Public Health, AB

Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work, and play. At Wesleyan College, public health is an interdisciplinary major. In addition to coursework in public health history, policy, and practice, you will take courses in data analytics, mathematics, psychology, economics, biology, chemistry, and political science. In doing so, you will learn how to use the theories and knowledge of these disciplines to analyze and understand public health issues that affect local, regional, national, and global communities. This is an ideal major for a wide range of interests. Public health can encompass scientific research, education, community engagement, data analysis, policy-making, and law. Majoring in public health at Wesleyan College will prepare you for graduate programs, including Public Health and Epidemiology, or careers in many different fields, such as first responders, health educators, scientists and researchers, community planners, public health physicians and nurses, occupational health and safety professionals, or public policymakers.

Program Learning Objectives

Students who graduate with a public health major from Wesleyan College shall:

1. demonstrate critical understanding of historical and contemporary public health trends and approaches;
2. demonstrate critical understanding of how politics and public policy affect health systems;
3. acquire methodological and communication skills commensurate with interdisciplinary scholarly research;
4. analyze public health issues using methodologies from data analytics, statistics, and the social and natural sciences;
5. apply knowledge, skills, and ethical reasoning to engage actively with issues in public health; and
6. demonstrate preparedness to enter graduate programs and/or pursue careers in public health and related fields