The Graduate Certificate in Global Health Nursing is a stand-alone program available to current graduate students in any UW School of Nursing graduate program. This certificate equips you with mentorship, foundational knowledge, and hands-on experience in global health areas such as infectious diseases, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, mobile health (mHealth), and non-communicable diseases.
Graduates of the Global Health Nursing Certificate will:
- Identify current global health issues, policies, processes, programs, and practices that impact global health improvement.
- Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to global health, with a focus on advancing nursing leadership in both domestic and global contexts.
- Integrate a global ethical framework into practice, emphasizing human rights, cultural diversity, and social justice.
- Apply program and policy strategies to address the major global burden of diseases at both local and global levels.
- Plan, design, and evaluate community-based primary health care programs and capacity-strengthening initiatives.
- Use strategic analysis, collaboration, partnership, and program management approaches in global health.
The certificate requires 15 credits to complete: six (6) credits of required courses, a three (3) credit independent study capstone, and six (6) elective credits, which can be taken from the School of Nursing or other departments across campus.
To apply to this certificate program, you must:
- Be currently enrolled in a School of Nursing graduate degree program
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a four-point scale) for the last 90 graded quarter credits
- Meet the Essential Behaviors for Graduate Certificate students.
Current UW PhD in Nursing Science or Doctor of Nursing Practice students should submit the following:
- A “Goal Statement” as your letter of intent describing why you are interested in obtaining the Global Health graduate certificate and how you will use this training to inform or enhance your advanced nursing career
- A proposed curriculum plan outlining how you plan to complete the required certificate coursework