Global and Environmental Health

Program Overview

This one-year online program is a collaboration of The Larner College of Medicine, Professional and Continuing Education and the UVM Graduate College. Graduate students, health practitioners, public health professionals and researchers, environmental specialists, engineers and scientists can complete the Certificate as a stand-alone program or as part of a master’s, MD, or PhD program.

Our program teaches you to:

• Evaluate, promote, and improve health across populations
• Explain barriers to public health and discuss health-promotion strategies
• Collaborate with a network of professionals in healthcare, government, and non-profit organizations
• Learn basic epidemiology skills
• Identify environmental factors and exposure routes affecting health
• Effectively navigate and activate available community resources
• Prepare for further graduate study or research in public health and related fields

Curriculum

The Certificate of Graduate Study in Global and Environmental Health is an 18-credit, one-year online program. 

Among the highlights:

• Four required courses (12 credits), as well as two elective courses (6 credits) from a relevant area of your choosing
• The four core courses are:
  • PH 6040 Environmental Public Health I (3 credits)
  • PH 6080 Environmental Public Health II (3 credits)
  • PH 6020 Epidemiology (3 credits)
  • PH 6110 Global Public Health (3 credits)
• Students choose two courses from topical electives
• Courses taught by faculty experts from UVM’s College of Medicine, the Vermont Department of Health, and experts trained at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Individualized academic advising
• Courses offered during Spring, Fall, and Summer terms to ensure that you can fit the program into your work or academic schedule

Costs and Funding

Please refer to Certificates of Graduate Study on the Graduate Programs page of Student Financial Services.