Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: Sara Bayramzadeh | sbayramz@kent.edu | 330-672-0936
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Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- Fully online
Admission Terms
- Fall
- Spring
Description
The Health Systems and Facilities Designs graduate certificate is catered to professionals from various fields and backgrounds. The purpose of the certificate is to develop an understanding of how healthcare operations and quality are implicated by design strategies. Given that the healthcare industry is prominent as an economic driver in the United States, as well as the increasing demand in health services, providing a human-centered environments is essential. This invaluable area of expertise helps students participate in facility development that will maximize efficiency and quality of patient care, all in an effort to raise the standard of healthcare facilities. This flexible online program for working professionals typically takes two semesters to finish.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (from any field)
- Official transcript(s)
- A resume/CV
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
- Minimum 77 MELAB score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 Duolingo English score
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Program Requirements
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate Requirements | ||
| HCD 63001 | EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN IN HEALTHCARE | 2 |
| HCD 63002 | HEALTHCARE FACILITIES | 2 |
| HCD 63003 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS IN HEALTHCARE | 2 |
| HCD 63004 | ENVIRONMENTS OF CARE AND PATIENT POPULATIONS | 2 |
| HCD 63005 | PATIENT SAFETY AND SYSTEMS THINKING | 2 |
| Certificate Electives, choose from the following: | 2-3 | |
| DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION | ||
| HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, LAW AND ETHICS | ||
| NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM | ||
| LEADERSHIP IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT | ||
| LEGAL AND REGULATORY MANAGEMENT FOR NURSE ADMINISTRATORS | ||
| HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS | ||
Directed Electives 1 | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 12 | |
- 1
Students may work with the coordinator of the program for additional elective choices.
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Certificate GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 3.000 |