The Essentials of Public Health Graduate Certificate provides students with critical public health knowledge necessary for healthcare workers and public health practitioners to serve their populations.    Students will gain knowledge in foundational public health skills including epidemiology, public health administration, environmental health and basic data management. 

Degree Requirements:

A minimum of 12 post-bachelor’s degree credit hours are required with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.  A typical full-time course plan is listed below for the Essentials of Public Health Practice Certificate.  It requires 12 credit hours that consists of:

Required Courses (12 credit hours):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PRVM 800	Principles of Epidemiology	3
PRVM 827	Public Health Administration	3
PRVM 830	Environmental Health	3
PRVM 875	Management of Public Health Data	3

Technical Standards Requirements:

The following abilities and expectations must be met by all students admitted to the KU-MPH program:

1. OBSERVATION: A student must be able to observe and analyze class demonstrations and field experiences relevant to the disciplines of public health. These disciplines include epidemiology, biometry, environmental health, health program management, and behavior science. Observation necessitates the functional use of the senses of vision and hearing.

2. COMMUNICATION: A student must be able to communicate effectively in oral and written forms with other students, faculty, and preceptors. Use of computers and other technology is imperative to this communication. Effective communication includes the ability to understand assigned readings and lectures, the ability to analyze information, and the ability to present results of such analyses verbally and in writing.

3. MOTOR: A student must have sufficient motor function to attend classes, prepare assignments, give public presentations, and participate in field experiences. Some field experiences in environmental health, for example, include activities at sites (e.g. waste treatment plants, water treatment facilities).

4. INTELLECTUAL-CONCEPTUAL, INTEGRATIVE, AND ANALYTIC ABILITIES:  Applicants must be able to read and understand documents written in English. A student must be able to understand and work with measurements, carry out calculations, and engage in reasoning, analysis, and synthesis. Problem solving, the critical skill of public health, demands these intellectual abilities. In addition, a student should be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and understand spatial relationships of structures.

5. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES: A student must possess the emotional maturity and stability required for full utilization of his/her intellectual abilities, the exercise of sound judgment, and the prompt completion of all responsibility’s attendant upon responsible activity in the broad field of public health. Integrity, motivation, reliability, self-direction, and the ability to work in diverse groups are personal qualities which are required for effective practice in the field. As a component of public health education, a student must demonstrate ethical behavior.