Public Health - Graduate Certificate
The graduate certificate program in public health is not an official graduate degree offered by NMSU but rather a focused collection of courses that enrolled students complete in public health. These courses are designed to provide and/or enhance students' knowledge of and skills in public health practice. Those students who successfully complete the previously listed courses receive a certificate of completion statement on their official transcript and a formal certificate from the university.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate Program Courses | ||
| PHLS 5110 | Community and Psychosocial Aspects of Public Health | 3 |
| PHLS 5130 | Epidemiological Approaches to Disease Control and Prevention | 3 |
| Choose one Health Policy Elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Health Services System: Administration and Organization | 3 | |
| Public Health Policy Analysis | 3 | |
| PHLS 5150 | Environmental Public Health Issues | 3 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
- 1
For those who have not had any statistics courses it is strongly recommended that they complete PHLS 5120 Biostatistical Applications in Public Health as their elective.
Note that students who complete the Graduate Certificate are eligible to sit for the Certified Public Health (CPH) examination.
Apply online at http://gradschool.nmsu.edu/. International students are required to contact the Center for International Programs at (575) 646-5480.
Graduate PH Certificate: 1 Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PHLS 5110 | Community and Psychosocial Aspects of Public Health | 3 |
| PHLS 5140 | Health Services System: Administration and Organization | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLS 5130 | Epidemiological Approaches to Disease Control and Prevention | 3 |
| PHLS 5150 | Environmental Public Health Issues | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Graduate PH Certificate: One course per semester plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PHLS 5110 | Community and Psychosocial Aspects of Public Health | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLS 5130 | Epidemiological Approaches to Disease Control and Prevention | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHLS 5140 | Health Services System: Administration and Organization | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLS 5150 | Environmental Public Health Issues | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |