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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

  1. Set up a profile and start your application here: https://grad.uw.edu/prospective-students/how-to-apply/apply-now/
    Note: Current UW graduate students should apply here (UW NetID required): https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/TKUvGUErXa
  2. Under Program Information, enter:
    Application Type: Graduate
    Filter by Campus: Seattle
    Graduate Program: Epidemiology – Public Health – Maternal and Child Health Certificate
    (If asked for an ultimate degree goal for this program, select Master’s.)
  3. Click “Save and Continue”.
  4. Complete all of the required steps (enter prior schools and upload unofficial transcripts, respond to short essay prompts, etc.)
  5. Pay the application fee (current fee listed on Apply Now page).

Deadlines

  • Winter quarter start: Apply by December 1 (decisions sent by Dec. 15)
  • Spring quarter start: Apply by February 15 (decisions sent by March 1)
  • Autumn quarter start: Apply by August 15 (decisions sent by Sept. 1)

Competencies learned

  • 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.