Certificate programs allow students to focus on gaining knowledge and skills in a particular area of public health. Certificates are designed for:
The certificates for non-degree students typically attract professionals seeking to enhance their skills in a particular area or those aspiring to change fields.
The Global Health Certificate provides students with broad-based knowledge in global health, and can serve as a valuable qualification and differentiator in an increasingly competitive job market. Awarded through the UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, the certificate is open to any graduate or professional student at UCLA. In conferring the certificate, UCLA Fielding recognizes a student’s capacity to work as a public health or health care professional with a global health perspective.
To earn the certificate, students:
The UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health will award a certificate in Global Health to any graduate or professional student who meets all of the following requirements:
The Global Health Certificate is only available to graduate or professional students who are currently enrolled in study at UCLA.
Once all requirements for the certificate have been completed, the following must be submitted:
Learn more and submit an application: globalhealth@ph.ucla.edu
Global Health Certificate WebsiteThe UCLA Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health awards certificates to graduating Master's students at the Fielding School of Public Health who develop expertise via coursework and fieldwork focused on population, sexual, and reproductive health.
Bixby Population and Reproductive Health Certificate WebsiteThe Leaders in Sustainability certificate program is aimed at graduate students (master's and doctoral) who will:
The emphasis is open to all graduate students at UCLA.
Leaders in Sustainability Certificate Website
Food is integral to life. In addition to playing a role in human health and development, food relates to the environmental, economic, and cultural aspects of our society. As a result, it has become a subject of interest and inquiry in multiple disciplines including agriculture, anthropology, geography, humanities, law, nutrition, psychology, public health, public policy, and other natural and social sciences.
With food security and environmental sustainability becoming increasing global concerns, there is an urgency to educate the next generation of leaders. The Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program offers UCLA PhD, MA, MS, and professional school students the opportunity to investigate this growing field through an interdisciplinary curriculum. The program will prepare students from diverse disciplines to address complex topics in food cultures and histories, nutrition and public health, food policy and food justice, and urban planning and the environment.
Students must complete 16 units of graduate coursework to earn the certificate: the food studies core course, COM HLT M217/URBN PL M216, and three additional four-unit courses selected from at least two of the three subject areas below. Students must obtain at least a B in all courses that will be used to satisfy the certificate requirements.
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All graduate and professional school students currently enrolled at UCLA with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 are eligible to apply for participation in this certificate program. Admission is based on academic and professional performance and a statement of interest in food issues and interdisciplinary learning approaches. The application period will reopen in February 2024. On average, about 20 students will be admitted to the program each year.
The exit survey is for current students in the UCLA Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program who intend to graduate in Spring 2023. The exit survey is mandatory and used to confirm that current students have met all of the program requirements. The exit survey will become available in April 2023.
If you have additional questions, the program is happy to help. Please contact foodstudies@ph.ucla.edu.
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