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The world urgently needs public health professionals who can adapt to environmental changes and innovate to solve emerging problems.
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Education That Works for You
Move ahead with a specialized MPH, a graduate certificate focused on an in-demand area of public health, or both. The combined expertise of a graduate certificate and MPH will significantly raise your professional profile.
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BE THE EXPERT
Build distinctive expertise in public health advocacy, research, or the implementation of policy and practice with Kent State University’s CEPH-accredited online programs.* Develop leadership skills for the fast-growing healthcare and social services sector1 with a specialized Master of Public Health (MPH) or get an immediate career boost with a one-year graduate certificate in an in-demand subfield.2
Epidemiology
The MPH in Epidemiology program is STEM-designated and provides the professional skills and methodological approaches necessary for success in an array of roles in epidemiological investigation and policy. This specialization develops your expertise in applying quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the causes and spread of disease, investigate outbreak preparedness, and project health trends in populations.
Health Policy and Management
The Health Policy and Management (HPM) specialization helps you build the skills and knowledge to lead the implementation and improvement of health services planning and management, health policy and analysis, and population health enhancement. This specialization area is ideal for working professionals who want to create better policies to ensure local and national health improvements.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) specialization trains you in the skills to develop programs that prevent disease, promote health and health equity, and manage chronic illnesses. This specialization prepares you to evaluate and intervene on many different health issues, both locally and internationally, while also integrating social factors to increase the quality of life for community members.
Accelerate your career with accredited Master of Public Health and graduate certificate programs.*
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Graduate Certificate in LGBTQ+ Public Health
Meet the growing demand for culturally competent public health policy and healthcare administration with knowledge this additional credential imparts about the needs of the diverse LGBTQ+ population. The 13-credit hour graduate certificate program integrates seamlessly with Kent State's online MPH in Health and Policy Management or Social and Behavioral Sciences, fulfilling the elective requirements.
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Compliance
Robust demand for healthcare compliance professionals is driven by government privacy regulations including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), technology advances such as electronic health records (EHR) that require new privacy safeguards, and health outcome reporting requirements.3, 4 Prepare for the Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) certification exam and roles in this dynamic field. Begin the 15-credit hour graduate program with your choice of six annual start dates.
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research
Develop the career-boosting skills integral to patient-centered clinical research and trials with this 12-credit hour certificate. Prepare to respond to modern public health concerns in roles such as clinical research coordinator and clinical research associate in this rigorous program. The curriculum includes an optional research applied practice experience in your community, facilitated by a dedicated applied practice experience coordinator.
Add a graduate certificate to your MPH to amplify your public health expertise.
Elevate your earning potential and your professional profile with a graduate certificate in an in-demand subfield. Designed to be completed in just 12 months, the certificates also integrate seamlessly with different Kent State MPH specializations. The courses can be used to fulfill the MPH elective requirements.
