12 semester credit hours for degree-seeking students
15 semester credit hours for non-degree-seeking students
This certificate is designed to equip students with skills to professionally promote and enhance the health of women, children, and their communities on a local, state, federal, and international level, while working as advocates in health care organizations, academic institutions, and other public and private organizations. An in-depth diverse curriculum provides skills development in reproductive, perinatal, child, and adolescent health.
Course of Study
The following courses are required for an Certificate in Maternal and Child Health:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree-Seeking Students Certificate Requirements | ||
| PH 5301 | Maternal and Child Health Core Training Seminar I | 3 |
| PH 5311 | Maternal and Child Health Core Training Seminar II | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the approved elective list | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Degree-seeking students elect a member of the Maternal and Child Health Certificate faculty who agrees to serve on the student’s advisory committee. If a practicum, culminating experience (i.e. capstone, ILE, or thesis), and/or dissertation is required for the student’s degree, the focus must be relevant to maternal and child health. The faculty member representing the Maternal and Child Health Certificate will determine if the student has met the requirements of the certificate program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Degree-Seeking Student Certificate Requirements | ||
| Leveling Course | ||
| PHM 2612L | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| PH 5301 | Maternal and Child Health Core Training Seminar I | 3 |
| PH 5311 | Maternal and Child Health Core Training Seminar II | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the approved elective list | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Elective Options
Students are required to complete a minimum of six credit hours from the following list.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHM 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | 3 |
| or PHD 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | |
| or PHM 1116 | Introduction to Intervention Mapping | |
| or PHD 1116 | Introduction to Intervention Mapping | |
| PHM 1120L | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| or PHD 1120L | Program Evaluation | |
| PHM 1232L | Public Health Nutrition Practice | 3 |
| PH 1237 | Obesity, Nutrition, & Physical Activity | 1 |
| PH 1238 | Adolescent Sexual Health | 3 |
| PHD 1239L | Theories of Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| PH 1424L | Social Justice and Public Health | 3 |
| PH 1499 | IS: Health Promotion and Behav Science (Consortium course on Disparities in America: Working Toward Social Change) | 3 |
| PH 2615L | Epidemiology II | 3 |
| PH 2735L | Physical Activity and Health: Epidemiology and Mechanisms | 3 |
| PH 2765L | Pediatric Epidemiology | 3 |
| PH 2767 | Pediatric Behavioral Epidemiology | 3 |
| PH 2775L | Epidemiologic Methods in Racial and Ethnic Disparities | 3 |
| PH 2830L | Clinical Genetics in Epidemiology | 3 |
| PHM 2845L | Nutritional Epidemiology | 3 |
| or PHD 2845L | Nutritional Epidemiology | |
| PH 2998 | Special Topics in Epidemiology (ST: Vaccines and Immunization Programs) | 3 |
| PHM 3630 | Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation | 3 |
| PHM 3800L | Working with Diverse Communities | 3 |
| PHM 3810 | Health Policy in The United States | 3 |
| or PHD 3810 | Health Policy in The United States | |
| PH 3818 | Texas Health Policy: Emerging Issues and New Approaches | 3 |
| PHM 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| or PHD 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | |
| PH 1112L | Community Assessment Methods in Public Health | 3 |
| PH 5102 | Health Disparities Core Seminar | 1 |
| PH 5610 | Global Health Overview | 3 |
For more information, see the Maternal & Child Health certificate planner.