Maternal and Child Health Certificate

Program Coordinator: Alice Richman (3107 Carol G.Belk Building; 252-328-6431; richmana@ecu.edu )

The Maternal and Child Health Certificate provides training in maternal and child health concepts that promote health equity and access to quality healthcare among women, children, and families.

A minimum cumulate 2.5 GPA is required for admission.

The certificate requires 12 s.h. as follows:

Core - 6 s.h.

HLTH 3002 - Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
HLTH 3020 - Understanding and Achieving Health Equity

Electives - 6 s.h.

Choose 6 s.h. from the following courses in disciplines outside your major:

ETHN 2002 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Social Science
HDFS 1103 - Individual, Family, and Romantic Relationships
HDFS 2000 - Child Development I: Prenatal Through Early Childhood
HDFS 2001 - Child Development II: Middle Childhood Through Young Adulthood
HDFS 2280 - Introduction to Child, Family, and Community Services
HDFS 3002 - Family Systems and Parenting Across the Life Cycle
HLTH 2000 - Principles of Public Health
HLTH 2050 - Sexual Health
HLTH 3025 - LGBT Population Health and Disparities
HLTH 3100 - Issues in Latino Health
HLTH 4410 - Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Sexuality Education
SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class
SOCW 1010 - Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work
SOCW 2010 - Introduction to Social Work Practice with Special Populations
SOCW 3101 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Admissions Information

This undergraduate certificate considers both degree-seeking and certificate-seeking students for admissions. To read more about ECU’s Certificate Requirements Policy, click here.

If you have questions about this certificate, please reach out to the program coordinator or director.