Welcome to the Summer Certificate Course in International Population and Reproductive Health. The course's intensive, two-week format was created specifically to help prepare early-career professionals and graduate students for work in the field of international population, family planning, and reproductive health.

With the support of University of Michigan (U-M) faculty and guest lecturers, participants are introduced to the fundamental principles, program components, and politics of reproductive health -- including family planning, maternal and child health, STIs, HIV/AIDS, and population-environment activities. The course will introduce and build skills in needs assessment, planning, and monitoring and evaluating reproductive health programs. Participants will examine health disparities and donor priorities, as well as analyze health program data, case studies, and programming practices currently employed in resource-poor countries.