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Graduate Certificate in Public Health Preparedness at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

This 12-credit graduate certificate program provides students with training in public health preparedness, which is the capability of public health, hospitals, and health systems to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from health emergencies. A distance education format is used to accommodate professionals already active in this area.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

Courses include Public Health Preparedness for Disaster and Terrorist Emergencies I, Public Health Preparedness for Disaster and Terrorist Emergencies II, Public Health Evaluation of Disasters and Bioterrorism, Critical Infrastructure Protection of Health Care Delivery Systems.

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Entry requirements

All applicants are required to submit a resume, statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation, and GRE scores. Applicants may request a waiver from the GRE requirement if they meet one of the following criteria: 3.00 undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) either overall or in the last 60 credits; 5+ years of professional work experience; 3.00 GPA upon completion of a graduate certificate; or successful completion of a graduate or professional degree.

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