Implementation and Dissemination Science

Degree Offered

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Program Description

The program in Implementation and Dissemination Science is a 12-credit, online postbaccalaureate graduate certificate program.

Dissemination science is the process of the distribution of information and intervention materials to a specific public health or clinical practice audience. Translating research into practice is a complex process that involves dissemination science. The purpose of dissemination science research is to translate evidence-based interventions into practice to improve lives and to help translate the results of clinical and population research into everyday clinical practice and public health.

Additionally, implementation and dissemination science seeks to ensure that the knowledge and materials produced by health research lead to improved individual and population health by reaching the people for whom they are intended; being adapted to local circumstances; and being implemented effectively, safely, equitably, and in a timely and patient-centered manner.

Many students interested in this certificate work in the following fields: clinical research, data analysis, program management, learning and development, strategy, laboratory research, and related areas.

Students in this program will study methods that promote systematic uptake and translate the results of clinical and population research into everyday clinical practice and public health. The program also intends to help students ensure that the knowledge and materials produced by health research will improve individual and population health.

Implementation and Dissemination Science also is a concentration of study within the Master of Science in Health Science (MSHS) program. Credits earned in the stand-alone Implementation and Dissemination Science certificate program may be applied toward MSHS degree requirements.

Program Admission

Candidates for admission must meet the minimum standards of admission established by the Graduate School and provide the requisite credentials. Admission to the certificate program is highly selective. A U.S. bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a non-U.S. educational institution is required. No specific undergraduate course of study is required or recommended.

Graduate Record Examinations are not required for admission.

Degree Requirements

Certificate candidates must complete a minimum of 12 credits. Students must maintain a minimum, cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. All courses must be taken for letter grade; courses taken as Pass/Fail (P/F) or Audit (AU) do not count toward the certificate. All requirements for the certificate must be completed within three years after admission and all credits for the certificate must be completed at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Complete guideline and requirements for progression and completion are outlined in the Academic Performance and Progress in a Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program section of this catalog.

Required Courses