Health Communications Graduate Certificate at Stony Brook University

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Health Communications is an 18-credit programme offered jointly by the Program in Public Health and the Alda Center for Communicating Science. It is designed for public health workforce members, healthcare professionals, master's and doctoral candidates, and media professionals in journalism, marketing, public relations and communications.

Faculty: Program in Public Health (Health Sciences)  |  Department: Program in Public Health with the Alda Center for Communicating Science  |  Duration: 18 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

The certificate builds skills to communicate health issues to the public, directly or through the press, bridging medicine and public health with the wider world. MPH students may count approved courses towards both the certificate and the degree.

Career pathways

Graduates are likely to find employment in academic settings, research facilities, public health organizations and healthcare institutions, or as health communications experts in media, consulting and public relations.

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