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Certificates Managing Health Services Programs and Projects: Undergraduate Improve your administrative and business skills and earn a certificate in Managing Health Services Programs and Projects. This 18-credit program emphasizes grant and research project management. This interdisciplinary program is designed to educate health service workers in the areas of sociology, communications, public administration, and management. Students who successfully complete their certificates may apply the credits to an undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh's College of General Studies. Who should participate:

Healthcare workers who want to improve their administrative and business skills in the healthcare field with an emphasis on grant and research project management.
Healthcare employees whose performances may be enhanced by improved communication and management skills.

Upon completion of this certificate, participants will be able to:

Manage health services projects and contracts
Understand the application of data and information to the health field
Apply organizational theory and concepts to healthcare facilities
Analyze factors that help or hinder communication about healthcare needs

This certificate is applicable to such positions as:
health project manager, health administration director, health program director, medical office manager, 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 company'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 advisor prior to completing your last term in the program. Check with your advisor for the application 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:

Certificate in Community Health Assessment
Bachelor of Arts in Health Services

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

Introduction to Management
BUSERV 1915

Special Topics: Health Communications
COMMRC 1730

Public Service Technologies
PUBSRV 0040 (PA 1430)

Electives (take a minimum of one course)

Managing Projects and Contracts
PUBSRV 1315 (PA 0050)

Financial Management in the Public Sector
PUBSRV 1110 (PA 1160)

Organizational Theory and Concepts in Healthcare Facilities
HRS 1009

Electives

Learning Solutions
Learning Solutions provides adult and continuing education programs that are designed to address changing employer and student needs. The high-quality, flexible programs include degree completion, certificates and enrichment courses. Learning Solutions provides a single point of access to innovative programs and services of the College of General Studies and other schools of the University of Pittsburgh that both enrich lives and promote the economic health of the region.