Undergraduate Certificate in Native Health & The Humanities at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Explore Indigenous health issues informed through history, culture, art and literature. Earn your Native Health & The Humanities certificate and improve healthcare access and outcomes. Learn about healthcare through the lens of history and culture, while honing your research, analysis and communication skills.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Duration: 1 - 2 years (12 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (Aug. 15), Spring (Dec. 15), Summer (May 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

Required courses include IS 121 Introduction to American Indian Studies; IS 365 Public and Environmental Health; IS 368 Issues in Native Health; IS 373 Native Health Workers; IS 375 Health and Food Sovereignty; HIST 265 History of Medicine from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Atlantic World.

Career pathways

There is a widespread demand for health workers and this certificate will speak to your qualifications for work in Indigenous communities, the Indian Health Service in states such as North Dakota with higher Indigenous populations and urban centers of Indigenous populations such as Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide undergraduate admission (not specific to this major): complete 14 units of high school core courses (English 4, math 3 of Algebra I or above, lab science 3, social studies 3, plus 1 additional unit from those areas or a world language); a high school GPA of 2.75 or higher is recommended (3.25 for Aviation Management and Commercial Aviation); ACT/SAT scores are not required. Source: UND Freshmen admissions page.

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.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html

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