The 15-hour Climate and Health Graduate Certificate program will prepare post-bachelor’s students with advanced knowledge in the broad area of climate, weather and weather events and health. This can include climate and weatherrelated effects on human and environmental health as well as aspects of preparedness, response, recovery and adaptation to climate and weather events and related disasters.

Students may choose between courses in environmental health, health behavior and global health sciences. Students may choose from several online courses to meet the program requirements.

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Applicants not currently enrolled at UAB should apply by completing an application through the UAB Graduate School.  Currently enrolled UAB graduate students should apply by submitting the following documents to Julie Brown (jebrown@uab.edu).

Admissions requirements include:

• Transcripts from ALL higher education institutions you attended and received college credit (unofficial transcripts will suffice)
• A bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Statement of Purpose

Certificate students may apply for the MPH or other degree programs within the UAB School of Public Health and if admitted, the courses taken will be considered counting towards the completion of the degree program. If you have questions about the program prior to enrolling, please reach out to Julie Brown at jebrown@uab.edu.