How will you help address health disparities? Loyola's commitment to serve people who live on the margins and suffer other injustices includes efforts to eliminate disparities in access to health care in Chicago and throughout the world. The Public Health Certificate (PHC) program trains students to address racial and economic health disparities through public health research, practice, and advocacy. Loyola's campuses, in racially and economically diverse communities, provide "real-world" experience during your certificate courses, and our health professionals and faculty are committed to promoting social justice in the Jesuit tradition.
Curriculum
Students must complete 12 credit hours (four courses) of introductory graduate-level coursework including:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| MPBH 403 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| MPBH 404 | Biostatistics for Health and Biological Science | 3 |
| MPBH 402 | Public Health Practice and Management | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 |
Learning Outcomes
The Public Health Certificate from Loyola will provide students with core public health knowledge and skills to address public health concerns in your field of practice or to further pursue a master's in public health. More specifically, by completion of the program students should:
- Acquire proficiency in the core public health disciplines, including epidemiology, biostatistics and public health practice/management.
- Have a foundation to explore further training in public health and/or global health.
- Develop skills in the areas of:
- Evidence-based approaches to research
- Health care systems planning and management
- Leadership and communication
