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Twin Cities Campus
Public Health Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Performance ImprovementSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, D305 Mayo Memorial, MMC 819, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500; fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-SSC@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The public health certificate in performance improvement trains students to understand and apply quality improvement methods at both the systems and organizational level. The program will provide the tools needed in order to achieve and maintain high process performance.
The certificate provides participants with hands-on knowledge about how to improve processes in their respective organizations. By so doing, best practices will be diffused, and process performance will improve public health services.
This certificate addresses concerns voiced by the National Board of Public Health Examiners, the Public Health Accreditation Board, and the Council on Education for Public Health to provide more educational opportunities in performance improvement to working public health professionals.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Qualifications for Admission:
- Baccalaureate degree
- Strong writing skills
- A minimum of three years of relevant professional work experience
Special Application Requirements:
All applications are reviewed holistically. Submit the following to the University of Minnesota School of Public Health:
- Completed application and application fee (Application can be found at http://www.sph.umn.edu/prospective/admissions/documents/RegentsCertificateApplicationforAdmissionForm.pdf)
- Statement of purpose and objectives describing the reason for applying, career goals and how the certificate will help achieve them.
- One letter of recommendation from the applicant's organization confirming that he or she is able to staff or lead a process or performance improvement team
- Official transcripts of record from each college/university attended.
- Resume or C.V.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required Coursework
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6780 - Topics in Public Health Administration and Policy
(1.0-3.0 cr)
PUBH 6xxx - Advanced Performance Improvement Methods in Public Health (2 cr).
PUBH 6xxx - Public Health Process Improvement Project - Practicum (2 cr).
Students choose one of the following on-line electives:
PUBH 6541 - Statistics for Health Management Decision Making
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6727 - Health Leadership and Effecting Change
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
or
NURS 6100 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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