Certificate in Public Health

Our students are well-prepared to solve increasingly complex health challenges.

The undergraduate certificate in public health explores interdisciplinary approaches to improve the well-being of communities around the globe. The program includes classes in integrative physiology, geography, ecology and evolutionary biology, anthropology, sociology and other departments across campus. Open to all majors, the certificate encourages students to extend the breadth of their undergraduate education to include elements of public health.

  • Learn about the emerging health challenges our populations face.
  • Take courses from a variety of participating departments.
  • Gain an advantage in the increasingly multidisciplinary workplace.

 

Top Green College

(Princeton Review, 2025)

 

No. 46 among public universities in the country

(U.S. News & World Report, 2026)

 

5 Nobel Laureates

Since 1989

Participate in one of the most popular certificate programs on campus.

Learn from experienced faculty from a wide range of public health research fields.

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a certificate.

Be successful.

Be prepared for advanced study in public health or work in environmental monitoring, health communication and related fields.

 

Continue studies in medical school, nursing school, pharmacy school or other health-related professional programs.

 

Work in academia, government, nonprofits or advocacy.

 

Explore a career as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, health educator, nutritionist, nurse or global health professional.

Academic Plan & Requirements

The certificate requires 22 credit hours of coursework, including at least nine upper-division credit hours. The program is open to all undergraduate degree-seeking students at CU Boulder. 

The certificate requires six credit hours of electives in the following areas: 

  • Biomedicine and health
  • Global, population and environmental health
  • Medical humanities
  • Social, cultural and behavioral health