Requirements

This certificate requires a pre-approved practicum component and 12-13 credits of coursework from the lists below. Students must receive a B or higher in all certificate courses. 

Core required courses (complete two):

In addition, please choose from below:

One Elective Methods Course:

  • EAS 531: Principles of GIS (Fall, Winter, 4 credits)
  • HBHEQ 626: Intro to GIS and Health Behaviors (Fall, 3 credits)
  • HBHEQ 634: Child Health & Development (Fall, 3 credits)
  • HBHEQ 645: Urban Health (Fall, 3 credits)
  • SOC 503: The Sociology of Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration (Winter, 3 credits)
  • SURVMETH 600: Fundamentals of Survey and Data Science (Not offered Fall 2024)
  • URP 544/EAS 560/SW 710: Behavior and Environment: Transitional Thinking for the
    New Normal (Fall, 3 credits)
  • Other advanced methods and statistics courses, as approved. Please make an
    appointment with Sarah Stoddard (sastodda@umich.edu) to explore additional course
    options and receive pre-approval.

Elective Course(s) (3 credits required):

  • EPID 679: Epidemiology of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (Winter, 3 credits)
  • HBHEQ 610: Issues in Public Health Ethics (Not offered 2024-2025)
  • KINESLGY 505: Topics in Disability Studies (Fall, Winter, 1 – 3 credits)
  • SW 572: Topics in Disability Studies (Fall, Winter, 3 credits)
  • SW 612: Mental Health and Mental Disorders of Children and Youth (Fall, 3 credits)
  • SW 618: Research-informed Practices to Prevent Substance Abuse in Racial and Ethnic
    Minority Adolescents (Fall, 3 credits) *Social Work students only
  • SW 704: Cultural Issues in the Delivery of OUD/SUD Treatment (Winter, 1 credit)
  • SW 706: Neuroscience and Substance Use Disorders (Fall, 1 credit)
  • Other elective courses, as approved. Please make an appointment with Sarah Stoddard
    (sastodda@umich.edu) to explore additional course options and receive pre-approval.

Field Placement / Practicum:
A field placement/practicum is required for the Injury Science Certificate. This may be fulfilled by
your departmental internship requirement, through an Injury Science Independent Study (3
credits that do not count toward the 12-13 required), or through another relevant experience
(e.g., work on an injury-related research project). The practicum must be in an area of injury
science (for example, violence prevention, prescription drug overdose, motor vehicle safety,
traumatic brain injury) and be a minimum of 300 hours. The practicum needs pre-approval.
Please e-mail UMInjuryCenter@umich.edu to inquire. Please put "Injury Certificate" in the
subject line.

One Elective Methods Course:

Elective Course(s) (3 credits required):

  • EPID 679: Epidemiology of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (Winter, 3 credits)
  • HBHEQ 610 : Issues in Public Health Ethics (Not offered 2024-2025)
  • KINESLGY 505: Topics in Disability Studies (Fall, Winter, 1-3 credits)
  • SW 572: Disability Studies (Fall, Winter, 3 credits)
  • SW 612: Mental Health and Mental Disorders of Children and Youth (Fall, 3 credits)
  • SW 618: Research-informed Practices to Prevent Substance Abuse in Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents (Fall, 3 credits) *Social Work students only*
  • SW 704: Cultural Issues in the Delivery of OUD/SUD Treatment (Winter, 1 credit)
  • SW 706: Neurocience and Substance Use Disorders (Fall, 1 credits)
  • URP 544/EAS 560/SW 710: Behavior and Environment: Transitional Thinking for the
    New Normal (Fall, 3 credits)
  • Other elective courses, as approved. Please make an appointment with Sarah Stoddard (sastodda@umich.edu) to explore additional course options and receive pre-approval.

Field Placement / Practicum:
A field placement/practicum is required for the Injury Science Certificate. This may be fulfilled by your departmental internship requirement, through an Injury Science Independent Study (3 credits that do not count toward the 12-13 required), or through another relevant experience (e.g., work on an injury-related research project). The practicum must be in an area of injury science (for example, violence prevention, prescription drug overdose, motor vehicle safety, traumatic brain injury) and be a minimum of 300 hours. The practicum needs pre-approval. Please e-mail UMInjuryCenter@umich.edu to inquire. Please put 'Injury Certificate' in the subject line.