Public Health, Graduate Certificate
Get certified in Public Health
Overview
The OSU MPH program offers a unique opportunity to complete a graduate certificate in public health. The 12 credit hour graduate certificate in public health can be completed in one academic calendar year through online learning. The certificate emphasizes learning in the five core competencies of public health: biostatistic, epidemiology, environmental health, health care administration and social and behavioral sciences.
The coursework allows students to develop and practice public health skills while engaging in specific studies of populations or diseases of interest. The certificate program prepares students to engage with multiple sectors of public health.
Students learn to address current local, national, and international health problems through approaches that apply recent and impactful empirical scientific knowledge. Graduates of the certificate program may apply their completed coursework towards the requirements for the full Master of Science in Public Health.
Workforce Need
The need for public health professionals in both urban and rural areas in Oklahoma
and throughout the United States remains
high. Employment opportunities in public health fields projected to grow 17% by 2030
according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with an average of 16,000 openings each
year. Public health careers can be found in local, state, and federal government;
nonprofit organizations; businesses and
corporations; hospitals and healthcare organizations; state, county and local health
departments; and universities.
| PREFIX & COURSE # | COURSE TITLE | CR. / HRS. |
|---|---|---|
| MPH 5653/HLTH 5653 | Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| MPH 5683/HLTH 5683 | Health Behavior Theory & Practice | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| MPH 5133/HLTH 5133 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| MPH 5323/HLTH 5323 | General Epidemiology | 3 |
| MPH 5203 | Evidence Based Approaches to Public Health | 3 |
| MPH 5453/HLTH 5453 | Cultural Issues in Health | 3 |
| HCA 5013 | Survey of Health Care Administration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Admissions Requirements and Deadlines
Application Requirements
- Meet the admission standards of the Graduate College
- Have the equivalent of at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA
Graduate Certificate Admissions
- Submit an application
- Pay the required application fee
- Submit any needed transcripts
- Once admitted, submit a plan of study.
MPH Faculty
The MPH faculty is comprised of researchers and practitioners with a wide array of experience. This includes working within large public health agencies (e.g. county and state health departments, community-based organizations), grant-funded public health projects and evidence-based research. Our faculty have expertise and scholarly work across a variety of areas, including:
- Addiction
- Environmental Health
- Healthcare Administration
- Health Education and Communications
- Global Infectious Diseases
- Public Mental Health
- Physical Health & Wellness
- Rural & Underserved Populations
- Sexual Health