Environmental Health Certificate of Specialization
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Certificate Overview
The Environmental Health Certificate of Specialization from the Harvard Chan Advanced Learning Academy equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to address environmental risks that shape health outcomes across communities, workplaces, and populations.
Through this specialization, you will choose one of two pathways—Global Environmental Health or Occupational Health—and complete the required curriculum within five years. The program combines foundational study in environmental health with coursework focused on identifying harmful exposures, understanding their effects on human health, and applying evidence-based strategies to reduce risk. You will build analytical, technical, and practical skills that support effective decision-making across a wide range of environmental and occupational health contexts. A Harvard credential highlights your preparation in one of public health’s most critical and growing areas. Along the way, you will engage with accomplished peers and faculty to explore how environmental health knowledge can be applied in real-world settings.
Certificate Criteria
Choose 1 of 2 pathways and complete all courses within 5 years.
Global Environmental Health Pathway
Core (Required – All):
- Global Environmental Health 1: Air Pollution & Radiation
- Global Environmental Health 2: Water & Climate (Coming Soon)
- Global Environmental Health 3: Intro to Research Methods (Coming Soon)
- Global Environmental Health 4: Translation and Application (Coming Soon)
Occupational Health Pathway
Core (Required): Global Environmental Health 1: Air Pollution & Radiation
Elective (Choose 2):
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no set price for this Certificate of Specialization as those pursuing a certificate will pay for each individual course within their selected pathway separately to allow for flexibility in course selection. For the cost of each course, please visit the program page links listed above.
Participants have up to 5 years to complete the Certificate of Specialization.
Yes, any of the individual courses can be taken individually, and you will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Harvard Chan Advanced Learning Academy for each course.
Earning the Environmental Health Certificate of Specialization signals focused, practice-ready expertise in understanding and addressing environmental health risks.
Beyond the credential itself, participants gain multidisciplinary knowledge, applied learning, and the confidence to evaluate harmful exposures and respond with evidence-based solutions. Whether pursuing the Global Environmental Health or Occupational Health pathway, you will strengthen your ability to connect scientific knowledge with practical action in ways that protect individual and population health.
The certificate also enhances your professional differentiation while connecting you to a network of accomplished peers and Harvard Chan faculty committed to advancing environmental health.
If you have any questions about the certificate and/or individual programs, please email Kristen Scott at enrollment@hsph.harvard.edu.