Johns Hopkins University

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BA in Public Health Studies

Course Description

BA Program Details The public health studies (PHS) major offers a flexible, challenging, and contemporary curriculum that may include coursework in ethics, the natural sciences, policy, economics, or environmental issues, among other areas. Through these varied options, the PHS program provides rigorous preparation for advanced study in public health, law, medicine, and related fields. The program is a beneficial undergraduate pursuit not only for students planning to enter MHS/MPH and PhD programs, but also for premedical and prelaw students. Learning Goals Public health studies majors: Exhibit understanding of the role of public health in society and the historical development of the field. Display understanding of the basic principles and experimental basis of the core fields of public health and exhibit competencies related to the logical relationships of those fields in promoting disease prevention. Demonstrate adequate problem-solving skills in the natural sciences using laboratory instruments and empirical methods to draw valid conclusions from experimental data. Display adequate problem-solving skills in the social sciences using critical thinking, effective synthesis of complex ideas, and analytic methods to draw valid conclusions from quantitative and qualitative data sources. Demonstrate competence using computers for data acquisition, statistical analysis, and health information, including bibliographic resources and current periodicals database systems. Exhibit adequate written and oral communication skills.

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4year

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