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Health and Risk Communication Certificate
Degree
Health and Risk Communication Certificate
Department
At a Glance
This four-course, fully online certificate provides you with the tools and knowledge to effectively promote healthy behavior to target communities. You’ll learn from expert faculty how to research, develop, implement, and evaluate communication plans that help diverse audiences pursue healthier, less risky lives. Classes are held in the evening to accommodate working professionals, and you can apply these 12 credits toward an MPH at TCNJ.
Graduate Director: Sylvia Twersky, twerskys@tcnj.edu
Duration
- part time: 1–2 years
Availability
- hybrid*
MPH option
- apply completed courses toward an MPH
4
- courses
12
- credits
$1129.40
- per credit
Who Should Pursue This Program?
If your goal is to become proficient in creating communication plans that use a variety of media to skillfully promote healthy behavior and reduce health disparities, this certificate program is designed for you. Graduates will be well prepared to have an impact at organizations ranging from social advocacy groups, community health centers, and nonprofits to hospitals, state health agencies, and health- and wellness-related businesses.
Engaged Faculty
Learn from nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are fully engaged with their students. Your professor knows your name and teaches all of your classes. You won’t find any TAs here.
Application Requirements
For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application as well as all supplemental documents.
Recommended Application Deadlines
We consider applications on a space-available basis. You can apply up to and including the first day of the semester.
Curriculum
The 12-credit certificate consists of:
Required Courses (9 credits)
- PBHG 603: Health and Risk Communication Theory
- PBHG 615: International Communication
- PBHG 660: Global Health and Risk Communication Campaigns: A Social Marketing Approach
Select One Additional Course (3 credits)
- PBHG 545: New Media and Health Communication
- PBHG 650: Health Education in Practice
- PBHG 677: Disclosure, Stigma, Privacy, and Health
Tuition/Aid
We offer the same tuition rates no matter where you live. There is a range of financial aid and assistantship options available to TCNJ graduate students.
