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Graduate Certificate in Public Health Leadership at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

As the challenges faced in public health continue to grow and become more varied, the skills of practitioners must also be broadened. The traditional technical skills that are critical to performing the core functions must now be expanded to include greater management and, most important, leadership skills. Especially in recent years, it has become clear that the new challenges faced in public health can be very severe in nature and cannot be predicted. The Public Health Leadership Program offers an Online Certificate in Public Health Leadership for degree (excluding Gillings MPH students) and non-degree-seeking students.

Faculty: Gillings School of Global Public Health  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 9 credit hours. Required courses include PUBH 747 Project Management Principles and Practices; PUBH 791 Core Principles in Public Health Leadership; PUBH 731 Public Health Social Marketing.

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Entry requirements

Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

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.

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