Good jobs support health. Unsafe or unfair jobs harm the health of workers and businesses.
This graduate certificate prepares you to understand these connections—and to lead change within organizations to improve worker safety, health, and well-being. The Graduate Certificate in Total Worker Health® at UNC Chapel Hill is a 9-credit, 3-course program which addresses how work impacts safety and health, organizational change and advocacy, strategies for engaging workers and management, and how to implement programs, policies and practices that improve worker and workplace safety and health.
Bring your expertise in business, law, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, health behavior, policy, exercise science, medicine, nursing, or related fields, and gain the skills to design, implement, and evaluate efforts to create healthier workers and workplaces.
Why Apply?
- Lead positive change: Join a growing movement shaping innovative, evidence-based solutions for today’s workplaces.
- Hands-on, real-world learning: Complete projects with business and community partners that build your portfolio—such as how to measure employee and organizational health, how to engage with workers and management, and what type of materials or strategies are most effective for motivating organizational and employee change.
- Interdisciplinary teamwork: Collaborate on team-based projects with peers from diverse fields like health behavior, nursing, business, and engineering.
- Build your network: Connect with leaders across non-profit, industry, and government sectors, both in and outside the classroom. Tap into people and resources from the national network of Centers of Excellence in Total Worker Health
- Expert guidance: Learn from faculty and local and national guest expert speakers who specialize in planning, implementing and evaluating effective programs and policies.
Who Should Apply?
This program is open to anyone with a bachelor’s degree or higher, including:
- Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
- Faculty from UNC and other institutions
- Working professionals in safety, health, and organizational leadership
Tuition Support: Eligible applicants may receive tuition support for up to 3 credit hours per course.
Learn More: go.unc.edu/TWHCert
Questions? Email TWHCertificate@unc.edu
| Application Deadline: August 3, 2026, 11:59 pm EST |