
| Choose 2 elective courses from the list of approved courses, including but not limited to: | 6 | |
| Controversies in Public Health | ||
| Public Health & Health Policy | ||
| Public Health Biostatistics II | ||
| Food Systems & Public Hlth | ||
| Environmental Risk & Risk Comm | ||
| Public Health Surveillance | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Improving Health in Population | ||
| Public Health Communications | ||
| Controversies in HlthEconomics | ||
| Global Health Leadership | ||
| One Health: Zoonoses | ||
| Public Health Informatics | ||
| Investigating DiseaseOutbreaks | ||
| Legal Issues in Health Care | ||
| Climate Change & Human Health | ||
| Health in Humanitarian Crises | ||
| Exploring Healthcare Systems | ||
| Climate Change Emergencies | ||
| Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Global Mental Health | ||
| Special Topics | ||