Public Health is concerned both with health promotion as well as disease prevention.  Public Health services include assessment and monitoring the health of communities to identify health problems, the formulation of public policies in order to solve local and nation health problems, the enforcement of laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety, linking people to needed personal health services, evaluating the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of health services and assuring that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care.

The Public Health Certificate, Public Health Minor, and the Bachelor of General Studies Concentration are for those interested in Public Health. They provide students with the multidisciplinary understanding needed to deal with public health issues at the local, state, national, and international level.  Coursework introduces the concepts governing the spread of diseases, techniques of disease surveillance, the impact of environmental quality and security on public health, as well as the psychological and sociological factors that affect health dynamics at the population/community scale.

For the brochure on the online concentration in Public Health, click here.

Certificate of Public Health (15 Credits)

Public Health Minor Program (18 Credits)

The Public Health Minor (18 credits required) is the same as the certificate but requires an additional Field Internship in Public Health, PBH 494, Field Internship in Public Health, 3 credits.  The internship experience provided access to real life community health problems from a variety of disciplines, depending on the type of agency involved.

Public Health BGS Concentration (30 Credits)