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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Core | ||
| PHTH-101 | Introduction to Public Health | 2 |
| PHTH-201 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| SC-119 & 119L | Foundations of Chemistry and Foundations of Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| SC-120 & 120L | Foundations of Biology and Foundations of Biology Lab | 4 |
| SOC-101 | 4 | |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| POL-225 | American Politics | 4 |
| BSC-257 | Statistics for Health Professionals | 4 |
| PL-252 | Medical Ethics | 4 |
| or RL-252 | Medical Ethics | |
| 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 |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| PHTH-490 | Senior Seminar in Public Health | 2 |
| TRACK | Plus your track below | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Health Education Track | ||
| HED-201 | Role of the Health Educator | 4 |
| HED-210 | Foundations Health Ed & Health Behavior | 4 |
| BI-231 & 231L | and Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 4 |
| HED-320 | Assessment of Population Health | 3 |
| SOC-338 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| AED-354 | Adult Ed HR Principles& Philosophy Trng | 3 |
| SOC-437 | Fundraising & Grant Writing: Principles & Practice | 3 |
| HED-401 | Transitions to Professional Role | 2 |
| HED-483 | Advanced Internship | 2 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Track | ||
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| BI-231 & 231L | and Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 4 |
| BI-251 & 251L | Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BI-331 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BI-338 | Physiological Mechanisms Disease | 4 |
| BI-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | 3 |
| or CH-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | |
| BI-452 | Immunology | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Policy & Advocacy Track | ||
| WGS-200 | Intro to Women's & Gender Studies | 4 |
| COMM-350 | Healthcare Communication | 3 |
| SOC-306 | Race & Ethnicity in American Life | 4 |
| POL-398 | Community, Power & Change | 3 |
| or SOC-398 | Community Power & Change | |
| COMM-400 | Intercultural Communication & Leadership | 3 |
| SOC-437 | Fundraising & Grant Writing: Principles & Practice | 3 |
| COMM-340 | Persuasion and Advocacy | 3 |
| or COMM-360 | Logic & Argumentation | |
| or GLS-200 | Introduction to Global Studies | |
| or MGT-210 | Macroeconomics | |