Program Overview
The program educates students about cannabis based products with an emphasis on health effects, safety, formulation, and quality assurance. The program addresses CBD‐dominant hemp‐based dietary supplements and wellness products, as well as THC‐dominant medical and recreational marijuana. The 15-credit program can be completed in one year and is delivered fully online.
Program Description
The Post‐Baccalaureate Certificate in Cannabis Science: Therapeutics, Product Design, and Quality Assurance educates students about cannabis‐based products with an emphasis on health effects, safety, formulation, and quality assurance. The program integrates cannabis legacy knowledge with the research from herbal medicine and cannabis fields needed to develop innovative strategies for commercializing safe and effective cannabis
products. Uniquely in this program, students will investigate ways to combine cannabis with other herbs to optimize health benefits and reduce risks.
The program includes a scientific exploration of two distinct sets of cannabis‐based products. The first group is the CBD‐dominant hemp‐based products that are not psychoactive, are legal in all fifty U.S. states, and are being integrated increasingly into the dietary supplement industry. The second set of products are medical and recreational THCdominant cannabis products that are psychoactive, regulated more strictly than hemp‐based products, and mostly available through a limited number of licensed dispensaries. The program examines the
science behind cannabis and explores the evidence for therapeutic benefits and risks, considerations in product design, and issues of quality assurance for both types of products.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education,
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Resume
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (International students)
- Complete essay question(s) in application Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Cannabis Science: Therapeutics, Product Design, and Quality Assurance program is not designed to meet entry level requirements for licensure or certification.
Program Format
This program is offered in the online format. Click here to view MUIH’s definition of online, hybrid, and on‐campus course and program formats.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program graduates will be able to:
- Explain the endocannabinoid system and its role in the body’s response to cannabis and other medicinal plants.
- Apply knowledge of herbal pharmacology, clinical research, and traditional use to design cannabis-containing herbal supplements that support health and well-being.
- Apply an ethical framework, along with regulatory and industry standards, to provide cannabis education and access to high-quality cannabis products in dispensaries and other retail environments.
- Apply best practices in quality assurance to develop quality control practices and assess cannabis-based products.
- Summarize and synthesize peer reviewed research into an effective written narrative that provides the rationale for decision-making in cannabis product design processes.