SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

公共卫生,学士学位

Earn an Impactful Public 健康 Degree from 欧宝体育app入口

 

What can you do with a public health degree? Whether you prefer crunching numbers, 想和别人一起工作, or feel that 研究 is your thing, there are public health degree jobs and careers for you. With your public health major, you can move immediately into a rewarding public health career. 仍然, more options are available to those interested in further graduate study or specialized training.

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研究机会

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individualized academic advising for focused career guidance

一般工程

a full semester of field experiences within diverse organizations

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SFU的学习经历

Public 健康 the Saint 弗朗西斯 Way

在圣弗朗西斯, we offer a degree public health degree program embedded in the liberal arts tradition. 这意味着:

  • Emphasizing personal and professional ethics, and based upon the University’s 在全国范围内-recognized 弗朗西斯can mission.
  • Students have practical experience in their field and work with seasoned practitioners across a variety of community and clinical settings.

Our Public 健康 Program prepares students for a variety of public health job by providing:

  • A full semester of field experiences within diverse organizations;
  • Highly qualified public health faculty, representing a broad range of public health specialties;
  • Individualized academic advising for focused career guidance;
  • Small class sizes which allow for personal attention and support; and
  • 研究机会.

In 2022 our Public 健康 graduates demonstrated 100% pass rates of the Public 健康 Program, 100项能力测验.  

课程 & 课程

What You’ll Learn in the Public 健康 Program

Public 健康 is an evidence-based science of protecting and improving the health of human populations through education, 研究, 以及社区干预. The Public 健康 program at 欧宝体育app入口 consists of an interdisciplinary curriculum to best foster the examination of population health from a broad, 集成, 文科视角. 

 

Tailor your degree with specialization paths:

  • 环境科学
  • 流行病学
  • 公共卫生管理局
  • 医学预科
  • 度路径
  • 学习目标
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Experienced Public 健康 faculty who Love to Teach

Dr. 特蕾莎米. 霍纳
814.472.3357
T霍纳@inonezl.com

公共卫生职业展望

With your public health degree, you can move immediately into a rewarding public health career. 仍然, more options are available to those interested in further graduate study or specialized training. A public health degree can serve as the foundation for careers in most master's programs.   

As a graduate with a public health major, you can enter fields such as:

  • 行为科学 & 健康教育
  • 生物统计学
  • 环境 & 职业健康
  • 流行病学
  • 卫生政策 & 政府
  • 国际卫生

 

常见问题

Frequently Asked Questions 关于 Public 健康 and 欧宝体育app入口

  • 什么是公共卫生?

    Public 健康 begins with an undergraduate degree that prepares you to work with people to improve health, prevent disease and make a difference in their lives. It is a fast-growing field with a wide variety of entry level public health degree jobs locally, 在全国范围内, 和全球.  

  • What can you do with a public health degree?

    拥有公共卫生学位, you will learn to understand how people make decisions about their health and using that knowledge, you can support them in making healthy changes. You can also help people navigate the complex health system, answer questions about health insurances, 设计健康计划, 管理项目, and interpret and translate scientific information for the public. You will become an expert in identifying valid health data and effective programs, 编制和撰写助学金, 做复杂的决定, 解决health-puzzles, and creating health education and marketing materials like movies, 传单, 海报及更多.

  • Where can I get a public health degree job after graduation?

    Many organizations hire public health professionals, 比如政府机构, 大学, 医院, 医生的办公室, 非营利组织, 或学校. 作为一名公共卫生专业人员, some of the many areas you can work in include maternal and child health, 救灾和备灾, 传染病调查, 研究, 环境卫生, 工作场所安全, child abuse awareness and reduction, 社区卫生, 等.

博客

公共卫生校友聚焦

大学通信 & 市场营销| 2023年9月12日
Amongst the public health scene are five SFU alumni who have embarked on inspiring journeys, each contributing uniquely to the field. Read the stories of Lucy Rojas, Christine Yakicic, Makenna 前ka, Joe Theiss, and Hannah Anderson.