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Online Graduate Certificate in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases

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New Online Graduate Certificate in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases


Graduate credit hours earned within this new online program are fully recognized by the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and are transferable into on-campus graduate programs.

Program Focus:

The new graduate program will focus on the science behind the agents and diseases in question. More specifically, the curriculum will include:

  • Microbiology of CDC Category A through C biothreat agents, i.e. smallpox, plague, anthrax, tularemia, and Ebola.
  • The history of bioterrorism and the need for biosurveillance, as well as their implications in homeland security.

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.
  • Courses are taught by full-time and adjunct faculty of the  Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Diseases Master of Science program at Georgetown University.
  • Admitted students enjoy online access to Georgetown library and other resources and regular communication with their professors and other certificate students.
  • Upon completion of their curriculum, students of the online certificate program will be invited to a Conference and Graduate Biomedical Employment Fair along with on-campus graduate (MS and PhD) students at the department.
  • 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 a graduate program and are identical to the credit hours earned by on-campus graduate students.