Online Graduate Certificate in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases
Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Microbiology & Immunology offers an online Graduate Certificate in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases. The graduate program focuses on Microbiology of CDC Category A through C biothreat agents, i.e. smallpox, plague, anthrax, tularemia, and Ebola. The graduate program will focus on an overview of threat agents more specifically the following:
- Sociological prospective on biodefense
- Bioterrorism
- Homeland security, Preparedness, Response, and Capacity to CBRNE Threats
- Community Resilience
Certificate Highlights
- Program is offered entirely online.
- Full time (2 courses per semester) or part time (1 course per semester) study options are available.
- Admitted students work towards a graduate certificate; course content is as rigorous as that of on-campus graduate classes.
- Full-time and adjunct faculty of the Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Diseases Master of Science program at Georgetown University teaches courses.
- Admitted students enjoy online access to Georgetown library and other resources and regular communication with their professors and other certificate students.
- Graduating students will receive an official Georgetown Certificate as well as a transcript from the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. The credit hours earned are fully transferable into the MS and Ph.D. programs offered by the Department of Microbiology & Immunology
