BA in Health Policy in Rochester United States | University of Rochester

At Rochester, our public health program combines scientific knowledge and creative approaches to safeguard and enhance community well-being through education and research.
Our interdisciplinary undergraduate public health curriculum includes:
A diverse range of courses leveraging expertise from multiple River Campus and Medical Center departments.
Public Health Sciences Department programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
Public health studies offer a robust intellectual foundation for examining complex societal issues through multiple disciplines.
This major requires 13 core courses plus one prerequisite. The health policy track culminates in a bachelor of arts degree and fulfills the Rochester Curriculum's social sciences requirement.
Primary learning objectives for this program:
Grasp health policy's role in structuring, funding, and delivering US healthcare, including its legal and historical context, Apply statistical, economic, and political science principles to health policy analysis, Comprehend contemporary population health issues (including environmental health) and healthcare systems (private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid) across government and private sectors at all levels, Develop skills to analyze health policy implications for population health and healthcare systems across various jurisdictions and sectors.