Managing Health Services Programs and Projects Certificate

If you’re a healthcare professional looking to boost your administrative and managerial skills, a certificate in managing health services programs and projects may be right for you. Increase your marketability and career options by gaining a foundation in grant and research healthcare project management, a skill that can lead to supervisory positions at hospitals, clinics, nonprofit and government agencies, and other medical facilities.

This 18-credit interdisciplinary certificate in managing health services programs and projects brings together relevant courses from business, public administration, sociology, and communications.

Who Should Participate

• Health care workers who have been charged with, or would like to take on, management of grants and research projects
• Public and community health workers who seek an understanding of how physical, social, and cultural factors may help or hinder communication about health care needs
• Health care employees looking to take on leadership roles in the workplace

Program Expectations

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Manage health services research projects, grants, contracts, and finances
• Demonstrate the skills necessary to serve in an administrative or managerial role in a healthcare organization
• Apply organizational theory and concepts to healthcare facilities
• Analyze how physical, social, and cultural factors may help or hinder health care communication

Credit Requirements

• The managing health services programs and projects certificate requires 18 credits, including five core courses and at least one elective.
• Students must achieve a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better for all courses required for the program.
• Credits earned at other accredited educational institutions may be eligible for transfer. However, a minimum of nine credits must be earned at the University of Pittsburgh.

Required Courses: (15 credits)

Complete all five courses.

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Electives: (3 credits)

Choose one course from the list of approved electives.

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Program Planning Checklist

Download our handy Managing Health Services Programs and Projects certificate checklist (PDF) to plan and track your progress in the program.

Important: Course Overlap Rules

As you plan your certificate coursework, please make sure to review the CGS Course Overlap policy for information on how many courses can be double-counted if a student elects to pursue a CGS certificate in combination with other CGS and non-CGS majors, minors, and certificates. If you have questions, please contact your CGS advisor or CGS Advising at CGSAdv@pitt.edu.

Note: Requirements are subject to change. Check with an academic advisor before registering.