Graduate Certificate in Community Health Promotion
Continue Your Public Health Training with Liberty’s Graduate Certificate in Community Health Promotion
Whether your bachelor’s degree is related to the field of health sciences or not, our Graduate Certificate in Community Health Promotion can help you prepare for a career in public health. Imagine gaining the skills to implement health and wellness methods for countless people. If you are looking to take the next step toward a career in this field but aren’t sure if you want to go straight into a master’s degree, our graduate certificate may be for you!
Our health promotion certificate can help you study how to manage health planning, communication, and advocacy. Our courses are designed to give you real-world principles to apply in areas such as disease prevention and lifestyle improvement. Whatever population you feel passionate about serving with your career, our health promotion courses can help train you with excellence and integrity.
If you are looking to complete a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion degree down the road, this program can help provide you with foundational knowledge in health promotion methods and best practices. Not only that, but your courses can transfer seamlessly into our public health and health promotion master’s degree so that once you start your graduate degree, you can finish in a third of the time.
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
Highlights
Highlights of Our Community Health Promotion Certificate
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Expert Professors, Real-World Knowledge
As a teaching university, experienced professors teach the classes and labs you take. Our faculty members are experienced in academia, industry, and government, and they hold doctoral degrees from leading institutions nationwide.
Hands-On Research
Our professional-level research equipment includes a gene sequencer, tissue culture facility, fluorescent microscope, LICOR imager, and more. Immerse yourself in engaging research projects where you could study algae biofuels, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, DNA analysis, crayfish parasites, and more!
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At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Courses
What Will You Study in Our Graduate Certificate in Community Health Promotion?
As you pursue our health promotions certificate, you will study public health issues as they relate to community health at the local, state, and national levels. Our courses focus on acquiring relevant data to create effective program plans and assessments for specific people groups. Additionally, you can get the chance to use your research to explore counseling, public campaigns, social media, and political processes to advocate for better health among diverse populations.
Required Community Health Promotion Certificate Courses
- HLTH 630 – Principles of Community Health
- HLTH 632 – Health Program Planning
- HLTH 633 – Health Program Evaluation
- HLTH 634 – Health Communication and Advocacy
- HLTH 635 – Health Agency Management
Certificate Information
- This program falls under the School of Health Sciences
- View the Certificate Completion Plan
- Check out our course catalog
- Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Admissions
How Do You Become a Student in the Community Health Promotion Certificate Program?
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA for admission in good standing
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