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Graduate Certificates > Disaster Management
The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management will enhance the knowledge base of public health professionals, as well as other disaster management personnel in the management, preparedness, response, and recovery from natural and man-made disasters. The design of the Certificate engages the student in critical thinking skills that enable them to reduce the health complexities of disasters. The Certificate is also intended to increase the managerial and leadership skills of public health professionals working with international refugees and displaced populations after a disaster.
Prerequisites
The applicant must have an earned Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution. For international students a copy of their degree that is equivalent to the Bachelor's degree (as per the USF admissions requirement) along with a certified copy of their transcript and a letter of reference form a supervisor are required.
Required Courses
Fifteen (12 - 15) credit hours are required for completion of the Certificate Program
| PHC 6182 | Overview of
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| PHC 6185 | Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Planning (3 credits) |
| PHC 6184 | Emergency/Disaster Recovery (3 credits) |
| PHC 6186 | Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations (3 credits) |
| PHC 6945 | Supervised Field Experience (3 credits) Note: By departmental discretion, this may be waived if a student has been completed a previous field experience. |
Application Process for Enrollment
Call the Graduate Certificate Office at (813) 974-2442 or visit their website at http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/ to obtain the appropriate applications.
Standardized Test Requirements
There are no specific test requirements.
Registration Process for Individual Courses
Follow the accepted procedure for graduate level courses.
Time Limit for Completion of Certificate
Time limits on certificate completion comply with university standards.
Fees per Course / Credit Hour
Standard graduate tuition rates and fees apply for graduate students who also pursue this graduate certificate, for non-degree graduate certificate students taking these courses on campus and for students admitted to this graduate certificate prior to the Spring 2007 term. Please visit http://www.usf.edu/controller/cashaccounting/tuition for tuition rates.
The following rates apply only to non-degree seeking graduate certificate students who take these graduate certificate courses online:
Fla. Resident -- $392.20 per credit hour
Non-resident -- $423.25 per credit hour (after waiver*)
A flat fee of $37 is assessed once per term.
Additional fees may be assessed by the college.
*Non-resident, non-degree graduate certificate students will be charged an out-of-state matriculation fee of $625.19, but these students will receive a waiver of $625.19 per credit hour for fully on-line graduate certificate credits taken via the web.
Course Location
This Certificate is offered only on-line with computer-specific requirements. For information on accessing the university web portal, myUSF, please visit:
http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/students_tech_requirements.htm
Department contact information
Dr.
Dr. Boo Kwa at (813) 974-6635 or bkwa@health.usf.edu
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Special Notes:
- This graduate certificate does not require that you submit GRE scores with your application
- You may apply any semester as a certificate-seeking student, however, the course sequence begins in the fall semester with two courses, the spring semester with two courses, and then ends in the summer semester with the field experience.
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- The College of Public Health toll-free number is 888-USF-COPH and press 1 for Student Advising
New Student Advisor: advisor@health.usf.edu
http://www.publichealth.usf.edu