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, epidemiology, 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
Introduction to Public Health
3
HC 200
OR
HC 306
Health Promotion Across the Life Span
OR
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
HC 305
Healthcare Economics and Policy
3
HC 307
Data Analytics in Healthcare
3
PSY 451
Health and Stress Psychology
3
Data Analytics
Individuals who seek a certificate in the Data Analytics 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.
DATA ANALYTICS
HC 101
Introduction to Public Health
3
HC 200
OR
HC 306
Health Promotion Across the Life Span
OR
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
CS 202
Programming in Python
3
DS 101
Data Structures, Data Analytics and the Data Lifecycle
3
HC 307
Data Analytics in Healthcare
3
Environment and Health
Individuals who seek a certificate in the Environment and Health 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 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.
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
HC 101
Introduction to Public Health
3
HC 200
OR
HC 306
Health Promotion Across the Life Span
OR
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
ENV 301
Environmental Human Health
3
ENV 400
Current Global Environmental Issues
3
ENV 401
Current Topics in the Environment and Human Health
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
Introduction to Public Health
3
HC 200
OR
HC 306
Health Promotion Across the Life Span
OR
Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
3
HC 305
Healthcare Economics and Policy
3
MGT 301
Organizational Behavior
3
MGT 312
Organizational Leadership
3