Certificate in Public Health

Certificate in Public Health at St. Mary’s

The St. Mary’s University Certificate in Public Health is an inclusive, multidisciplinary undergraduate academic certificate program that addresses the knowledge, skills and values needed by the public health sector. The online, asynchronous certificate consists of 12 credit hours in the traditional public health core knowledge areas, including epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health services administration, and social and behavioral sciences.

Students who complete the Public Health Certificate will understand emerging issues in public health, the social and behavioral aspects of preventing disease, environmental health concepts, the changing health care system in the United States, and how to monitor public health concerns in a community through applied public health research.

• Online Education

  The undergraduate Certificate in Public Health program at St. Mary’s can be completed online and asynchronously.

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• Certificate Plans

  The certificate consists of 12 hours in the traditional public health core knowledge areas, including epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health services administration, and social and behavioral sciences.

• Course Highlights

  The 12 required credit hours focus on these four areas of public health:

  Courses include:

  Introduction to Public Health
  Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  Introduction to Environmental Health
  U.S. Healthcare System

  Find course descriptions and requirements:

  course catalog

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  “I would say St. Mary’s is so much more than a university, it’s a community. There is community everywhere you go and whatever you are involved in.”

  — Lily Schow, undergraduate student

What can I do with a Certificate in Public Health?

• Education Competition

  All certificate students are encouraged to participate in the Annual Regional San Antonio Public Health Case Competition hosted by St. Mary’s University.

• Access Valuable Career Opportunities

  Graduates holding public health credentials have many career paths available to them and typically enjoy strong job opportunities. Based on local, state, and national market and industry predictions, health and public health careers are projected as areas of significant occupational growth.

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