Overview

Appropriate for facilities managers, architects, designers, health care providers, and other public health professionals, the graduate certificate is a unique way to gain expertise in a specialty area with high market demand.

Key Features

The Health Systems and Facilities Designs graduate certificate from Kent State University is jointly offered by the College of Public Health, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, and College of Nursing.

This allows for an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the requirements and principles involved in making sure healthcare facilities are designed and maintained with the needs of patients and healthcare workers in mind.

Shape the future of healthcare through facility design. Integrate patient care understanding within the parameters of design. The Kent State University Graduate Certificate in Health Systems and Facilities Design online program enhances your understanding of how healthcare issues impact building design.

This invaluable area of expertise will help you to participate in facility development that will maximize efficiency of treatment and quality of patient care. All in an effort to raise the standard of healthcare facilities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evidence-Based Design in Health Care

Health Care Facilities

Environmental Systems and Materials in Health Care

Environments of Care and Patient Populations

Patient Safety and Systems Thinking

Developing Environments for Older Adults

Public Health Administration

Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health

Health Care Systems

Public Health Policy, Law and Ethics

National Health Reform

Leadership in Nursing and Health Care Management

Legal and Regulatory Management for Nurse Administrators

Health Care Organization Structure and Behavior

Social Determinants of Health Behaviors

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree (from any field)

Official transcript(s)

A résumé or CV

English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

6600 USD / year

≈ 6600 USD / year
Out-of-State

6600 USD / year

≈ 6600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6500 USD / year

≈ 6500 USD / year

Additional Details

Part-time tuition:

Residents: $7,100

Non-residents: $7,300

Funding

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