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Public Health

Public Health Degree Description

This degree is a good choice for students who know they want to pursue a career in public health. This degree offers opportunities to go directly into the workforce after graduation. In addition to taking classes on the Norman campus, students who pursue this major will take classes their final spring semester at the Hudson College of Public Health in Oklahoma City (approximately 20 miles north of Norman). 


What courses will I take?

  • Introduction to Public & Community Health
  • Introduction to Epidemiology
  • Health Policy, Law, & Ethics
  • Health Data & Statistics
  • Health Communication
  • Public Health & Healthcare Systems
  • Determinants of Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Public Health Capstone
  • Experiential Public Health
  • Chemistry (2 semesters)
  • Organic Chemistry (1 semester)
  • Biology (2 semesters)
  • Calculus

Do my interests fit?

Students in this major typically have interests in:

  • Careers in public health
    • Environmental Safety
    • Occupational Health
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Epidemiology
  • Science
  • Research

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