Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Urban Health
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 18.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.2299
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 21-1091
About the Program
Note - this program is currently not accepting students.
The online Certificate in Urban Health introduces students to urban health concepts and practice techniques. Students will gain experience on how to be culturally competent public health professionals with an emphasis on built environment, healthy housing, and ecological concerns. Students will learn about the fundamentals of urban health and how to apply them to real-world problems.
The certificate is offered entirely online to provide qualified students and working professionals with an opportunity to participate in this program regardless of restrictions in time and physical location. Those who successfully complete the certificate program and wish to broaden their scope of public health education could pursue an MPH or MS degree and apply some or all credits to that program.
Program Requirements
| Program Requirements | ||
| CHP 673 | Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | 3.0 |
| EOH 550 | Introduction to Urban Health | 3.0 |
| EOH 642 | Healthy Housing & Built Environment | 3.0 |
| EPI 563 | Interprofessional Collaboration for Urban Health | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| EPI 633 | Urban Inequality and Health: Theory, Evidence, and Action | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 18.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| EOH 550 | 3.0 | CHP 673 | 3.0 | EOH 642 | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | 3.0 | EPI 633 | 3.0 | EPI 563 | 3.0 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Total Credits 18 | |||||
Additional Information
For more information about this certificate, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Drexel University Online website, including admissions criteria and how to apply.