Bachelor of Science in Public Health

University of Arizona

If you're interested in environmental health, protection of natural resources, and safety for workers and communities, consider a Public Health major with an Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis. Public health professionals specializing in environmental and occupational health help protect communities and workers from health risks such as contaminates or hazardous living or working conditions. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Students choosing the Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis focus on environmental justice, public health preparedness, industrial impact, sanitation, and safety fundamentals. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience. Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis students wishing to also earn their Master of Public Health can do so in an accelerated program.

Emphasis areas are:

Public Health: Public Health Practice Emphasis

Public Health: Environmental and Occupational Health Emphasis

Public Health: Quantitative Methods in Public Health Emphasis

Public Health: One Health Emphasis

Public Health: Health Promotion Emphasis

Public Health: Health Systems Theory and Practice Emphasis

Public Health: Global Health Emphasis

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