Bachelor of Science MAJOR in Public Health
Public Health Practice Emphasis
If you’re excited about the ways that health education and health policy can improve lives, this track will set you on the path to success!
Do you want to help individuals in diverse populations and communities? The Public Health Practice Degree Track could be for you. Public health professionals design and implement programs to ensure all communities have access to crucial health services and safe living conditions. Students learn to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams to develop, manage and evaluate public health programs across a range of populations.
Public Health Practice students study health program evaluation, health policy, law and ethics to bring an collaborative, problem-solving approach to the health of diverse communities. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience working with underserved populations. The Public Health Practice track is available to fully online public health students. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
| CPH/GHI 325 Dietary Assessment in Public Health Practice |
| HPS 404 Fundamentals of Evaluation |
| PHPM 407 Health Economics and Policy |
| PHPM 415 Strategic Planning |
| PHP 419 Alzheimer’s Disease, Other Dementias, and the Role of Public Health |
| PHP 421 Introduction to Public Health Law and Ethics |
| PHP 424 Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults |
| PHP 436 Aging, Environment & Well-being |
| PHP 437 Management and Leadership in Long-term Care |
| PHP 438 Health Profession Finance |
| PHP 441 Medicaid: Policy, Politics, and Practices of Access to Healthcare |
| PHP 447 Case Studies in State Health Policy |
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