Infection Prevention and Control Graduate Certificate

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Normal Time to Completion: 10 months

This program is offered online.

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The Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program from Post University offers the tools students could use to help prevent, manage, and control outbreaks and the spread of infectious diseases in health settings.

Coursework for your certificate in infection prevention and control is designed to help you build the foundation of insights and practical skills necessary to:

Apply principles of epidemiology to environmental assessment of risk.
Plan a comprehensive infection prevention and control program.
Propose a surveillance system.
Interpret infection control data.

This program is not designed to fulfill the educational requirements for any licensure or certification. Post University does not speak on behalf of any licensing board or body but does assist students in understanding licensure requirements.

Curriculum

Infection Prevention and Control Certificate Course Based Option

Students enrolled for the Infection Prevention and Control Certificate in the term-based modality will complete the following courses:

BIO 501 - Introduction to Identification of the Infectious Disease Processes 3 Credits
EPI 500 - Clinical Epidemiology 3 Credits
N 570PE - Infection Prevention and Control 3 Credits
N 571PE - Design of a Surveillance System 3 Credits
N 572PE - Collection and Interpretation of Surveillance Data 3 Credits

Infection Prevention and Control Certificate CBE Option

Students enrolled for the Infection Prevention and Control Certificate under the competency-based modality will complete the following courses:

BIO 501 SIM - Introduction to Identification of the Infectious Disease Process 3 Credits
EPI 500 SIM - Clinical Epidemiology 3 Credits
N 570PE SIM - Infection Prevention and Control 3 Credits
N 571PE SIM - Design of a Surveillance System 3 Credits
N 572PE SIM - Collection and Interpretation of Surveillance Data 3 Credits