Kingfisher Concentration - Public Health requirements (9 Credits)
The Public Health Kingfisher Concentration acquaints students with the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting healthy life styles both in this country and abroad. Public health includes the study of the causes and distribution of disease frequency in human populations and interventions aimed at minimizing risk factors and preventing disease at the population level. This discipline studies community efforts for improving the environment, containing community infections, addressing the social determinants of health and developing the social machinery to maintaining the health of a population.
This Kingfisher Concentration has an associated minor that allows for continued study of these topics: Public Health Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose any 9 credits from the list below: | 9 | |
| Definitions of Health-Implications for Care: Austria, Hungary and the United States | ||
| Dominican Republic in Context 1 | ||
| Global Health: A Biosocial and Justice-Oriented Approach | ||
| Public and Non-Profit Administration | ||
| Public Policy And Health Care | ||
| The Essentials of Public Health | ||
| Essentials of Epidemiology | ||
| Healthcare Ethics: Public Health, Administration, and Clinical Care | ||
or HAP 404 | Bioethics and Society | |
or HAP 457 | Biomedical Ethics: Philosophical and Theological Approaches | |
or PHL 425 | Sciences, Ethics & Society | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
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EDP 362 Dominican Republic in Context taught in the Dominican Republic.