Certificate Program
The Certificate in Public Health is designed specifically for employed public, community, and environmental health professionals who are seeking graduate level educational opportunities, but who may not be able to make a long term commitment to a full-time MPH program. Individuals involved with such organizations as state and local health departments, health systems agencies, hospitals, and voluntary health agencies are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should have, or anticipate having, program responsibilities, such as program planning, organization, management, or evaluation within the agency in which they are employed.
The Certificate in Public Health provides a focus on the principles and practices of public and community health and the basics of health services management through courses in Public Health Practice, Health Services, and Managing Health Care. Students also take introductory courses in Biostatistics and Epidemiology and choose special interest area electives to satisfy one of the pathway options.
The certificate is earned through a combination of on-site courses and partial-distance courses over a period of four quarters or one calendar year.
Credits earned may be transferred if a certificate student is later admitted into the Extended MPH Degree Program.
- Curriculum Sequence and Comparison Chart for Graduate Certificate in Public Health
- ExDP Annual Onsite Course Schedule
- Pathway Options
- Admission Requirements and On-site Requirements
- 3-year Planning Schedule - Dates of Academic Quarters and Seminars
Students enrolled in the certificate program must complete a practicum experience in an organization, agency, or community that provides planning or services relevant to public health. Certificate can not waive the practicum requirement.
