Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GCPH) is an online program that provides core public health knowledge to professionals. It explores disease distribution, population, global health, and social aspects of health behavior. Students can transfer all 12 credit hours earned towards the Public Health concentration in the Master of Arts in aging studies program.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
A Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GCPH) provides an understanding of the organized measures required to prevent disease, promote health and prolong life. The GCPH is beneficial to a variety of professionals, equipping them with core public health knowledge they can put into practice within the workplace.
Outline:
The 12-hour online GCPH curriculum explores disease distribution, population, global and environmental health issues as well as the social and behavioral aspects of health behavior. Students who earn the certificate and then wish to pursue the Master of Arts (MA) in aging studies may transfer all 12 credit hours to the Public Health concentration of the MA program.
