Certificate in Care, Health & Resilience

Our students become skilled in the ability to nurture clients’ physical, emotional and social well-being and to help people thrive despite life-altering circumstances. They are well poised for careers in medicine, counseling services, education, community services, ministry or emergency management.

The undergraduate certificate in care, health and resilience prepares students interested in working in today's helping professions, such as nursing, medicine, counseling, teaching, community services, ministry and emergency management. Students gain the skills expected of paid care providers, ranging from the ability to nurture clients' physical, emotional and social well-being to helping people thrive despite life-altering circumstances.

  • Explore a variety of care-related occupations
  • Learn to address the needs of suffering people and at-risk populations
  • Examine the ethical dilemmas posed by medical technologies and bureaucracies

Learn from a multidisciplinary group of faculty and health care officials

Gain a holistic view on health, from the study of human emotion and social psychology to health economics and multicultural leadership

Be connected to Colorado's only academic health sciences center, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and other local hospitals through internship opportunities

Be successful.

Be prepared to meet the needs of the helping professions in our 21st-century society with targeted training in health care.

 

Engage in a unique curriculum that can enrich many majors, including integrative physiology, neuroscience, psychology and sociology

 

Elder care administrator, social and human services assistant, hospice manager, counselor or nurse are common job paths for graduates with a certificate in care, health and resilience

 

Work in medicine, counseling services, education, community services, ministry or emergency management

Academic Plan & Requirements

To earn the certificate, students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours, with 9 credit hours of upper-division classes. The certificate is open to degree-seeking CU Boulder undergraduates from any major and non-degree-seeking students.

Course types include:

  • Three core courses
  • Two elective courses
  • One required internship

Community & Involvement

We offer students many opportunities to network with peers and faculty, further their studies, and get the most out of their undergraduate experience.