Interdisciplinary 健康传播 研究生 Certificate

Learn to critically evaluate public health problems with the 研究生 Certificate in Interdisciplinary 健康传播 in Temple’s College of Public Health and Klein College of 媒体 and Communication. Students in this 12-credit program form a deep understanding of issues that impact public health and study how to address them using 健康传播 methods, 概念和理论. 

This graduate certificate is tailored to current clinicians, 公共卫生从业人员, 和研究人员. It also benefits 沟通 and media professionals interested in expanding their skills in 健康传播 to address public health priority problems, as well as social change and development practitioners involved in community-centered public health initiatives.

Addressing public health priority issues requires a solid foundation in program planning, 评价, 研究方法, 以及有效和负责任的沟通策略. 有了这些技能，毕业生就可以

• enhance the quality of patient care and improve healthcare decision-making; 
• 促进健康风险信息的传播; 
• improve underserved populations’ access to services and navigation of healthcare systems; 
• influence adoption of healthier lifestyles in populations with elevated risk of chronic disease; and
• use knowledge of media and the intended effects on audiences to effectively communicate health information.

You’ll gain knowledge about the breadth of issues 健康传播 practitioners 和研究人员 often encounter—from medical breakthroughs and the development of new products to government policies and public health challenges. 通过证书课程，你也将学会

• communicate the results of lessons learned in public health interventions; 
• describe the scope of public health problems and degree of risk in a target population;
• design and evaluate public health or 健康传播 interventions; and
• 确定公共卫生问题的主要决定因素. 

What sets apart our Interdisciplinary 健康传播 研究生 Certificate?

• 一个跨学科的培训项目. This certificate provides an innovative curriculum for students and professionals interested in more comprehensive training in 健康传播. It includes courses from several Temple degree programs and combines theory and practice to provide a well-rounded and unique learning experience.
• 多元化和经验丰富的教师队伍. Our faculty have training and expertise across a dozen public health- and media-related disciplines, 包括广告, 沟通, 生态, 健康传播, 健康心理学, 健康教育与健康促进研究, 媒体研究, 公共卫生项目规划和评估, 公共关系.
• 获得多个研究生学位的跳板. The certificate is ideal for existing graduate students enrolled in public health-related graduate and doctoral programs, as well as Klein’s 媒体 and Communication Sciences PhD and Communication for Development and Social Change MS programs. 

程序的格式 & 课程

The admissions process you'll follow depends on if you are applying as a matriculated or non-matriculated graduate student. Please be sure to carefully review the admissions information for this certificate program.

所有课程都在天普主校区举行, and the 12-credit certificate can be completed in two to four semesters. Students may enter the certificate program in any semester and can complete the courses in any order, 取决于课程的可用性和先决条件. Some of the courses in the certificate program include the following.

• 社会变革项目设计中的沟通
• 健康传播 
• 公众宣传活动

请参阅项目课程的完整列表.

健康传播职业

There is a rapidly growing demand for public health professionals who have completed advanced coursework and can demonstrate working knowledge of 健康传播 technologies and methods. Career fields that are well suited for graduates who have advanced training in 健康传播 include

• 医疗管理;
• 医疗保健继续教育和培训;
• 广告中的健康教育, 诊所, 商业营销, 临终关怀, 医院, rehabilitation 公共关系; and
• local, state, federal and international public health agencies and community health organizations.