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 |
