How can we leverage technology to track disease outbreaks? How can we ensure safe drinking water is available in all communities? How will climate change continue to affect public health?
If you want to play an essential role in answering these questions, a degree in public health from Alverno will set you on a path to make an impact on health care and overall quality of life for communities both near and far.
Public health is a diverse and rapidly growing field, with a need for skilled professionals to hold a variety of roles at the community, state, and federal levels. To prepare you for the path that aligns with your interests, we offer the following three concentrations:
Health Education: You will gain knowledge for wellness and become a strong, creative communicator and collaborator to help entire communities live healthier lives.
Health Science: The study of biology, with emphasis on human health and diseases, will give you a strong foundation to identify, collect and interpret biological data needed to address public health concerns.
Policy and Advocacy*: With a combination of social science, communication and humanities courses, you will acquire the knowledge, skills and strategies to effectively engage in the political arena on health inequities.
*This track has been suspended and is no longer accepting new students.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Core | ||
| PHTH-101 | Introduction to Public Health | 2 |
| PHTH-201 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PHTH-253 | Stories of Illness & Recovery | 4 |
| or EN-253 | Stories of Illness & Recovery | |
| PHTH-260 | Epidemiology | 4 |
| PHTH-310 | Health Policy and Advocacy | 2 |
| PHTH-330 | Global Health | 4 |
| PHTH-341 | Environmental Health | 4 |
| PHTH-399 | Formal Intro to Advanced Work | 0 |
| PHTH-490 | Senior Seminar in Public Health | 2 |
| BSC-257 | Statistics for Health Professionals | 4 |
| POL-225 | American Politics | 4 |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| RL-252 | Medical Ethics | 4 |
| SC-119 & 119L | Foundations of Chemistry and Foundations of Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| SC-120 & 120L | Foundations of Biology and Foundations of Biology Lab | 4 |
| SSC-101 | 4 | |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| TRACK | Plus your track below | |
| Total Credits | 55 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Health Education Track | ||
| HED-201 | Role of the Health Educator | 4 |
| HED-210 | Foundations Health Ed & Health Behavior | 4 |
| HED-320 | Assessment of Population Health | 3 |
| HED-401 | Transitions to Professional Role | 2 |
| HED-483 | Advanced Internship | 2 |
| AED-354 | Adult Ed HR Principles& Philosophy Trng | 3 |
| BI-233 & 233L | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 and Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lab | 4 |
| SOC-338 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| SOC-437 | Fundraising & Grant Writing: Principles & Practice | 3 |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Track | ||
| BI-251 & 251L | Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BI-233 & 233L | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 and Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lab | 4 |
| BI-331 | ||
| BI-338 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| BI-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | 3 |
| or CH-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | |
| BI-452 | Immunology | 3 |
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Policy & Advocacy Track* | ||
| *This track has been suspended and is no longer accepting new students. | ||
| COMM-340 | Persuasion and Advocacy | 3 |
| or COMM-360 | Logic & Argumentation | |
| or GLS-200 | Introduction to Global Studies | |
| or MGT-210 | Macroeconomics | |
| COMM-350 | Healthcare Communication | 3 |
| COMM-400 | Intercultural Communication & Leadership | 3 |
| POL-398 | Community, Power & Change | 3 |
| or SOC-398 | Community Power & Change | |
| SOC-306 | Race & Ethnicity in American Life | 4 |
| SOC-437 | Fundraising & Grant Writing: Principles & Practice | 3 |
| WGS-200 | Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | 4 |
| Total Credits | 23 | |