Maternal and Child Health, Graduate Certificate
The graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health requires a minimum of 15 s.h. of graduate credit. Students must maintain a UI Graduate College major program grade-point average of at least 2.75 in order to earn the certificate.
The certificate is designed to equip students with skills and leadership competencies to improve the health of women, children, adolescents, and their communities in Iowa, the Midwest, and throughout the United States.
The Certificate in Maternal and Child Health requires the following coursework.
| Requirements | Hours |
|---|---|
| Core Courses | 7 |
| Elective Courses | 5-7 |
| Integrated Learning Experience | 3 |
Core Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All of these: | ||
| EPID:4350/CBH:4350 | Maternal and Child Health Seminar | 1 |
| EPID:5350/CBH:5350 | Foundations of Maternal and Child Health | 3 |
| EPID:5450/CBH:5450 | Foundations of Maternal and Child Health II | 3 |
Elective Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these methods courses, taken for at least 3 s.h.: | ||
| BIOS:5120 | Regression Modeling and ANOVA in the Health Sciences | 3 |
| BIOS:5720 | Biostatistical Methods II | 4 |
| CBH:5235 | Community-Based Participatory Research | 3 |
| CBH:5310 | Qualitative Research for Public Health | 3 |
| EPID:5540 | Public Health Surveillance Mechanisms, Applications, and Data | 3 |
| EPID:6400 | Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods | 4 |
| EPID:6420 | Survey Design and Analysis | 3 |
| HMP:5310 | Healthcare Quality and Operations Management | 3 |
| HMP:5650 | Health Policy Analysis | 3 |
| OEH:6230 | Applied Environmental Health | 3 |
| One of these, taken for at least 2 s.h.: | ||
| BIOS:5130 | Applied Categorical Data Analysis | 3 |
| BIOS:5730 | Biostatistical Methods in Categorical Data | 3 |
| CBH:4140 | Feminist Activism and Global Health | 3 |
| CBH:5305 | Evaluation: Approaches and Applications | 3 |
| EPID:4650 | Maternal Health in Migrant Communities | 2 |
| EPID:5500 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID:6071 | Theory and Methods in Social Epidemiology | 3 |
| HMP:5610 | Health Policy | 2-3 |
| OEH:4510/CPH:4230/EPID:4510 | Injury and Violence Prevention | 3 |
| OEH:6110 | Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine | 3 |
| OEH:6710 | Human Toxicology and Risk Assessment | 3 |
Integrated Learning Experience
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these, taken for at least 3 s.h.: | ||
| BIOS:7500 | Preceptorship in Biostatistics | 3 |
| BIOS:7900 | Thesis/Dissertation | 3 |
| CBH:7505 | CBH Thesis/Dissertation | 3 |
| CPH:7800 | MPH Practicum | 3 |
| EPID:5950 | Preceptorship in Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID:7000 | Thesis/Dissertation | 3 |
| HMP:6855 | Administrative Practicum | 3 |
| HMP:7990 | Thesis/Dissertation | 3 |
| OEH:7000 | Thesis/Dissertation | 3 |
| OEH:7040 | Preceptorship in Occupational and Environmental Health | 3 |
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Academics
University of Iowa graduate credentials are regulated by policies and requirements found in the Graduate College Manual of Rules and Regulations. This includes minimum grade-point average (GPA) requirements for academic standing and degree conferral. The Graduate College sets the minimum requirement. Individual graduate programs may establish higher GPA requirements.
Admissions
Graduate student applicants must meet admission requirements for both the Graduate College and the program to which they have applied. University of Iowa graduate admission requirements are published by the Graduate College and on the Graduate Admissions website.
Financial Support
Graduate students might be eligible for financial support. Several contingencies apply, including degree program and award type, satisfactory progress toward degree, satisfactory completion of all duties related to an appointment, and availability of funding. Graduate students should inquire directly with their program for more information about funding availability. The Graduate Student Employment Standards govern the employment relationship between the University of Iowa and all graduate teaching and research assistants in all matters except wages, which are covered by an existing collective bargaining agreement or the conditions of an applicable federal grant.
Applications are being accepted from current University of Iowa degree-seeking graduate students, as well as professionals and students from non-UI graduate programs.
Applicants to the Certificate in Maternal and Child Health must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and must have a grade-point average of at least 2.75 (or international equivalent).