What You’ll Learn
You’ll learn the art and science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research, and the detection and control of infectious disease. Upon completion of the program, you will be prepared for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
You will learn the skills essential to a public health career through interaction with engaging professors and hands-on course work. Your capstone experience, a 12-credit internship, will provide you an unmatched opportunity to apply what you have learned in your courses to a real-life setting within an established public health organization.
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Curriculum
Develop the knowledge and skills required of a public health professional with exciting courses in programming planning and evaluation, health communication, leadership, and a full-semester professional internship.
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Admission Requirements
We recommend submitting first-year applications in October or early November. We decide your admission once you complete your application.
Next Deadline for Transfer Students
Fall Semester: August 1
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Liberal Arts Concentration
Our Liberal Arts Concentration offers an option to students pursing certification in childhood inclusive education. It also may complement a second-related major, such as psychology, women and gender studies or recreation and leisure.
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Career Outlook
Our graduates work in diverse settings from hospitals and health care systems, to school and workplace health programs, to community and social service organizations. As communities focus more on the health of their citizens, the demand for public health workers and educators continues to grow
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