Bachelor of Science in Public Health
One Health Emphasis
The groundbreaking field of One Health – understanding how human health is deeply interconnected with animal health and environmental health – will guide the future of public health around the world. Learn to stop disease with the One Health perspective!
If you’re interested in how climate change and shifts in human interaction with the natural world affect the health of humans everywhere, this fascinating new realm of public health practice may be the path for you. The more we learn, the more we understand that human health is deeply intertwined with the health of animals and the environment. Students who pursue the new field of study called One Health will look at human health in the context of these deep connections between people and the natural world, especially how disease transmits between animals and humans.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recognizes the One Health (www.cdc.gov/onehealth) approach as the key to future global health promotion for humans and the environment, and funds research and health promotion projects based on this comprehensive perspective. To meet the health challenges of a rapidly changing world, new strategies are needed, and One Health will show the way.
Students who pursue the One Health track will learn about research and programs that understand human health in the context of animal health and environmental health. Students will build skills to evaluate and tackle public health problems collaboratively from the holistic One Health perspective, and to integrate a systems-thinking approach to program development.
| REQUIRED 6 UNITS |
| EHS/EPID 445** One Health Foundations |
| EHS 446** One Health Approach and Case Studies |
| COMPLETE 6 ADDITIONAL UNITS |
| HPS 300 Public Health in the 21st Century |
| PHP 308 Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks |
| HPS 313 Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity |
| EHS 320 Disaster Management and Response |
| CPH 402 Climate and Health |
| HPS 409 Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) |
| EHS 418 Introduction to Health Risk Assessment |
| EHS 420 Environmentally Acquired Illnesses |
| EHS 426 Topics: Environmental Justice |
| PHP 436 Aging, Environment & Well-being |
| EHS 439A Outbreaks and Environmental Biology: Then to Now |
| EPID 479 Infections and Epidemics |
| HPS 497F Community and School Garden Workshop |
| REQUIRED 6 UNITS |
| EHS/EPID 445** One Health Foundations |
| EHS 446** One Health Approach and Case Studies |
| COMPLETE 6 ADDITIONAL UNITS |
| PHP 308 Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks |
| CPH 402 Climate Change and Health |
| HPS 409 Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) |
| EHS 420 Environmentally Acquired Illnesses |
| PHP 436 Aging, Environment & Well-being |
| EHS 439A Outbreaks and Environmental Biology: Then to Now |
CAREER FIELDS
- Veterinarian
- Epidemiologist
- Wildlife Manager
- Disease Researcher
- Ecologist
- Physician
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
This major requires students to complete 6 units of internship prior to graduation.
LEVEL OF MATH
Moderate Knowledge
EMPHASIS REQUIREMENT
All students are required to declare an emphasis in order to complete internship units prior to graduation.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
All students are required to complete major core and emphasis specific coursework in order to graduate.
For more information about declaring this emphasis for your degree, contact an undergraduate advisor.
Send an email to coph-undergrad@arizona.edu