Core Public Health (Certificate)

The Core Public Health (Certificate) is a 18-credit hour program designed to give students a strong foundation of knowledge in the five core areas of public health:

Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Environmental health
Health services administration
Social and behavioral sciences

The fundamental knowledge and skills learned in these core courses will equip students to analyze and respond to emerging public health issues at the institution, community and societal levels.

Course Requirements

Fall Semester
MPH 611	Social and Behavioral Sciences for Public Health	3 Credits
MPH 612	Statistical Reasoning for Public Health	3 Credits
MPH 620	Public Health Administration and Management	3 Credits
Spring Semester
MPH 613	Principles of Environmental Health	3 Credits
MPH 614	Principles of Epidemiology	3 Credits
MPH 779	Introduction to Research Methods
	Total	18 Credits

Educational Format

The educational program includes 18 total credit hours where classes are taught in three terms per year (fall, spring, summer). All students are paired with an academic adviser.

Classes are taught online and on campus in the evenings to accommodate working professionals. There may be unforeseen circumstances such as low registration numbers and COVID-19 where residential (on campus) delivery mode sections will be moved into an online delivery mode section.

Tuition

Tuition can be found on the Projected cost of attendance website under Public Health Graduate Certificates.

Financial Aid

Federal financial aid may be available for any term in which a student is enrolled at least half-time, subject to timely completion of the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Private education loans may be available for less than half-time study. Please contact Financial Aid at finaid@evms.edu for more information.

Tuition costs for the public health graduate certificates are based upon the number of credit hours taken per term. Tuition is due at the beginning of each term of your enrollment.