College of Nursing
Public Health for Nurses Graduate Certificate
Advance your career with an online public health certificate
Working professionals can now advance their public health training with UNT Health's flexible and convenient online Public Health Graduate Certificate.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
- Identify theoretical approaches used in facilitating behavioral, social and cultural changes needed for improving population health.
- Apply basic biostatistics in research design and data analysis.
- Discuss the environmental (physical, chemical and biological) determinants of health.
- Identify how epidemiology contributes to the identification, assessment, evaluation and prevention of disease at the population level.
- Discuss health management and policy and the impact of delivery, quality and costs of health care for individuals and populations.
Program Details
12 credit hours
Four courses
Eight-week courses
Online
Estimated tuition cost
Texas residents: About $6,700
Non-residents: About $11,800
Program courses
- BACH 5300 Theoretical Foundations of Individuals and Community Health
- BIOS 5300 Principles of Biostatistics
- EOHS 5300 Environmental Determinants of Health I
- EPID 5300 Principles of Epidemiology
Pathway to MSN
Upon completion of the certificate, students earning a grade of B or better in each course who are admitted to the MPH program may apply all 12 credit hours to their degree.