Academic
Certificate Programs
The School of Public Health offers
a Certificate in Public Health Informatics to qualified
professionals in a completely online format. The courses
required are a subset of the courses necessary for completion
of the online MPH degree in Public Health Informatics.
A Certificate can be earned in 15 months; however, there
is an accelerated Certificate option which allows for
completion of requirements in 12 months.
The Certificate program is intended
for professionals with public health experience who
wish to upgrade their informatics skills, individuals
interested in a shorter course of study in public health
informatics, and for those students enrolled in schools
of public health outside the United States wishing to
establish a public health informatics specialization
with the agreement of their participating schools as
part of their present degree program. Students completing
Certificate coursework receive academic credit which
may be applied toward an MPH if the student later pursues
a degree. Successful completion of the Certificate does
not, however, guarantee admission into a degree program.
Five courses and an integrative paper
form the basis of the Certificate program. With the
completion of requirements, students can expect to have
a good working knowledge of the functions and operations
of information technologies as related to public health.
They will be able to define, specify, and manage public
health information systems and projects. Whenever possible,
students are provided with software relating to the
course which allows them to develop hands-on experience
in working with the course contents.
For more information, see the Student
Handbook.
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Environmental
health informatics is an interdisciplinary field which
deals with the storage, retrieval, organization, analysis,
and optimal use of environmental health information,
data, and scientific knowledge for problem solving and
decision making. The School of Public Health offers
an Environmental Health Informatics (EHI) certificate
emphasizing training in the major fields of database
management and design, data mining, geographic information
systems, and risk management.
The
Certificate program is intended for:
- Public and environmental
health professionals with a bachelor's degree and
work experience who wish to upgrade their skills.
- Graduate students with
some coursework in natural or physical sciences, mathematics,
and engineering who wish to enrich their educational
profile in the multidisciplinary field of EHI.
- Those individuals desiring
to pursue a shorter and focused course of study in
EHI with an option to apply for the full Master of
Public Health degree program at a later date if they
fulfill all the SPH requirements.
- Professionals outside
the United States wishing to enhance their environmental
health informatics skills.
Students completing Certificate coursework
receive academic credit which may be applied toward
an MPH if the student later pursues a degree. Successful
completion of the Certificate does not, however, guarantee
admission into a degree program.
For more information, see the Student
Handbook.
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Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (EMCP) is an online certificate program that takes approximately one year to complete and is directed toward the needs of both public and corporate personnel working in the area of disaster management and recovery. It provides core competencies in: the analysis of public health and corporate risk and vulnerabilities due to natural or man-made disasters; the formulation of strategic and operational plans to respond to disasters; and organizational and resource assessment of corporate and public sector response plans. Faculty contributing to the program also include staff from Argonne National Laboratory and practicing professionals in corporate business continuity planning and public health. All courses can be applied toward a master's degree in public health.
For more information, see the Student Handbook.
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Program Overview
The Basic Community Public Health Practice Campus Certificate (Basic CPHP) targets individuals with a bachelor's degree who are currently working in community, public health or other related fields and whose current or future position requires skills in applying a breadth of knowledge and expertise in assessing and addressing health problems in the community.
This certificate program in community health is offered entirely online and furthers the university's commitment to training public health professionals by offering courses to public health practitioners and students in other health professions who are not able to pursue a graduate public health degree.
Certificate program participants will acquire foundational knowledge and skills that are important for public health practice. These include:
- An understanding and appreciation of the basic principles of public health as a system and social enterprise
- Basic principles of epidemiology and of the social and behavioral determinants of health illness in populations
- Approaches to developing and carrying out community health improvement initiatives.
The credits associated with this certificate can be used toward the MPH degree after admission into that degree program. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MPH degree program.
Curriculum
Four courses (12 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate:
CHSC 400 Public Health Concepts and Practice (3 sh)
CHSC 401 Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 sh)
CHSC 431 Community Assessment in Public Health (3 sh)
EPID 400 Principles of Epidemiology (3 sh)
For further information, see the certificate website.
To learn more about the certificate program please contact David Brand at chscert@uic.edu or 312-996-8940.
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Program Overview
The Advanced Community Public Health Practice Campus Certificate targets individuals with a bachelor's degree who are currently working in community, public health, or other related fields and whose current or future position requires advanced skills and expertise in assessing and addressing health problems in the community. Through this certificate, program participants will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in community health sciences including:
- The role of health education and health promotion in improving population health
- Program planning, development and evaluation skills
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods useful at the community level
- Policy development and advocacy skills.
The credits associated with this certificate can be used toward the MPH degree after admission into that degree program. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MPH degree program.
Curriculum
Four courses (12 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate:
CHSC 433 - Public Health Planning and Evaluation (3 sh)
CHSC 446 - Research Methods in Community Health (3 sh)
CHSC 480 - Health Education and Health Promotion (3 sh)
CHSC 543 - Maternal and Child Health Policy and Advocacy (3 sh)
For additional information, see the certificate website.
To learn more about the certificate program please contact David Brand at chscert@uic.edu or 312-996-8940.
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Program Overview
The Campus Certificate in Methods for Clinical Research is designed to introduce clinicians, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and physical therapists, to an array of methodologies needed to conduct clinical and translational research in a multi-disciplinary research environment. The campus certificate program is open to both degree and non-degree students. The curriculum consists of an online program of study of 5 courses (17 credit hours) of graduate coursework. The credits earned from these courses may be transferred to the Master of Science (MS) in Clinical and Translational Science. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MS degree program. Clinicians currently enrolled in SPH degree programs will be allowed to register for certificate courses where the course content is relevant to their educational programs.
Curriculum
Five courses (17 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate. All courses will be offered online:
HPA 475 - Contexts for Clinical Research (3 hours)
HPA 472 - Clinical Research Methods I (4 hours)
HPA 477 - Data Collection and Management for Clinical Research (3 hours)
HPA 473 - Clinical Research Methods II (4 hours)
HPA 479 - Evaluating Clinical Interventions (3 hours)
Contact Information
To learn more about the certificate program please visit www.clinicalresearch.uic.edu.
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Public Health Practice Certificate at Rockford
http://www.uic.edu/sph/chs/certificates/rockford/index.htm
Program Overview
The Public Health Practice Campus Certificate at Rockford, sponsored by the Community Health Science Division (CHS) in the School of Public Health (SPH), targets individuals with a bachelor’s degree who are currently working in community health, public health or other related fields; and medical, nursing and pharmacy students enrolled at the College of Medicine Rockford site. The program is designed to provide essential public health knowledge and skills to clinical and administrative personnel in Northwest Illinois and students in the health professions, enhancing protection and improvement of community health in the Rockford region and beyond.
Courses completed as part of the certificate program may be applied toward the Master of Public Health (MPH) if the student is later admitted into the MPH program; although successful completion of the Certificate program does not guarantee admission into the degree program.
Curriculum
Five courses (16 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate. Most courses will be taught in-person on the Rockford campus; some will be available to students through online modalities.
CHSC 400 Public Health Concepts and Practice (3 sh)
EPID 400 Principles of Epidemiology (3 sh)
BSTT 400 Biostatistics 1 (4 sh)
CHSC 401 Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 sh)
CHSC 480 Health Education and Health Promotion (3 sh)
Contact Information
For further information about the Certificate Program contact Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper at (815) 395-5854 or vweide1@uic.edu
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