Community/Public Health, A.S.

Public Health is a broad, multi-disciplinary field, and most professionals specialize at the graduate level. Other specialties within public health include maternal and child health, nutrition, health disparities, and veterinary public health. Additionally, some professionals choose interdisciplinary career paths that involve public health, such as MPH/RN, MPH/JD, MPH,MD, etc. A bachelor’s degree opens the door for entry level opportunities in areas such as health education and promotion and environmental health. A master’s degree is typically required for management, administration, research, policy development, biostatistics, and epidemiology.

Program Notes

Notes: This program is designed for students planning to continue their education at a four-year college or university. See University Parallel/Transfer Programs in the general information section of the catalog.