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Public Health - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

Application Code 250

For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.

Public Health is a dynamic field that focuses on saving lives on a population level through disease and injury prevention strategies. Public Health includes a variety of challenging disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health services, environmental health, behavioral health, and occupational health. Health risk assessments, health screenings, health promotion programming, and surveillance of disease outbreaks are examples of public health services. Public Health professionals work within a variety of settings including state and local health departments, hospitals, workplace wellness programs, government agencies, educational institutions, research organizations, and international development agencies. This area of study is designed to articulate to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Health Administration and Policy program Public Health track when the World Language Sequence is selected. Students not transferring to UMBC are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL 121College Composition

3
HEED 115Personal and Community Health

3
MATH 138Statistics

4
SOCI 101Introduction to Sociology

3
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities Core Group A

3

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
GEOG 101Introduction to World Geography

3
OR
GEOG 102Elements of Cultural Geography

3
HEED 125Ethics in Professional Practice

3
NUTR 211Nutrition

3
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities Core Group B

3
Gen Ed Core Science Core Course (must include lab)

4

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENST 233Introduction to Environmental Health

3
PUBH 101Introduction to Public Health

3
PUBH 210Epidemiology

3
Gen Ed Core Science Core Course

3
Core Elective Any General Education Core Course

4

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
PUBH 230Health and the Disease Process

3
PUBH 250Public Health Internship

3
PUBH 260Community Advocacy in Public Health

3
PUBH 280Global Health

3

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Apply the history and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, ethics, concepts, and functions across the globe and in society.
  2. 2. Apply the basic concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, use, and analysis and understand why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice.
  3. 3. Apply the concepts of population health and the basic processes, approaches, and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations.
  4. 4. Apply the underlying science of human health and disease including opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course.
  5. 5. Compare and contrast the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.
  6. 6. Apply the fundamental concepts and features of project implementation, including planning, assessment, and evaluation.

Total Credit Hours: 60

The Arts & Humanities Core requirement may alternatively be fulfilled by completing a World Language Sequence plus one of the following courses: SPCH 151, THET 102, THET 103, THET 202, THET 241, or WMST 193. Students who choose to complete a World Language Sequence are not required to complete General Education Core Electives. Students who plan to transfer to UMBC should complete a World Language Sequence.