Undergraduate Programs
Certificate Programs
The Undergraduate Certificate in Community Health curriculum consists of nine 3-credit hour courses (27 credit hours). The certificate provides students with the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience that prepares them to tackle real-world health problems. The coursework for this certificate prepares students to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
- PBHL S120 Introduction to Community Health
- PBHL-S220 Navigating the Maze to Healthy Living
- PBHL-S305 Careers in Public Health
- PBHL-S315 Community Health
- PBHL-S330 Theoretical Foundations of Community Health
- PBHL-S399 Research Methods in Public Health
- PBHL-S415 Applied Health Promotion Methods
- PBHL-B300 Introduction to Biostatistics
- and either PBHL-S240-Peer Health Education and Leadership
S340-Cultural Competency in the Promotion of Health, or
S422-Coaching for Health Behavior Change
The Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health (18 credit hours) includes two areas of concentration: Health Administration and Population Health Science. The certificate is designed to provide students in these emphasis areas with an overview of each area followed by more focused study in areas basic to each field.
The Health Administration option is designed for students interested in learning more about the administrative functions of public health or healthcare organizations. Completing the Certificate in Public Health-Health Administration will help prepare graduates new to these fields for entry-level work in such organizations as well as provide additional skills to current public health professionals interested in career development.
Required Courses
- PBHL H120 Health Care Delivery in the US (3 credits)
- PBHL H320 Health Services Administration (3 credits)
- PBHL H375 Management of Health Services Organizations (3 credits)
Choose One Course (3 credit hours)
- PBHL H200 Healthcare Accounting
- PBHL H345 Operations Management and Quality Improvement in Health Organization
Choose Two Courses (6 credit hours)
- PBHL H411 Chronic and Long Term Care Administration
- PBHL H420 Health Policy
- PBHL H432 Health Care Marketing
- PBHL H441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
- PBHL H330 Global Public Health
- PBHL H310 Lean in Healthcare
- PBHL H325 Health Information Technology, Management and Policy
- PBHL H346 Organizational Behavior and HR Management in Healthcare
- PBHL H305 Medical Group Management
- PBHL H315 High Risk Health Behaviors and Harm Reduction
- PBHL H352 Health Finance and Budgeting
- PBHL H353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting
The Population Health Science option is designed for students interested in learning more about the core areas of study in Public Health related to Population Health and integration of those concepts with various areas of discipline in healthcare and public health delivery systems. Completing the Certificate in Public Health-Population Health Science will help prepare graduates new to these fields for entry-level work in such organizations as well as provide additional skills to current public health professionals interested in career development.
Required Courses
- PBHL P109 Introduction to Public Health or PBHL H120 Contemporary Health Issues or PBHL S120 Introduction to Community Health (3 credits)
- PBHL B300 Introduction to Biostatistics in Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL A316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- PBHL E322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL H220 Policy and Management for Population Health (3 credits)
- PBHL S315 Community Health (3 credits)
For the most current information on Undergraduate Certificates in the Fairbanks School of Public Health, please visit our schools website at Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health - Undergraduate Certificates.
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Updated March 2019
