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Essentials of Public Health Graduate Certificate at University of Kansas

University of Kansas, United States

Programme overview

A 12-credit-hour graduate certificate giving healthcare workers and public health practitioners core public health knowledge. Coursework covers epidemiology, public health administration, environmental health and basic data management.

Faculty: School of Medicine (KU Medical Center)  |  Department: Population Health  |  Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Four 3-credit courses: PRVM 800 Principles of Epidemiology, PRVM 827 Public Health Administration, PRVM 830 Environmental Health and PRVM 875 Management of Public Health Data.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Post-bachelor's certificate (minimum 12 credit hours); minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Admitted students must meet the programme's technical standards (observation, communication, motor function, intellectual-conceptual abilities including reading English, behavioral and social attributes).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

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