Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    The Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University is a Full Time Certificate program offered at the university's main campus in Baltimore, United States of America. The program is delivered on campus in English and can be completed in 1 year. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on May 22, 2027.

    About Certificate in Health and Human Rights

    Certificate Program in Health and Human Rights 

    EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

    The Certificate Program in Health and Human Rights is designed to:

    1. Increase understanding among public health professionals regarding the key linkages between human rights and public health.
    2. Explore the vital roles of health professionals in promoting human rights, including the right to health, advocating for protection of human rights, researching violations, and building a culture of human rights
    3. Build familiarity with international human rights standards and institutions
    4. Review how human rights concepts can be brought to bear on public health programs and policies, ranging from developing health system to responding to an epidemic of infectious disease.
    5. Review how public health professionals can bring epidemiology and other methods of public health to investigate, analyze, and document abuses of human rights.

    Disciplines

    Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Requirements and Admission Criteria for Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    Entry Requirements

    Hopkins invests in developing global perspectives so students can be engaged citizens wherever they are.

    As a global university with students from all over the world, we welcome all kinds of experiences and new ways of thinking. We’re here to connect international students with the resources you need to become leaders and active members in our community and beyond. 

    Please email [email protected] with any general international admissions questions. You can also email your regional admissions counselor if you have any questions specific to the area where you live or study.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7
    • TOEFLMin 100

    Tuition and Fee Information for Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    Application Fee 70

    How to Apply for Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University

    Your completed application
    The Hopkins supplement, which includes our supplemental essay
    Class of 2027 Supplemental Essay Prompt

    Founded on a spirit of exploration and discovery, Johns Hopkins University encourages students to share their perspectives, develop their interests and pursue new experiences. Use this space to share something you’d like the admissions committee to know about you (your interests, your background, your identity, or your community) and how it has shaped what you want to get out of your college experience at Hopkins. (300-400 words)

    The $70 application fee or fee waiver

    You can request a fee waiver directly through the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir. If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria on the application and need support covering the application fee, have a representative from your current high school submit our fee waiver request form.

    Your standardized test scores Optional

    If you choose to submit your scores, our admissions committee will consider them as additional context in our review process. You’re welcome to submit SAT, ACT, AP, IB, English language proficiency exams, or any other score you feel reflects your academic ability. Applicants aren’t at a disadvantage if they don’t submit test scores.

    Your signed Early Decision Agreement Early Decision I and II only

    If you’re applying as an Early Decision applicant, you must submit a binding agreement to attend Hopkins if admitted.

    Certificate in Health and Human Rights at Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University
    United States of America

    United States of America, Baltimore

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