Public Health
Program Objectives
This program is aimed at providing you with an understanding of the key issues affecting the health of populations. You will develop skills in obtaining, reviewing and analyzing health information; planning and managing a health program or project; and in improving the health of populations.
Career Prospects:
You will be well-prepared to pursue a broad range of community and public health careers, or postgraduate studies in health-related disciplines:
- Public health promoter and educator
- Health care manager and administrator
- Health policy analyst
- Health researcher
- Health program planner
- Health consultant
Core Courses (20 credits)
PBH 210: Introduction to Health Promotion and Education
PBH 215: Fundamental of Community Health
BIO 310: Bioethics
NUS 310: Nutrition and Human Health
MCB 310: General Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
NUS 340: Medical Sociology and Anthropology
Concentration Courses (48 credits)
PBH 310: Consumer Health
PBH 313: Public Health Practicum
PBH 315: Introduction to Environmental Health
PBH 320: Maternal and Child Health
PBH 325: Modifying Health Behaviors
PBH 330: Introduction to Basic Epidemiology and Biostatics
PBH 335: Chronic Disease epidemiology
PBH 340: Substance Use and Abuse
PBH 410: Stress Management
PBH 415: Sexual Education
PBH 420: Health aspect of Aging.
PBH 425: Health Policy & Healthcare Systems
PBH 430: Health Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation
PBH 480: Design Project & Seminar on Public Health
PBH 498: Public Health Research Project