If you're interested in environmental health, protection of natural resources, and safety for workers and communities, consider a Public Health major with an Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis. Public health professionals specializing in environmental and occupational health help protect communities and workers from health risks such as contaminates or hazardous living or working conditions. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Students choosing the Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis focus on environmental justice, public health preparedness, industrial impact, sanitation, and safety fundamentals. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience. Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis students wishing to also earn their Master of Public Health can do so in an accelerated program.
Emphasis areas are:
Public Health: Public Health Practice Emphasis
Public Health: Environmental and Occupational Health Emphasis
Public Health: Quantitative Methods in Public Health Emphasis
Public Health: One Health Emphasis
Public Health: Health Promotion Emphasis
Public Health: Health Systems Theory and Practice Emphasis
Public Health: Global Health Emphasis
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
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15 January 2025
The University of Arizona
TUCSON,
Arizona,
85721, United States
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
15 January 2025
Students must have high school equivalent to USA and entry requirements vary from country to country. International applicants whose primary language is not English, or who attended school in a non-English speaking country, regardless of citizenship, must prove English proficiency. English proficiency may be proven by one or more of the following:
TOEFL iBT - 70
IELTS - 6.0
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - 53
IB (English A – Higher Level) - 5 or higher
Cambridge English Scale (C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency) - 169
Cambridge GCSE, O Level or higher (English) - C or higher
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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