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Public Health

You should consider majoring in public health if you are interested in understanding the multiple dimensions of health and wellness, as well as the ways in which our collective health is affected by the social and physical environments, genetics, and culture, including issues around access to care and health equity. A public health degree unlocks careers in biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy, community health, and behavioral sciences.

Degrees and concentrations

Bachelor's Degree

The Bachelor of Science degree offers students concentrations in:

  • Public Health - General Studies, B.S.
  • Health Education and Promotion, B.S.
  • Public Health Nutrition, B.S.
  • Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, B.S.
  • Global Health, B.S.

Master's of Public Health (M.P.H.)

  • Public Health, M.P.H.

Minor

  • Public Health

Department Information     Catalog: Courses Offered

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WHY CHOOSE Public Health at CSUF

Our public health degree empowers students to face evolving public health challenges head on through innovative research, inclusive learning, hands-on fieldwork in diverse communities and collaborative partnerships. We prepare students to engage surrounding communities and diverse populations by advancing health equity with a global perspective.

Centers:

  • Center for Cancer Disparities Research
  • Center for The Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Center

CAREER PATH

Public health careers center on preventing disease and injury and promoting health and wellness, so that everyone can lead healthier, longer, and more fulfilling lives.

Our public health graduates work with refugees, senior citizens, people with disabilities, trauma survivors and on the front lines of pandemics and emerging health threats, protecting the well-being of diverse populations locally and globally.

A degree in public health offers fulfilling careers in several areas:

  • Biostatistics
  • Community health
  • Consultant
  • Disaster planning and management
  • Emergency management
  • Environmental health
  • Epidemiology
  • Grant writing

 

For more information about career paths:    Contact Us

  • Health administration and management
  • Health education
  • Health policy and management
  • Infectious disease
  • Medicine and health services
  • Program evaluation
  • Public health nursing
  • Public health nutrition

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