Global Health, CAS

Contact

Brooks Gump, Director of Graduate Programs in Public Health

344H White Hall

315-443-2208,

bbgump@syr.edu

Core Faculty

Brooks B. Gump, Brittany Kmush, Sandra D. Lane, David Larsen, Katherine McDonald, Lutchmie Narine, Lisa Olson-Gugerty, Arthur Owora

Affiliated Faculty

Indu Gupta, Commissioner of Health, Onondaga County Health Department

Staff

Judy Emmi, Administrative Assistant

Susan Scholl, Internship Coordinator

Melinda Stoffel, Office Coordinator

Description

The Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Global Health is a 19-credit hour graduate program providing students applied skills in global health policy and practice. This program emphasizes the integration of social and behavioral determinants of health combined with practice and evidence-based strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies in global settings. The CAS in Global Health can be offered in combination with any graduate degree, or pursued as a stand-alone Certificate. It is particularly useful in providing students in technical or terminal degrees with global health credentials to help them pursue their careers in a global setting. A practicum concluding the program provides students direct field experience.

Admission

Applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate coursework. Requirements include an official transcript, personal statement and 2 letters of recommendation (one of which must be an academic references; the other may be a professional reference).

Eligibility requirement: To be awarded a CAS, a student must be matriculated in the certificate program for at least one semester. Matriculation may not be backdated.

Part-Time Study

Part-time study is acceptable; however, time to degree completion depends on available course offerings and number of courses enrolled. Time limit to degree completion is 7 years.

Financial Support

Students only enrolled in a CAS program are not eligible for department financial aid. Additional information regarding loan availability for CAS programs can be found at https://graduateadmissions.syr.edu/funding/

Gainful Employment Disclosure

For more information about our CAS graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit Syracuse University Gainful Employment Disclosure page (https://www.syracuse.edu/about/consumer-information/gainful-employment/) and click the title.

Transfer Credit

A maximum of three credits from a combination of transfer and/or external examinations/extra-institutional and experiential learning will be accepted toward a CAS.

Degree

CAS; 19 credit hours

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply theories, concepts and models from social and behavioral disciplines as they relate to global health

2. Use relevant data, information sources, and evidence based approaches to inform practice in global health

3. Plan, implement and evaluate global health programs

4. Collaborate with community members and other stakeholders to promote global health

5. Apply methods and analytic approaches used in epidemiology

Required Courses

HTW 661 - Development and Evaluation of Global Health Programs 3 credit(s)
HTW 664 - Social & Behavioral Determinants in Global Health 3 credit(s)
HTW 665 - Applied Global Health Practice and Policy 3 credit(s)
HTW 667 - Graduate Practicum in Global Health 4 credit(s)
HTW 668 - Applied Epidemiology in Global Health 3 credit(s)

Global Health Graduate Electives

One elective course is required. Elective courses are approved courses offered through the University in global health-related fields or appropriate technical fields, such as

HTW / ANT 663 - Global Health 3 credit(s)
HTW 604 - Comparative Health Policy 6 credit(s)

Satisfactory Progress

Certification for an advanced degree at Syracuse University requires a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree and a 2.8 average for all credits earned.