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Public Health Studies
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Public health is society’s organized effort to protect, promote,
and restore people’s health. Students in public health studies
take core courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and management,
and environmental health. Students study the scientific, political,
and cultural causes of disease, the medical treatments for disease, and
the many ways to prevent and treat public health crises around the world.
Highlights of the Hopkins Program
Public health majors choose an emphasis in either natural sciences or
social sciences. The program in natural sciences prepares students
for careers in medicine with course work in organic chemistry,
cell biology, physics, and public health. The program in social sciences
emphasizes the socioeconomic and cultural aspects of public health,
with course work in economics, sociology, anthropology, public policy,
and public health. All seniors will take electives in the graduate
program at the Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Departmental Homepage
Direct access to the department’s undergraduate information and
their own description of their programs.
http://web.jhu.edu/publichealth/undergrad.html
Scheduling
Sample First Semester Schedule (for a Social Sciences concentration)
- General Biology I, 020. 151
- General Biology Lab I, 020.153
- Calculus I, 110.106
- Elective course
- Total 12-16 credits
Sample First Semester Schedule (for a Natural Sciences concentration)
- Introductory Chemistry I, 030.101
- Introductory Chemistry Lab I, 030.105
- Calculus I, 110.106
- Elective course
- Total 12-16 credits
Major Checklist
A checklist which can be used for exploring the requirements of a potential
major and monitoring your own degree progress.
Major: http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/images/checklists_pdf/PublicHealthMajor.doc
Career Exploration
Skill Set
The “real world” skills you’ll develop with a major
in Public Health:
- Recognizing cultural differences and similarities
- Developing public policy initiatives to address community health
problems
- Awareness and concern for the wider world
Career Center
What have alumni done with their major in Public Health?
http://www.jhu.edu/~careers/explore/majors/publichealth.html
Looking for information about majors, careers,
and finding jobs and internships? Visit the Career Center’s website:
http://www.jhu.edu/~careers/
Last modified: September 5, 2008 |
