Health Administration Generalist - Certificate | Milken Institute School of Public Health

Health Administration Generalist -

Certificate

The objective of the Health Administration Generalist Certificate is to meet the needs of the professional public health provider. Graduates with this certificate become health sector leaders, innovators, and managers who are dedicated to advancing the health of our local, national and global communities. All Milken Institute School of Public Health (SPH) master’s degree applicants, current Milken Institute SPH graduate students, and SPH alumni have a unique opportunity to add the Health Administration Generalist Certificate to their degree.

Program Director and Advisor : Robert Bonar, Jr

Combining a master’s degree from the Milken School of Public Health with the Health Administration Generalist Graduate Certificate uniquely positions graduates for careers that require both breadth and depth of knowledge and skills in health services.

The Health Administration Generalist graduate certificate program is open to applicants with a master’s degree or higher who wish to gain knowledge and skills in public health or health services. Applicants without master’s degrees may be eligible depending upon their professional experience in public health. The Health Administration Generalist Certificate can be tailored to each student’s professional goals. An advisor is assigned to each student to develop the unique program of study.

Admissions requirements and application procedures for the graduate certificate program are identical to those of the master’s degree programs. Please visit our Admissions page to learn more.

Course descriptions are available in the GW Bulletin.

See the program guide and the SPH Graduate Student Handbook for additional information.

Required Courses

In consultation with an advisor, students must select 18 credits from the courses below. Additional courses may be taken with advance advisor approval.

HSML 6202 | Introduction to the Health Services Delivery (2 credits)
HSML 6203 | Introduction to Health Management (2 credits)
HSML 6204 | Quality & Performance Improvement (2 credits)
HSML 6206 | Quantitative Methods & Epidemiology in Health Services (3 credits)
HSML 6207 | Health Services Information Applications (2 credits)
HSML 6208 | Medical Informatics (2 credits)
HSML 6209 | Health Services Finance & Accounting Theory (3 credits)
HSML 6210 | Health Services Financial Applications (2 credits)
HSML 6211 | Health Economics (2 credits)
HSML 6212 | Community Health Management & Advocacy (2 credits)
HSML 6213 | Health Services, Marketing, & Planning (2 credits)
HSML 6215 | Health Law for Managers (2 credits)
HSML 6216 | Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior (2 credits)
HSML 6218 | Seminar: Health Services Management & Leadership (2 credits)

REQUIRED TOTAL: 18 CREDITS

Non-Academic Requirements

Professional Enhancement

Students in Milken Institute School of Public Health degree programs must participate in eight hours of Professional Enhancement. These activities may be Public Health-related lectures, seminars, or symposia related to your field of study.

Professional Enhancement activities supplement the rigorous academic curriculum of the SPH degree programs and help prepare students to participate actively in the professional community. You can learn more about opportunities for Professional Enhancement via the Milken Institute School of Public Health Listserv, through departmental communications, or by speaking with your advisor.

Students must submit a completed Professional Enhancement Form to the student records office.

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training

All students are required to complete the Basic CITI training module in Social and Behavioral Research. This online training module for Social and Behavioral Researchers will help new students demonstrate and maintain sufficient knowledge of the ethical principles and regulatory requirements for protecting human subjects - key for any public health research.

Academic Integrity Quiz

All Milken Institute School of Public Health students are required to review the University’s Code of Academic Integrity and complete the GW Academic Integrity Activity. This activity must be completed within 2 weeks of matriculation. Information on GWSPH Academic Integrity requirements can be found here.

Past Program Guides

Students in the Health Administration Generalist Certificate program should refer to the guide from the year in which they matriculated into the program. For the current program guide, click the "PROGRAM GUIDE" button at the top of the page.