Online Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH)
Public Health
Program Overview
The online Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a concentration in Population Health Sciences is for working adults seeking a versatile, meaningful career in the health sector. This program views health through a wide lens, going beyond clinical care to understand the social, economic, and political systems that shape well-being. You will develop the critical skills needed to apply evidence-based approaches to complex problems, making you a valuable asset in today’s healthcare landscape.
Why Choose Public Health?
Our program is built for the real world and is inherently versatile. It prepares you for a variety of roles in the workforce or for further graduate training in public health, pre-med, and allied health fields. You will gain skills in high demand, specifically the ability to locate, evaluate, and communicate public health information effectively to diverse audiences. Graduates work across diverse sectors, including:
- Government agencies
- Non-profit organizations
- Private healthcare companies
Common career paths include:
- Health program coordinator
- Health specialist
- Health program planner
- Medical device sales
- Public health educator
- Occupational safety
- Research assistant
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Minimum of 1 transfer credit hour (must be earned post-high school graduation)
- Applicants who have earned fewer than 24 credit hours must also submit a high school transcript.
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Program Concentrations
Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences provides students with a broad-base of science, math and social sciences curriculum grounded in a public health core. Population health is an organizing framework that integrates the healthcare delivery system with the broader public health, social, economic, and political systems that contribute to health.
Featured Courses
Provides an introduction to epidemiology as one of the core disciplines of public health. Focus will be on learning and applying basic principles of epidemiology to infectious, acute, and chronic diseases. Emphasis will also be placed on the applications of epidemiological principles and skills as they relate to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Healthcare organization and finance. Comparison of U.S. healthcare systems with other healthcare systems from around the world.
Discussion of the social, economic, political, environmental, and cultural determinants of health including measurements of health and burden of disease.
Designed to help students understand the Public Health issues related to environment and human activities.
A public health-related applied practice experience relevant to student’s academic and career goals.
