Health and Social Services Certificate
Health and Social Services Certificate
The purpose of this certificate is to provide an overview of issues and topics relevant to students who are interested in providing social services or health education to individuals in public health and healthcare settings.
This certificate is designed for undergraduate students who are preparing to work with persons of varied demographic backgrounds in health-related settings such as clinics, hospitals, and other organizations working to promote public health.
Examples of related majors include Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, Spanish, Family Services, Psychology, Criminology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Education, Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, and Political Science, Gerontology, Communication Sciences and Disorders.
| Required: | ||
| PH 1101 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| SW 1001 | Introduction to Social Work and Social Services | 3 |
| One elective course from the following: | 3 | |
| Families and End of Life Issues | ||
| Families, Aging, and Wellbeing * | ||
| Maternal and Infant Health | ||
| Introduction to Women's Health | ||
| Aging and Health | ||
| Health of Vulnerable Populations | ||
| Psychology of Aging | ||
| Sociology of Families * | ||
| Social Gerontology * | ||
| Medical Sociology * | ||
| Childhood Inequalities * | ||
| Social Services for Older Adults | ||
| One elective course from the following: | 3 | |
| Culture, Disease, and Healing * | ||
| Lifespan Development | ||
| Nutrition for Health Promotion * | ||
| Stress and Coping | ||
| Health Policy and Advocacy | ||
| Toxins and Health | ||
| Human Diseases | ||
| Perspectives on Death and Dying | ||
| Bio-Medical Ethics | ||
| Health Psychology * | ||
| Society and Mental Illness * | ||
| American Racial and Minoritized Populations | ||
| Human Behavior and the Social Environment * | ||
| Addictions Treatment | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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The following courses have prerequisites:
PH 2420 has a prerequisite of PH 1410.
SOC 2030, SOC 3035/5035, SOC 3086/5086, SOC 3087/5087, and SOC 4052/5052 have a prerequisite of SOC 1000 or SOC 1060.
SW 4164 has a prerequisite of a Biology course (BIOL 1014 preferred).
FAM SERV 3150/5150 has a prerequisite of FAM SERV 1020 and FAM SERV 1055 or PSYCH 2202.
ANTH 3102/5102 has a prerequisite of SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002.
PSYCH 3303/5303 has a prerequisite of PSYCH 1001.