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Certificates Community Health Assessment: Undergraduate Extend your understanding of the physical, social, and intel-lectual factors that influence health behaviors, and earn a certificate in Community Health Assessment. This 18-credit program will aid workers in social services and public and community health. This interdisciplinary program is designed to educate health service workers in the areas of sociology, communications, public administration, and management. Students who suc-cessfully complete their certificates may apply the credits to an undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh's College of General Studies. Who should participate: Upon completion of this certificate, participants will be able to:

This certificate is applicable to such fields as:
health support coordinator, health outreach representative, or health services administrator, and more. See an academic consultant for more details.

Admission requirements Students must meet requirements for admission to the College of General Studies. For admissions guidelines and application, click here . A certificate application form must be completed and returned to a Learning Solutions academic consultant. Fees and Tuition

If employed, check with your comapny's human resources office to see if you qualify for company tuition benefits. Current tuition rates are available at http://www.ir.pitt.edu/tuition/. Financial Aid information is available at www.pitt.edu/~oafa/fahome.html . Information about billing and payment options is available at www.bc.pitt.edu/students .   

Obtaining the Certificate
To receive the certificate you must fill out an application with your academic advisor prior to completing your last term in the program. Check with an academic consultant for the appli¬cation filing form and deadline, and be sure all requirements for the certificate have been met. To avoid a late fee, you should complete this process when registering for the term.

Health Services Programs
The field of health services is one of the largest growth industries in the country. Nine out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are concentrated in health services. Approximately 13 percent of salaried jobs created between 2000 and 2010 will be in health services, and most of these jobs will be available to those who have not yet completed a college degree, but who have specific education and training in key healthcare disciplines.

Additional programs offered in this field include:

Curriculum (18 credits) Many courses are offered in the evenings, on Saturdays, and at off-campus locations. Click here  to check the University schedule of classes for courses offered each term. (Not all courses are offered every term.)

For course schedule and descriptions
 For most undergraduate classes offered by the School of Arts and Sciences, College of General Studies, and College of Business Administration, visit:

http://www.courses.as.pitt.edu/

Required Courses All courses are three credits

Issues in Cross-Cultural Healthcare
NUR 1829

Introduction to Epidemiology
HRS 1017

Special Topics: Health Communications
COMMRC 1730

Risk Factors and Health
NUR*

Health, Law, and Ethics
 PUBSRV 1305

Medical Sociology
SOC 0477
or
Practices of Nonprofit Management
 PUBSRV 1200 (PA 1165)

*Course number to be announced.

Electives

 

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