Curriculum:

The Certificate in Cultural Competency requires online completion of:

• Cultural Competency Online Course
• Volunteer Ethics and Professionalism Online Course
• Case Studies: Cultural Competency In Action
• Ethics and Photography in Developing Countries
• Ethics and Filmmaking in Developing Countries
• Applying Lessons in Cultural Competency Expert Panel

Benefits of the Certificate in Cultural Competency

• Receive a Global Health Certificate and transcript.
• Learn how to apply knowledge and skills to your current or future work in global health.
• An opportunity for individual mentoring and guidance from Global Health University’s faculty.
• Global Health University will provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Grading System

Upon enrolling, participants gain access to the online submission system where they will submit 1-paragraph responses about each module of the online courses. Each response is read and evaluated by Unite For Sight’s Global Health University faculty. The Scholar receives an evaluation of Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail on their Global Health University Transcript.

• Honors: Responses are of excellent quality, demonstrating critical analysis and a comprehensive understanding about the course material.
• Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of good quality, but there is little additional thought or analysis.
• Low Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of mediocre quality and demonstrate minimal effort.
• Fail: Responses are of poor quality and demonstrate a lack of effort or lack of understanding.