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Graduate Certificate in Women's Health Research at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Women’s Health Research (WHR) provides trainees with a formal program of courses and seminars to develop specialized research training in the field of women’s health. Trainees within this program have access to an interdisciplinary education as well as collaborations with medical students in the Women’s Health Scholarly Concentration Program to promote future partnerships between emerging clinical scientists and research scientists in this field. Graduate students who complete this certificate will gain: Fundamental knowledge of women’s health and the drivers behind sex-associated pathologies

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  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 BIOL 523 Sex Differences in Human Disease; BIOL 405 Good Genes: Human Reproduction in the Social Context; BIOL 408H Embryology to Biomedical Frontiers; BIOL 429 Human Genetic Diversity; BIOL 440 Stem Cell Biology; BIOL 441 Vertebrate Embryology.

Career pathways

Exposure to the vast array of career opportunities in women’s health and career development support.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students will propose their planned course of study to be reviewed and approved by the director and faculty advisors following admission.6 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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