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Public Health: Certificate Requirements

A list of courses that compromise the certificate program of study for each specialization area is listed below. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours.

  • Community Health Worker

    Individuals who seek a certificate in the Community Health Worker Specialization are community-based individuals who may or may not have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The certificate will provide content in health education, health coaching, public health, and policy. Individuals interested in the certificate option will follow appropriate application/admission processes. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours, and the typical timeline for completion of the certificate is 2 semesters.

    Community Health Worker

    HC 101

    Intro to Public Health

    3

    HC 301

    Health Promotion Teaching Strategies

    3

    HC 302

    Health Promotion Coaching Strategies

    3

    HC 306

    Health Disparities and Indigenous Health

    3

    Pick one of the following courses:

    • HC 304

    • HC 303

    • Telehealth

    • Case Management

    3

  • Public Health, Analytics & Strategy

    Individuals who seek a certificate in the Public Health, Analytics & Strategy Specialization are community-based individuals who may or may not have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The certificate will provide learning to harness the power of ‘big data’ to improve healthcare. Content includes disease modeling and prediction, which informs decision-making and policy development. Individuals interested in the certificate option will follow appropriate application/admission processes. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours, and the typical timeline for completion of the certificate is 2 semesters.

    PUBLIC HEALTH, ANALYTICS & STRATEGY

    HC 101

    Intro to Public Health

    3

    HC 306

    Health Disparities and Indigenous Health

    3

    DS 101

    Data Structures, Data Analytics and the Data Lifecycle

    3

    Pick one of the following courses:

    • CS 201

    • CS 202

    • CS 205

    • Programming in R

    • Programming in Python

    • Programming II

    3

    Upper division DS Elective ( in consultation with advisor)

    DS Elective

    3

  • Sustainability: Environment & Public Health

    Individuals who seek a certificate in the Sustainability: Environment & Public Health are community-based individuals who may or may not have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The certificate will explore the linkages between environment and health, especially in the area of preventative health, policy, and public health. Individuals interested in the certificate option will follow appropriate application/admission processes. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours, and the typical timeline for completion of the certificate is 2 semesters.

    SUSTAINABILITY: ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC hEALTH

    HC 101

    Intro to Public Health

    3

    HC 306

    Health Disparities and Indigenous Health

    3

    ENV 301

    Environmental Human Health

    3

    ENV 400

    Current Global Environmental Issues

    3

    Pick one of the following courses:

    • Upper division ENV course

    • DS 407

    • Upper division ENV elective

    • Data Analytics for Environmental Science

    3

    • Non Profit Administration

      Individuals who seek a certificate in the Non Profit Administration Specialization are community-based individuals who may or may not have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and seek to gain depth of knowledge while acquiring additional skills to launch or enhance a career in public health or a related field. The certificate will develop expertise in healthcare administration in the non-profit sector with content in economics, finance, and operation of community healthcare organizations. Individuals interested in the certificate option will follow appropriate application/admission processes. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours, and the typical timeline for completion of the certificate is 2 semesters.

      NON PROFIT ADMINSTRATION

      HC 101

      Intro to Public Health

      3

      HC 306

      Health Disparities and Indigenous Health

      3

      BU 200

      Intro to Business

      3

      MGT 425

      Project Management

      3

      Pick one of the courses below:

      • MGT 301

      • MGT 312

      • Organizational Behavior

      • Organizational Leadership

      3