About Public Health: Public Health Practice Emphasis in University of Arizona

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Biological & Biomedical Science
• Environment & Sustainability
• Health, Nutrition & Fitness
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Law, Policy & Social Justice
• Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
• Psychology & Human Behavior
• Social & Behavioral Sciences

Do you want to help individuals in diverse populations and communities? Consider majoring in the Public Health Practice emphasis. Public health professionals design and implement programs to ensure all communities have access to crucial health services and safe living conditions. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Public Health Practice emphasis is one of several areas of concentration within the major. Public Health Practice students study health program evaluation, health policy, law and ethics. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience working with underserved populations. The Public Health Practice emphasis is available to fully online public health students.

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

Academic qualification equivalents

• The student must have passed high school 
• Subject required: Maths, English, Laboratory Sciences, Social Sciences
• Admission is based on pre-computer science performance

English language requirements 

• IELTS :  6.0
• TOEFL IBT:  70
• PTE: 53

University of Arizona Annual Cost to Attend

Arizona Resident Tuition - $10,710

Out of State Resident Tuition - $28,800