Program Overview

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REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONThe certificate program requires a minimum of 18 term credits. All required and elective courses must be taken for a letter grade; a minimum grade of C is required in all certificate coursework and students must maintain a 2.75 or better overall GPA for all certificate coursework. Any request to substitute a course that the faculty sponsors consider essential to meet the certificate program competencies must be given serious consideration. The student must propose the course to be substituted and present a rationale for the request. In no case will more than one substitution be permitted. The certificate program length is flexible; it varies from student to student, however, the certificate must be completed within three years. The student should review the section of the website that addresses completion before completing certificate program requirements. The student's transcript will not indicate that the certificate was earned until the Notification of Completion has been submitted, verified by the certificate program, and processed by the Registrar.COURSE OF STUDYStudents should check the Bloomberg School of Public Health course directory to confirm when courses are offered. The term may change from what is listed in the table below and some courses are only offered every other year. Students should also check for prerequisites and whether instructor consent is required.Course ListCodeTitleCreditsPH.550.860Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH (All students are required to complete this online noncredit course in their first term of study)Required Courses (9 credits required)PH.410.620Program Planning for Health Behavior Change (typically offered onsite 1st term and Winter Institute)3PH.410.630Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs (typically offered onsite in 4th term)3PH.410.651Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Communication (typically offered online in 2nd term)3Elective Courses (9 credits required)PH.380.611Fundamentals of Program Evaluation (typically offered onsite in 1st term and online in 3rd term)4PH.410.600Fundamentals of Health, Behavior and Society (typically offered onsite in 1st term)4PH.410.610Housing Insecurity and Health (typically offered onsite in 4th term)3PH.410.613Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness (typically offered onsite in 3rd term)3PH.410.615Research Design in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (typically offered onsite in 2nd term)3PH.410.650Introduction to Persuasive Communications: Theories and Practice (typically offered onsite in 2nd term and Winter Institute)4