The Certificate in Public Health provides graduate-level instruction and is designed for national and international professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in key public health areas, students interested in careers in these fields, or as a foundation for further academic study. This program offers an advanced understanding of biostatistics, epidemiology, public health policy, and health education, equipping participants with the skills necessary to address complex health challenges. The certificate is comprised of 16 semester units.

Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended learning students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed to:

1. impart specified professional/vocational/career competencies; or
2. produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or
3. provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field.

Certain certificate programs contain 6000-level courses as requirements and/or electives. These 6000-level courses may not be taken by undergraduate students. Candidates must receive two-thirds of their certificate-applicable credit from the university. The transferring of credit or the substitution of courses may occur only after application to the appropriate campus authority.

Certificate Requirements (16 units)

HSCI 6210	Advanced Biostatistics for Public Health	4
HSCI 6220	Advanced Topics in Epidemiology	4
HSCI 6250	Advanced Topics in Public Health Policy and Administration	4
HSCI 6260	Health Education Program Planning and Evaluation	4
Total Units		16