Public Health
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Online - Arizona Online
Online - Global Direct
Areas of Interest
- Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
- Law, Policy & Social Justice
- Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
- Engineering & Technology
- Environment & Sustainability
- Architecture, Planning & Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Agricultural Sciences
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Psychology & Human Behavior
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
If you're interested in tackling big-picture issues and policy when it comes to health concerns, consider the Public Health major's Health Systems Theory and Practice emphasis. Corporations, organizations, governments and communities need public health leaders to focus on planning, management and administration. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Health Systems Theory and Practice emphasis is one of several concentrations within the major. Students in this emphasis take courses in health economics and policy, public health law and ethics, healthcare marketing, and strategic planning. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience in their area of interest.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to communicate public health information in written form.; CEPH Competency 1: Public Health Communication: Students should be able to communicate public health information, in both oral and written forms and through a variety of media, to diverse audiences Students will be able to communicate using a variety of media including an ePortfolio.; CEPH Competency 1: Public Health Communication: Students should be able to communicate public health information, in both oral and written forms and through a variety of media, to diverse audiences Students will be able to synthesize epidemiological information.; CEPH Competency 2: Information Literacy: Students should be able to locate, use, evaluate, and synthesize information
Sample Courses
- PHPM 407: Health Economics and Policy
- HPS 412: Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.
- PHP 421: Introduction to Public Health Law and Ethics
Career Fields
- Healthcare administration
- Healthcare policy
- Public health management
- Corporate wellness
- Health policy
- Law
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
YES
Sample Plans 2020 - Public Health
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101
3.00
MATH
3.00
Introductory Chemistry I
4.00
NSC 101 Introduction to Nutrition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102
3.00
Introductory Chemistry II
4.00
Second Language
4.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
MCB 181 R Introductory Biology I
3.00
MCB 181L Introductory Biology Lab
1.00
HPS 178 Personal Health and Wellness
3.00
HPS 200 Introduction to Public Health
3.00
Second Language
4.00
4th Semester
Credits
PSIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR PSIO 380 Fundamentals of Human Physiology
4.00
EPID 309 Introduction to Epidemiology
3.00
HPS 350 Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion
3.00
HPS 387 Health Dispartities and Minority Health
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
PHPM 310 Health Care in the United States
3.00
EHS 375 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health
3.00
BIOS 376 Introduction to Biostatistics
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
ENGL 307 Business Writing OR ENGL 308 Technical Writing
3.00
Upper Divison Public Health Elective
3.00
Upper Divison Public Health Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
General Elective
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
HPS 433 Global Health
3.00
HPS 478 Public Health Nutrition
3.00
Public Health Subplan Course
3.00
Public Health Subplan Course
3.00
Upper Divison Public Health Elective
3.00
General Elective
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
HPS 493A Field Work in Health Education
6.00
Public Health Subplan Course
3.00
Public Health Subplan Course
3.00