Public Health, BS

This degree is taught by ASU’s College of Health Solutions, the only health college of its kind—bringing together researchers, faculty, students and community partners from many disciplines to turn scientific research into practical solutions that solve our greatest health challenges.Public health is the practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people in communities or countries. The Bachelor of Science program in public health prepares graduates to make an impact in health care on a local and global scale. Students engage in coursework related to the five pillars of public health: biostatistics: analyzing data to understand health trends and outcomes environmental health: how environmental surroundings such as air, water and living conditions affect human health epidemiology: how diseases spread, their causes and how to control their growth health administration: the delivery of health services health education and health promotion: creating and delivering programs to encourage healthier behaviors and lifestyles in order to prevent disease and improve well-being

A high school diploma or equivalent Grade in previous study: options range from no minimum requirement to GPA 2.75, or equivalent