Graduate Health Policy Certificate

The Health Policy Certificate Program is open to all Duke graduate students, including those enrolled in graduate coursework through the Office of Continuing Education or inter- institutional students at UNC, NCSU, or NCCU. Successful candidates must complete the prescribed combination of five courses:

  • 2 courses drawn from the core set of health policy course offerings;
  • any 2 additional elective courses; and
  • the capstone course.

With the permission of the Program Director, students may substitute other health policy-related courses offered at Duke, the UNC School of Public Health, NCCU, and NCSU. For information on the Masters of Public Policy degree program, check here.

Appropriate courses may come from the list given above or may include other courses such as:

  • new courses,
  • special topics courses,
  • independent study, and,
  • under special circumstances, courses offered through the UNC School of Public Health as approved by the director.


To download the graduate brochure check here.
For a list of courses check here.
For the current course schedule please refer to the course schedule.