Master of Public Health/Functional Certificate - Program Management

Preparing you to manage organizations across the public health field. This 16-credit certificate offers the project management training to lead public health programs, prioritize resources, manage costs and risks, develop plans, motivate staff, and direct efforts to improve community health and program performance. Develop the skills to begin or advance your career as a public health program manager. Conceptual and training-based courses grow your project management skills for a variety of settings including nonprofits, governmental organization, and healthcare institutions.

In health programs around the world, from Boston to Kenya, managers use their skills to achieve the best results possible when working with diverse communities, supervising staff, overseeing budgets, and designing, planning, and implementing programs. The 16-credit Program Management certificate equips students to lead and manage public health programs in a variety of different settings, with a focus on low-resource environments. In this certificate, you will gain skills in leadership, teamwork, coordinating partnerships and resources, managing and analyzing costs, developing strategic plans for a specific organization, creating quality improvement plans, and much more. You will have the opportunity to focus on programs in global or domestic settings, depending on your interests and goals, and to work with real organizations to help them solve operational challenges in real time.

Applicants must submit official transcripts for all registered coursework from each college or university attended. While only two letters of recommendation are needed for SOPHAS to submit your application to BUSPH for review, three letters of recommendation are required for an application to be considered complete.
A current curriculum vitae or resume is required.
TOEFL ibt 100 or higher
TOEFL pbt 600 or higher
IELTS – Academic Exam Only 7.0 (total band score)