Build a healthier future with CSUN

Find a degree or certificate to succeed in a changing economy.

 

A pursuit of life and wellness, this sector’s programs prepare you to improve the health of your community, one person at a time. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting out, we can help you find a degree or certificate to match your goals.

With our partners in health care, we developed this series of industry responsive programs. In each course, you’ll receive an education grounded in real-world knowledge and experience – all taught by leaders in the sector.

Many major regional companies, such as Kaiser Permanente, Medtronic and Facey Medical Group, continue to recruit our health and human services graduates, accelerating their careers and deepening the university’s strong connections to industry.

Wherever you go, with an education in this sector, you’ll find yourself at the center of the world’s most important work: enhancing technology, advancing medicine, and saving lives. Explore our variety of programs – from short-term leadership certificates to industry focused graduate degrees – and take the next step in your career.

 

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Job Outlook

When choosing a program, it’s important to know the outcomes of previous students. Whether they went on to successful careers or what jobs they began after graduation – this data can help you plan your future and decide which program is right for you.

Health and Human Services

There are currently 2.21 million unique postings in the health care and social assistance industry that require a bachelor’s (1.83M) or master’s (694,928) degree. California has the highest demand for occupations within this industry with 230,256 job postings.

Where Our Alumni Are Today

No. of alumni working
in the sector:
13,635

Companies they work for:

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • Providence Health & Services
  • Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Sunbelt Home Health Care Inc
  • Dignity Health
  • Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Top job titles:

  • Registered Nurses
  • Physical Therapists
  • Speech Language Pathologists
  • Behavioral Health Therapists
  • Chief Executive Officers (CEO)

*Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Emsi (national statistics unless otherwise noted)

Program Features

Get personal, ongoing support.

From day one, you’ll receive the support of a personal program team. These specialists, in addition to being good listeners, can help you with all administrative matters, freeing you to focus on your course work and your career.

Learn with a community – from start to finish.

When you start a new program, you’ll join a learning community of students and faculty. With this group of professionals and industry experts, you’ll move toward graduation, building a network along the way and setting the stage for advancement in your field.

Professional programs from a university you can trust.

All of our programs are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and many possess field-specific accreditations as well. On professional and licensure exams, our students regularly score as high as or higher than their on-campus counterparts – and, in many fields, we lead the nation in pass rates.

Receive guaranteed tuition.

When you enter one of our programs, you pay the same price from start to finish. No changes, no increases – just the amount you agreed to at the start. By ensuring a fixed price, we give you the peace of mind to continue your studies without changes or disruptions.

Take courses designed and taught by industry experts.

Before a program begins, our professors spend four to six months working with a credentialed instructional designer. During that time, the team works to integrate the instructor’s personal teaching style and expertise into every lecture, assignment and learning module.

Learn your field from anywhere, at any time.

Interested in career advancement, but prefer to learn virtually? On our convenient online platform, you can earn your professional experience and credentials without ever leaving the comfort and safety of home. Our online courses feature real-time class sessions, on-demand access to learning materials, and frequent networking opportunities with your peers.

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Public Health: Community Health Education

Never has good public health been a more urgent need. Health care agencies are aggressively recruiting graduates of MPH programs, who can provide timely and credible health information to the public – about everything from pandemics to food programs. This master’s degree is ideal if you’re interested in a career with the World Health Organization, which requires a postgraduate specialization in a health- or management-related field for its higher-grade positions.

Assistive Technology and Human Services

In cities around the country, persons with disabilities rely on assistive technology devices to pursue active, healthy lives. By earning this degree, you can begin a career focused on helping assistive technology users; ensuring compliance with regulations; and creating a more equitable environment for all.

Communicative Disorders

This award-winning, online program prepares you to meet entry-level professional requirements for careers assisting both children and adults with a wide range of communication disorders.

Applied Behavior Analysis

As a behavior analyst, you can help improve the lives of clients and caregivers through effective behavioral inventions. In large cities, many with booming populations, the demand for these experts is high. A degree in the field not only prepares you for the important work of client recovery and improvement, but it also, if you choose CSUN, qualifies you to sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination. Many, upon finishing this degree, continue on to doctoral work in related fields.

Social Work

In this program, you’ll learn how to improve social services and urban conditions for people and communities in Southern California and across the nation. Delivered fully online, the program provides the skills and knowledge to thrive at all levels of the field – individual, group, and societal – and arranges fieldwork placements for you.

Nursing – Accelerated Program

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (A-BSN) is a fast-paced program that prepares you for a career in nursing. Designed for those who already hold a bachelor’s degree (in any field), graduates of this 15-month program can take the National Council Licensing Examination (NCLEX) required for licensure as a registered nurse (RN).

Perioperative Nursing

This short-term certificate program prepares you for a career in perioperative (OR) nursing. Designed for working nurses, the program’s curriculum is based on the field’s highest standards and features twelve hours of weekly clinical practice. In a single, eight-week course, you’ll receive the advanced preparation needed to begin a career in any aspect of the field: pre-operative, operative or post-operative. When you finish the program, you’ll have much of the preparation needed to sit for the Certified Perioperative Credential (CNOR) exam.

LGBTQ+ Healthcare

In this program, healthcare professionals will learn how to provide enhanced services to the LGBTQ+ community. The program is a major step toward ensuring millions of Americans receive fair and compassionate treatment in facilities across the country. It’s also a significant opportunity for healthcare professionals to expand their skillsets and specialize in a growing area of medicine.

Humanities

This mind-expanding, graduate-degree program is for college graduates of any age, area of expertise, or stage in their careers who want to become more innovative as problem-solvers and leaders in their communities and workplaces.

Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

CSUN offers certificates of advanced professional development in computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), with all course work offered online, except for required clinical placement. The program enables working radiologic technologists to qualify to sit in both CT and MRI advanced imaging certification in only one year.

Advanced Studies in Speech-Language Pathology

This two-year online program satisfies the course work requirements for admission to any master’s-level communicative disorders program in the U.S.

Speech Language Assistant Field Experience

This program is for those with a bachelor's degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Disorders and Sciences who wish to become licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs), regardless of whether they intend to pursue a master’s degree.

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