The IU School of Public Health is now offering an online graduate certificate program in public health.
The program is called My Public Health Direct, and will offer a graduate certificate in public health. Students in the program will be taught by the School of Public Health’s own faculty. All students will have access to hands-on student services such as professional fraternities, career fairs and lectures, according to the ?website.
Student will have to complete 15 credit hours online and a three-credit-hour career-building practicum that is also offered ?online. A 2.5 GPA is also required for application.
During the first semester students will take Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Environmental Health, both three-credit-hour courses.
The next semester, they will take Organization and Administration of Public Health Programs and Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics, also three-credit-hour courses.
Finally, students will spend their entire second year doing their practicum for their last three credit hours.
Tuition costs for the online programs are much cheaper than on-campus programs, with residents paying $1,250 per academic year and non-residents paying $1,480, according to the My Public Health Direct website.
Classes are also open to all students who are already admitted to the on-campus program. Students not accepted into the on-campus public health program can still take the courses, but they will need to be specially authorized, and enrollment is only open if class size allows.
Suzanne Grossman
