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Health Facilities Planning Graduate Certificate

Prepare to work effectively in the field of healthcare facilities management with the Graduate Certificate in Health Facilities PlanningÌýin the at 51¶¯Âþ. In collaboration with the College of Public Health, this 12-credit graduate certificate program gives students a comprehensive understanding of health facilities planning and public health in order to provide insight into how the two sectors relate.

Students in the graduate certificate program learn about the various roles and objectives of their partners in the healthcare workplace environment in order to effectively address healthcare facility planning needs and develop collaborative practice skills to get prepared for working environments in the facilities management industry.

Courses are held on 51¶¯Âþ’s Main Campus. The graduate certificate can be completed on a part-time basis. International students may not be eligible to apply for a student visa based on admission to the certificate program. All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent of the appropriate baccalaureate degree at 51¶¯Âþ.

Program Format & Curriculum

As a Graduate Certificate in Health Facilities Planning student, you’ll learn the relationship between health management and health facilities and build your capacity to collaborate effectively across disciplines. A few courses you can anticipate taking include the following.

• Form and Function in Health and Environments
• Fundamentals of Health Informatics
• Health Information Systems: Design and Decision Making
• Technology for Healthcare Financial Management

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Careers

Pursuing a certificate in health facilities planning will teach you how to be a dynamic thinker and problem-solver—two of the most valued skills that today’s employers seek in new hires. Design programs teach creative ways of seeing, thinking and making.

Students learn versatility and technical skills while becoming adept in traditional practice and new technologies. Students enter a competitive workforce at the head of the pack, ready to use their skill sets and creativity to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

Tyler career coaches specialize in theÌý, mentoring students on everything from cover lettersÌýto interviewsÌýto career advice.

Ìýis another resource that empowers students to find pathways to future success. The Career Center offers comprehensive career development services, from résumés and interviewsÌýto finding internships and jobs.