Graduate Certificate in Global Health Diplomacy
Learn how to navigate the world of global health and deepen your understanding of its diverse challenges and opportunities.
The Graduate Certificate in Global Health Diplomacy (H-DIP) offers a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between global health and diplomacy through carefully selected courses, internships and a practitioner-led capstone project.
Certificate overview
Application deadline
February 1
Advisor
Dr. Rebecca Katz, Director of the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security
Eligibility
- Georgetown University graduate students enrolled in DC-based programs
Why pursue the Graduate Certificate in Global Health Diplomacy?
The Graduate Certificate in Global Health Diplomacy prepares you to work across a wide range of environmentsāengaging in multilateral, bilateral, formal and informal efforts to advance health and foreign policy. The certificate is designed to work with students from a variety of disciplines, filling knowledge gaps and building the skills you need to operate effectively in the health diplomacy space.
The certificateās requirements seek to help you integrate and complement your graduate degree while equipping you with a practical set of 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.
Your program of study is tailored to your specific academic focus and career goals, combining skills-based training with topical coursework that reflects the breadth of the field. The global health diplomacy certificate is offered jointly by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program.
Certificate requirements
Working with H-DIP Faculty Director, Rebecca Katz, you will plan a directed, coherent course of study that includes the following components:
Requirements overview
Two foundation courses are required, each with a grade of A- or above:
- Global Health Security and Diplomacy
- Epidemiology
Three electives are required, at least one of which must be outside your degree concentration or academic focus. Your selections should cover:
- One functional course
- One health-related course
- One regionally focused course
An internship is required with an organization whose work directly affects or is affected by health diplomacy. This requirement may be waived with appropriate prior or current work experience.
One Institute for the Study of Diplomacy-directed capstone course is required, completed in your final year of graduate study.
A minimum GPA of 3.2 overall and 3.5 in certificate courses is required throughout the program.
Application
To apply for the Graduate Certificate in Diplomatic Studies, complete the online application form. The submission deadline is February 1.