The online Graduate Certificate in Prevention Program Planning and Evaluation provides graduate students and post-baccalaureate professionals from a variety of disciplines with specialized training in prevention science, including theory, methods, design, implementation, evidence-based practice, and knowledge of evidence-based programs implemented in schools, families, and communities.
This combination of formal education and functional knowledge prepares graduate students and professionals for career advancement in a range of fields that relate to working with individuals and families in the development and evaluation of prevention programming, including working in community agencies, governmental and human services agencies, for-profit and not-for-profit research and advocacy organizations, and at different levels of the educational system, including university-based research and education.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- Examine theory, methods, interventions, and standards of evidence in preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Practice research-based prevention programs from a family-centered, developmentally appropriate perspective.
- Explain concepts and practices of program evaluation in prevention science.
- Select evidence-based prevention programs for greater sustainability of community based programs.
- Conduct prevention program evaluations.
Effective Spring 2021
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HDFS 545 | Program Evaluation Methods and Statistics | 3 |
| HDFS 607 | Prevention Science Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| HDFS 608 | Program Planning and Implementation | 3 |
| HDFS 609 | Prevention Program Evaluation | 3 |
| Program Total Credits: | 12 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.