The 18-credit hour Public Health Graduate Certificate provides working professionals and graduate students an opportunity to advance their career and education in public health at their own pace on either a full- or part-time basis in two areas of concentration.
Generalist Concentration
The Public Health Graduate Certificate - Generalist Concentration, allows students to take up to six core classes required of the Master's in Public Health (MPH) program. This program is ideally suited for those with public health-related experience or for students seeking to enhance a graduate degree program. For students planning to apply to the MPH degree program after completing the certificate, a simplified application is available for those who have earned a grade of "B" or better in all coursework.
Leadership and Management Concentration
The Public Health Graduate Certificate - Leadership and Management Concentration prepares students to apply the principles of public health leadership, stewardship and policy implementation to manage state and local health departments and various non-profit organizational and community health program initiatives. Students learn leadership strategies, public health regulatory requirements, public program management tools and policy development skills necessary to function in public health systems in the United States.
Admissions
Applicants must meet the admission standards and application requirements specified in Graduate Admissions and must apply using the online Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS). Applications are considered for the fall and spring semesters. For more information about the application requirements and deadlines, visit the College of Public Health Admissions website.
Policies
For policies governing all graduate certificates, see AP.6.8 Requirements for Graduate Certificates.
Certificate Requirements
Total credits: 18
This certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis.
Students must complete all requirements listed within a concentration. Minimum GPA of 3.0 is required in all courses applied to the Certificate in Public Health.
Generalist Concentration (GLST)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GCH 500 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| GCH 604 | Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 |
| GCH 609 | Community Assessment and Partnerships | 3 |
| GCH 645 | U.S. and Global Public Health Systems | 3 |
| HAP 635 | Role of Government in Health Care and Public Health | 3 |
| Elective | ||
| Select three credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Risk Communication | ||
| Public Health Preparedness and Response | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Health Promotion Methods | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Evidence-Based Public Health Practice | ||
| Health Behavior Theory | ||
| Health Program Planning and Evaluation (Mason Core) | ||
| SAS for Health Research | ||
| Project Management in Public Health | ||
| Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
| Social Epidemiology | ||
| Applied Public Health Leadership and Management | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Food Systems | ||
| Global Nutrition | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Leadership and Management Concentration (LM)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GCH 712 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| HAP 680 | Applied Public Health Leadership and Management | 3 |
| HAP 715 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HAP 742 | Health Policy Development and Analysis | 3 |
| PUAD 661 | Public Budgeting Systems | 3 |
| Elective | ||
| Select three credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Comparative International Health Systems | ||
| Policy Development and Analysis for Community Health Programs | ||
| Strategic Management and Marketing in Health Care | ||
| Management of Health Information Systems | ||
| Legal Issues in Health Administration | ||
| Health Policy and Government Payment Systems for Health Care Services | ||
| Global Threats and Medical Policies | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |