Undergraduate Degree

The Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health provides the introduction to global health. It explores the history, values, and functions of global health and how travel, trade, and other aspects of globalization contribute to health, disease, and health disparities. Students will examine the connections between human health and environmental health, including considerations of water, sanitation, air quality, urbanization, and ecosystem health. Students learn how to apply an interdisciplinary or interprofessional lens to the evaluation of policies and interventions that seek to solve major population health concerns and achieve health equity.

Students interested in completing the Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health should consult an academic advisor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The undergraduate certificate is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the undergraduate certificate may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health

Students must complete 9 credits from the following:
OST	450	Introduction to Global Health							3
OST	451	Global Health Research Methods							3
OST	452	Introduction to One Health							3