Violence is a leading health burden in the U.S. and globally and plays a significant role in shaping population health and health disparities. This concentrated training in violence prevention is aimed at improving our capacity to monitor, research, and address violence as a root cause of negative health outcomes and disparities in health. Courses in this certificate program combine theory and methods to understand and address violence from multiple levels and throughout the lifespan.

Purpose

Our purpose is to train scholars and practitioners in the conduct of research and evaluation methods aimed at violence prevention, one of the most important social determinants of health and health disparities. The certificate is aimed at master’s students who want training in violence prevention, specifically, preparing them for a career in violence and injury prevention. Students will be prepared to work in a variety of settings, both research and practice, and at multiple levels, but also in other non-public health and interdisciplinary settings.

Competencies

1. Articulate the causes and consequences of multiple forms of violence, and mechanisms for violence prevention.
2. Analyze the intersection of scientific evidence and practice in violence prevention.
3. Plan research and evaluation strategies to answer key violence prevention questions and evaluate programming, with a community-informed lens.
4. Develop applied skills to competently engage in violence prevention efforts from a public health perspective.

Offered by: Department of Social, Behavioral, & Population Sciences

Faculty lead: Dr. Julia Fleckman

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
Prerequisite Coursework
SPHL 6080	Design Strategies in Public Health Programs	3
Required Courses
SBPS 6500	Violence as a Public Health Problem	3
SBPS 6260	Violence Prevention Studio Seminar	1
Electives (Choose 4)		11-12
SBPS 7010	Health Communication Theory and Practice
SBPS 6360	Sexual Health - A Public Health Perspective
SBPS 6460	Child Health and Development in Public Health
SBPS 6510	Essential Issues in Maternal and Child Health
SBPS 6700	Social Innovation Tools
SBPS 7220	Community Organization: Community Work for Social Justice
IHSD 6200	Evaluation of Program Interventions in Global Health
IHSD 6300	Monitoring of Global Health Programs
IHSD 7210	Survey Data Analysis in Family Planning/Reproductive Health Research
IHSD 7070	The Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS
EPID 6350	Implementation Science in Public Health
EPID 6600	Social Epidemiology: Mechanisms of Disparities
EPID 7110	Spatial Epidemiology
HPAM 7100	Population Health Analytics
HPAM 7660	Health Policy Analysis
SOWK 7130	Diversity and Social Justice
SOWK 7230	Community Organizing and Policy Advocacy
PSYC 7020	Developmental Psychology
PSYC 7150	Advanced Adolescent Psyc
EPID 7990	Master's Independent Studies
HPAM 7990	Master's Independent Study
IHSD 7990	Independent Study
SBPS 7990	Independent Study
Total Credit Hours		18-19