Graduate Certificate in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Emory University
Description
The Certificate in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) is offered through the Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University (CGSW) and aims to train graduate students to be competitive for WASH-related careers. Students in the program learn to describe the multidisciplinary nature of WASH-related issues; practice WASH-related laboratory methods; examine potential solutions for WASH-related challenges at the household and community level; recognize the role of policy in shaping the WASH landscape; and identify entities working in the WASH sphere. Students must complete a WASH-related practicum.
Learning Outcomes
Describe the multidisciplinary nature of WASH-related issues; Practice WASH-related laboratory methods; Examine potential solutions for WASH-related challenges at the household and community level; Recognize the role of policy in shaping the WASH landscape; Identify entities working in the WASH sphere; and Students must complete a WASH related practicum. They must also generate WASH-related knowledge through completing a capstone or a thesis. HPM students please contact Kathleen “Kat” Peters, the WASH certificate coordinator at kpeter5@emory.edu, to learn about alternative thesis and capstone requirements.