The Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health & Human Services (CHHS) at UNC Charlotte now offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH).

Public health is the science and art of promoting health, preventing disease and injury, and prolonging life through organized efforts of society. The BSPH coursework provides students with a solid foundation in the core disciplines of public health (health behavior, epidemiology, administration, environmental health, and biostatistics), and the internship and capstone experiences allow students to integrate and demonstrate their knowledge and analytical skills in research and practice settings. Students completing the BSPH program will meet the requirements needed to sit for the nationally recognized Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.

Pre-requisites offered this summer:

Summer Session I
HLTH 2101: Healthy Lifestyles
Racine

Overview of issues related to personal health, including healthy behaviors, lifestyles, and outcomes.

Summer Session II
HLTH3101: Foundations of Public Health
Thompson

An introduction to the field of public health, including its history, content areas, scope, and paradigms of professional practice.

HLTH4104: Epidemiology
Arif

An introduction to basic principles and methods used in epidemiology to detect and control disease in populations.  

University of Maastricht, Netherlands

Students enrolled in the summer abroad program, A Comparative Study of National Healthcare Systerms in Western Europe & the United States, relax in Maastricht, the Netherlands with Dr.Michael Thompson (wearing the white cap!). The two-week course examines the healthcare systems in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany in comparison to one another and to the US healthcare system.