Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate Programs provide you the opportunity to earn a certificate in a specific field of study while concurrently completing your degree. Each certificate program has its own requirements for completion. Typically the requirements include a number of required and elective courses with content focused on the topic area of the program.
You can find a list of all Graduate Certificate Programs offered at the UW School of Public Health, as well as links to each program’s website, on the SPH website.
UW also has a list of Graduate Certificate Programs offered across the UW campus.
Description
This pathway is designed to a offer coherent course of study for students interested in MCH content and tools to augment their primary training in other areas of Public Health (e.g., in International Health) and in allied fields such as Nursing, Social Work, Special Education, Public Affairs, Psychology and Medicine. The coordinated sequence of courses are intended to give graduates an overview of the historical, political and legislative basis for health and social services for mothers and children in the United States, and to introduce students to the etiology and prevention of maternal mortality and major health problems, and the etiology and prevention of child mortality and morbidities associated with biomedical or psychosocial risk.
Contact MCH Program Director, and Epi Faculty member, Daniel Enquobahrie with questions about the MCH Certificate – danenq@uw.edu.
Applying
- Set up a profile: https://grad.uw.edu/prospective-students/how-to-apply/apply-now/
Click “Create a new application” - Under Program Information, enter your personal information with these items selected from the dropdowns:
Application Type: Graduate
Graduate Program: Graduate Certificate in Public Health (Maternal & Child Health)
Ultimate degree goal for this program: Master’s (select this even though it’s not actually a full master’s program) - Click “Save and Continue” twice
- Complete all of the steps listed on the left side bar (Prior schools, unofficial transcripts, resume/vitae, etc.), then pay the fee.
Competencies
- Describe the etiology, epidemiology, and history of MCH problems;
- Determine the validity of evidence for interventions addressing MCH problems
- Describe the historical development of federal, state, and local agencies and programs serving women, children, and families; and their current structures and missions; and
- Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, especially low-income families with limited access to quality health services, and children with special health care needs.