Graduate Certificates

The graduate certificate in Bioethics and Health Humanities is designed for students and professionals in healthcare related fields interested in developing knowledge and skills to navigate the complex ethical and humanistic situations they face.

A certificate in Bioethics and Health Humanities provides:

• New knowledge in bioethics and health humanities
• Understandings of methodological approaches in bioethics and health humanities
• Skills in applying bioethics and health humanities expertise to diverse professional settings
• Knowledge of history, social movements, literature, theory, and regulations relevant to professional settings
• Skills in critical analysis and communication of complex issues and arguments for multiple audiences.

The 12-credit hour certificate (4 classes) consists of coursework taken over one or more terms. There are no required classes, which grant students the flexibility to tailor the program to their specific interests. For example, physical therapists and occupational therapists may be especially interested Disability Ethics, while biomedical scientists might consider Research Ethics.

You may choose any combination of four courses to complete 12 credit hours.

Admission Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or health related field
• GPA of 2.75 – last 60 hours of coursework
• Evidence of academic writing in previous qualifications or professional settings

The graduate certificate in Biostatistics is designed for students and professionals in healthcare related fields interested in developing knowledge and skills related to designing studies, analyzing data using biostatistical methodology, and interpreting results in an appropriate fashion. The Biostatistics Certificate Program is a good choice for students who want to acquire data-analysis skills and a greater knowledge of biostatistics. Such skills are useful in fields such as public health, medicine, nursing, and education.  Upon completion of the certificate program, the acquired skills can be applied immediately in the workplace, making the certificate program graduates more valuable problem solvers for their organizations.

A certificate in Biostatistics provides:

• New knowledge in Biostatistics
• Understanding methodological approaches in Biostatistics useful in applying Biostatistics expertise to diverse professional settings
• Skills in critical analysis and communication of complex issues and arguments for multiple audiences.

By completing this certificate program you will be able to:

• Understand the most commonly used approaches in biomedical statistics
• Choose an appropriate analysis method for your research question
• Implement these techniques in statistical software
• Assess the statistical methods chosen in a paper

The 12-credit hour certificate (4 classes) consists of coursework taken over one or more terms. There are no required classes, which grant students the flexibility to tailor the program to their specific interests. Students wishing to take Correlated Data Analysis or Survival Analysis should first take both Introduction to Linear Models and Categorical Data Analysis.

You may choose any combination of four courses to complete the required 12 credit hours.

Admission Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or health related field
• Prior completion of an introductory biostatistics class (such as BIOS 6343 Biostatistics, BIOS 6485 MPH Biostatistics & Data Management, BBSC 6222 Biostatistics, or equivalent 3 credit course from other institutions)