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Public Health Graduate Certificate (Online)
Excel in a public health career with a graduate certificate that prepares students with the knowledge and experience to gain a competitive edge in the job market
The online Public Health Graduate Certificate is designed to prepare students to graduate career-ready having learned and experienced the five core disciplines of public health:
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Health
- Health Administration
- Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
This online certificate program is designed for early to mid-career working professionals in public health, current college students who want to earn credits toward a master’s degree in public health (MPH) while completing this certificate program, or individuals with a college degree who want an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience to move into the public health field.
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Advantages
- One-year plan of study
- The 100% online course format caters to the needs of working professionals
- This certificate will give you a competitive edge and prepare you for a successful career in the in-demand field of Public Health
Program Outcomes
Students are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Public Health:
- Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice
- Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels
- Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
- Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
- Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
Curriculum
Required Courses (15 credits):
PUBH 502 – Epidemiology 3 Credits
PUBH 505 – Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health 3 Credits
PUBH 510 – Environmental Health 3 Credits
PUBH 513 – Biostatistics 3 Credits
PUBH 515 – Health Care Systems and Policy 3 Credits
Questions?
Contact:
Kaydian Reid, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health, Director, Master of Public Health
Phone: 860.231.5843
Email: [email protected]