Certificate in Public Health at Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University's 15-credit post-baccalaureate certificate in public health trains students to be competent in the core areas of public health. Coursework for the certificate is available both online and in-person, giving the program the flexibility to be pursued by students who are already in the workplace. 

Coursework from this program can be applied towards an M.P.H. degree at SLU in any concentration within two years of completing the certificate. This certificate may be completed concurrently with any degree at SLU, except for the Master of Public Health.

As the only accredited Catholic Jesuit school of public health in the nation, Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice is committed to social justice and the Jesuit mission. Graduate-level public health classes in this program are taught by faculty who are internationally recognized as leaders in public health research and practice and have diverse research interests.

1. Graduates will be able to select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
2. Graduates will be able to interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice.
3. Graduates will be able to discuss how structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community, and societal levels.
4. Graduates will be able to design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
5. Graduates will be able to communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation.