Graduate Certificate in Bioterrorism Preparedness

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The safety of your community depends on well-trained, highly educated health care leaders with a grasp of the growing body of knowledge needed to respond to the threat of terrorism and natural disaster.

The curriculum is designed to help you respond to your daily challenges and create effective strategies to evaluate and improve your organization in the areas of:

• public health evaluation and preparedness
• protection of health care delivery systems
• disaster and bioterrorism response
• biosecurity

We offer three completely online graduate programs for professionals in the field of health care and other disciplines relating to homeland security:

• The certificate in bioterrorism preparedness program is focused on terrorism in areas such as agricultural safety and biosecurity. View the program curriculum.
• The master of homeland security in public health preparedness is the first master's degree of its kind to focus on public health preparedness.
• The certificate in disaster preparedness program is designed to improve your understanding of planning and coordination for natural disasters and terrorist attacks.

Since its founding in 1855, Penn State has established itself as one of the nation's most respected universities. Penn State is also a pioneer in distance education, with a support system designed specifically for students who are geographically removed from campus.

This online certificate program is from Penn State's College of Medicine.

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Get ready to take courses this fall by starting your application today or contacting a student adviser with your questions.