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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 - Critical & Creative Thinking Core

3

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
HEED 125Ethics in Professional Practice

3
NUTR 211Nutrition

3
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities - Oral Communication Core

3
Gen Ed Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - Global Competency Core

3
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core w/ Lab

4

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
PUBH 101Introduction to Public Health

3
PUBH 210Epidemiology

3
PUBH 280Global Health

3
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core

3
Elective General Elective

3

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
PUBH 230Health and the Disease Process

3
PUBH 250Public Health Internship

3
PUBH 260Community Advocacy in Public Health

3
Elective General Elective

4

A graduate should be able to

  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. 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. 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. Apply the underlying science of human health and disease including opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course.
  5. Compare and contrast the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.
  6. Apply the fundamental concepts and features of project implementation, including planning, assessment, and evaluation.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Students who plan to transfer to UMBC should complete a World Language Sequence.