College of Public Health
Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Elevate your career with our public health certificate
Working professionals can advance their public health training with our flexible and convenient online Graduate Certificate in Public Health. The certificate consists of 15 credit hours of the five core public health concept courses that are required of all master of public health graduates. 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 15 credit hours to their degree.
Program Details
15 credit hours
Five courses
Eight or 16-week sessions
Online or in-person
Estimated tuition cost
Texas residents: About $5,250
Non-residents: About $12,500
Key outcomes
- 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 healthcare for individuals and populations.
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
- HMAP 5300 Introduction to Health Management and Policy