All students must meet the Requirements for the Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS)
Overview
Public health is a dynamic and challenging, multidisciplinary field blending public policy, research, and population health sciences. The focus of public health is on promoting healthy practices and preventing disease among entire populations, rather than on treating individual illness.
The University of Vermont’s online Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health enables students to explore current public health and health policy issues while gaining a strong foundation in population health sciences including epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health. The program is designed for medical and graduate students, health practitioners, public health professionals, researchers and others who wish to increase their knowledge in the vital field of public health. It also prepares graduates for advanced study at the master's and doctoral levels.
Specific Requirements
Requirements for Admission to Graduate Studies for the Certificate of Graduate Study
Students are required to have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, and have completed 1 college-level course in mathematics and 1 college-level course in science.
Minimum Degree Requirements
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health requires 18 credits including 5 courses (15 credits) from 5 core content areas and 1 elective course (3 credits).
| 5 required core competency courses (15 credits): | ||
| PH 6010 | Public Health & Health Policy | 3 |
| PH 6020 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PH 6030 | Biostatistics I:App Rsch in PH | 3 |
| PH 6040 | Environmental Public Health | 3 |
| PH 6170 | Mgmt in Hlth Services&Med Care | 3 |
| Choose 1 elective (3 credits) from a list of approved elective courses, including but not limited to: | 3 | |
| Controversies in Public Health | ||
| Social&Behavioral Public Hlth | ||
| Epidemiology 2 | ||
| Environmental Public Health 2 | ||
| Public Health Biostatistics II | ||
| Public Health Law and Ethics | ||
| Global Public Health | ||
| Food Systems & Public Hlth | ||
| Environmental Risk & Risk Comm | ||
| Public Health Surveillance | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Improving Health in Population | ||
| Public Health Communications | ||
| Controversies in HlthEconomics | ||
| Global Health Leadership | ||
| One Health: Zoonoses | ||
| Public Health Informatics | ||
| Investigating DiseaseOutbreaks | ||
| Legal Issues in Health Care | ||
| Climate Change & Human Health | ||
| Health in Humanitarian Crises | ||
| Exploring Healthcare Systems | ||
| Climate Change Emergencies | ||
| Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Global Mental Health | ||
| Special Topics | ||
More information on the Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health is available on the College of Medicine website.