Global Health

What is Global Health?

Global Health is an interdisciplinary field of study focused on addressing human health challenges and inequity around the world. The complex and ever-evolving nature of the health threats we face – from infectious disease pandemics to emerging climate disasters – requires effective, innovative, and equitable solutions. Global Health aims to identify problems and develop solutions at the local, regional, national, and international levels. As the Covid-19 pandemic gravely demonstrated, disease knows no boundaries, necessitating international cooperation and coordinated response. However, while vaccines and treatments may be universal, local “on-the-ground” realities often present unique challenges such as access to clinical and technological resources or harmful political discourse shaping public opinion and behavior. Improving human health is accomplished by bridging the divides between research and practice, policy and lived experience, North and South, and innovation and accessibility. The complex interdependencies inherent in addressing contemporary health challenges means that solutions will come from across multiple sectors. This makes a Global Health Certificate relevant and valuable preparation in many career fields.

Who can benefit from earning a Certificate in Global Health?

As a truly dynamic and interdisciplinary field, almost any student could benefit from pursuing a Global Health focus in their chosen major or concentration. Global Health specialists are found in social, behavioral, and biological sciences, health and medicine, technology and engineering, mathematics, business, and computer science. Check out the resources on the Canvas page for global health research, collaboration, and work in these sectors and more!

Jobs in Global Health and with a Global Health Focus

Pursuing a BA/BS/MA in Global Health at UC San Diego

The Global Health Program at MiraCosta College is in partnership with UCSD Global Health. This partnership enables MCC students in our program to attend Global Health events and activities at UCSD. Students wishing to transfer to the BA/BS and eventually MA program at UCSD who have successfully earned our Certificate will have a clear pathway and special consideration. Students seeking to transfer to UCSD will need to follow the IGETC requirements which already includes all the courses in our program. Please ask your counselor or Dr. Alexis Tucker Sade for more information. Click the link to learn more about Global Health at UCSD https://globalhealthprogram.ucsd.edu.

Join the Global Health Program

Students who would like to join the Global Health Program should sign up on our Canvas page. This page includes the events calendar, members chat, course requirements, and much more.