Public Health - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
An Arts and Sciences Area of Study
Application Code 250
For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.
Public Health is a dynamic field that focuses on saving lives on a population level through disease and injury prevention strategies. Public Health includes a variety of challenging disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health services, environmental health, behavioral health, and occupational health. Health risk assessments, health screenings, health promotion programming, and surveillance of disease outbreaks are examples of public health services. Public Health professionals work within a variety of settings including state and local health departments, hospitals, workplace wellness programs, government agencies, educational institutions, research organizations, and international development agencies. This area of study is designed to articulate to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Health Administration and Policy program Public Health track when the World Language Sequence is selected. Students not transferring to UMBC are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.
General Education Core
Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.
English Composition
Arts & Humanities
The Arts & Humanities requirement may alternatively be fulfilled by completing a World Language Sequence plus one of the following courses: SPCH-151, THET-101, THET-102, THET-103, THET-202, THET-241, or WMST-193. Students who complete a World Language Sequence are not required to complete a General Education Core Elective. Students who plan to transfer to UMBC should complete a World Language Sequence.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Biological & Physical Sciences
Mathematics
Core Electives
Required Courses Related to Major
A graduate should be able to
- 1. Apply the history and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, ethics, concepts, and functions across the globe and in society.
- 2. Apply the basic concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, use, and analysis and understand why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice.
- 3. Apply the concepts of population health and the basic processes, approaches, and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations.
- 4. Apply the underlying science of human health and disease including opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course.
- 5. Compare and contrast the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.
- 6. Apply the fundamental concepts and features of project implementation, including planning, assessment, and evaluation.
Total Credit Hours: 60