Graduate Certificate In Global Health Diplomacy (H-DIP)

Please note: Certificates are open only to students currently enrolled in Georgetown University’s accredited degree programs.

Faculty Director: Dr. Rebecca Katz, Director of the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security

The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, in conjunction with the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program, offers a Graduate Certificate in Global Health Diplomacy, designed to prepare students to work in a variety of environments, engaging in multilateral, bilateral, formal and informal efforts to advance health and foreign policy. The certificate will work with students from all SFS graduate programs and disciplinary studies to fill gaps in knowledge and provide the training necessary to operate effectively in the health diplomacy space.

The certificate’s requirements seek to help students integrate and complement their graduate degree programs, to provide them with the skills to assess the complexity of issues and actors in global health diplomacy, to synthesize a wide range of information sources, to extrapolate from relevant case studies and broad strategic goals, and to devise innovative, yet pragmatic policy implementation steps.

The program of study is tailored to the student’s academic focus and career goals, while covering a range of skills-based and topical coursework. Requirements include two core courses, a capstone course, up to two relevant courses within their program and one elective outside of their graduate program.

Requirements

Together with the H-DIP Faculty Director, Rebecca Katz, certificate candidates will plan a directed, coherent course of study that includes:

An internship with an organization that affects or is affected by health diplomacy. This requirement can be waived with appropriate prior or current work experience.
Two foundation courses- Epidemiology and Global Health Security and Diplomacy, with a grade of A- or A.
Three electives, at least one of which is outside their degree concentration or academic focus. There should be at least 1 health related course, 1 regional focused course, and 1 functional course.
One ISD-directed capstone in the final year of graduate study
Overall 3.2 GPA and 3.5 GPA in Certificate courses.

Application

The application for the graduate certificate can be accessed here. The submission deadline has been extended to April 1, 2025.

Related Information

In addition to the Certificate, ISD will host the newly established Jimmy Kolker Fellowship for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, open to State Department employees. The fellowship is designed to further the academic and professional development of the fellow, and contribute to the health diplomacy programs at the Institute, the School of Foreign Service, and the University. For information about the Kolker Fellowship in Global Health Diplomacy, click here.

For information about the Center for Global Health Science and Security work on Health Diplomacy, click here

For information about the STIA program, click here.

Illustrative Core, Capstone and Elective Courses

Required Core Course: Epidemiology (STIA class to be offered in Spring 2025)
Required Core Course: Global Health Security & Diplomacy (SEST 6556 or STIA 3294/GLID 5030)
Required Core Course: Global Health Diplomacy Certificate Capstone
Elective Courses (Select 1 health, 1 regional, and 1 functional)

Health Courses

STIA 3257: Foundations of Global Health
STIA 4200: Bioeconomy and International Affairs
STIA 4963: Policies for Clean Air & Global Health
STIA 4217 Global Health Financing
AFST 6698: Introduction to Humanitarian Crises

Additionally, there are elective courses in the School of Health, Law School and the Graduate School which would be relevant.

Regional Courses

AFST 4489: US Policy in Africa
AFST 4449: China’s Evolving Role in Africa
ARST 5487: US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
ARST 5501: Intro to the Study of Arab World
ARST 5661: Politics of North Africa
ARST 6519: International Relations in the Middle East
ARST 6525: Comparative Politics of Middle East
ASST 4044: The Pacific: Past, Present, and Future
ASST 4078: ASEAN: Program, Problems, and Promises
ASST 5051: Conflict & Order in SE Asia
ASST 5110: International Political Economy of Asia
ASST 5062: Indo-Pacific Economic Diplomacy
ASST 6680: Theory and Policy in Asia
ASST 7020: Fundamental Dynamics of the US-China Relationship
GEST 5002: Politics in Europe & European Union
IPOL 4482: Pol & Soc in Modern South Asia
ASST 5059: The Law of the Sea and Political Security in East Asia
LASP 6402: International Organizations in Latin America
LASP 6403: Peace Process and Post-Conflict Latin America
LASP 7503: States and Societies of Latin America
LASP 6401: Migration in the Americas
MSFS 6570: China: Science, Innovation, & National Power
SEST 623: Great Power Competition in Latin America
SEST 6677: Russian National Security

Functional Courses

INAF 4750: Statecraft and Negotiation
INAF 453: American National Security Toolbox
INAF 4050 Negotiations, Mediation and Political Persuasion
MSFS 526: International Mediation Strategy/Methods
MSFS 570: Practice of Policy Tradecraft
MSFS 5550: Transnational Security
MSFS 6140: Comparative Regional Economic Development
MSFS 6250: International Trade and Economic Diplomacy
MSFS 6311: Diplomatic Negotiation
MSFS 6385: Intelligence & National Security
MSFS 7310: Diplomatic/Military Statecraft
MSFS 7350: International Law
REES 5500: Introduction to Area Studies
SEST 500: Theory & Practice of Security
SEST 501: Strategy/Policy/Military Ops
SEST 5100: US National Security Policy
SEST 521: Theory & Practice of Intelligence
SEST 5000: Theory & Practice of Security
SEST 5001: Grand Strategy and Military Operations
SEST 5100: US National Security Policy
SEST 5330: International Security
SEST 6519: Domestic Intelligence & Homeland Security
SEST 6594: Energy and Security

The application deadline is February 1, 2025.