BS Public Health
The Public Health program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is one of the first four standalone baccalaureate programs in the United States to be accredited by the Council for Education in Public Health. Students graduating from the program work with communities and individuals to protect, maintain and enhance, health and quality of life. Students complete the public-health core courses that provide a strong foundation in the Public Health Domains, the U.S. Public Health System, global health issues, factors impacting human health and disease, epidemiology, population-based and individual approaches to health enhancement, public health data sources, health policy, health law, health communication, and much more. Then, students must select one of four concentrations:
Public Health professionals work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, doctors’ offices, business & industry, and colleges/universities.
Upon graduation, those with concentrations in Community Health Education and Global Health are eligible to take a national exam to become Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®). Those in the Global Health concentration may also opt to obtain a Pre-Peace Corps Prep Certificate. Those in the Gerontology concentration and meeting the minimum admissions requirements can apply to complete one additional year of study and receive a MS degree in Gerontology.
The Public Health program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is one of the first four standalone baccalaureate programs in the United States to be accredited by the Council for Education in Public Health. Students graduating from the program work with communities and individuals to protect, maintain and enhance, health and quality of life. Students complete the public-health core courses that provide a strong foundation in the Public Health Domains, the U.S. Public Health System, global health issues, factors impacting human health and disease, epidemiology, population-based and individual approaches to health enhancement, public health data sources, health policy, health law, health communication, and much more. Then, students must select one of four concentrations:
Public Health professionals work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, doctors’ offices, business & industry, and colleges/universities.
Upon graduation, those with concentrations in Community Health Education and Global Health are eligible to take a national exam to become Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®). Those in the Global Health concentration may also opt to obtain a Pre-Peace Corps Prep Certificate. Those in the Gerontology concentration and meeting the minimum admissions requirements can apply to complete one additional year of study and receive a MS degree in Gerontology.
