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At Rochester, public health education blends scientific knowledge with creative approaches to safeguard and enhance community and family well-being through learning and investigation.
Our undergraduate public health curriculum offers:
A diverse range of courses leveraging expertise from multiple River Campus and Medical Center departments. CEPH-accredited educational initiatives through the Department of Public Health Sciences. Public health studies create a robust intellectual foundation for examining complex societal issues through multiple disciplines.
As an undergraduate public health student, you'll cultivate abilities to analyze and address health concerns affecting populations locally, nationally, and worldwide. The program capitalizes on faculty knowledge and research excellence across Arts, Sciences, Engineering, and the Medical Center. This enables you to:
Examine community health through various lenses, incorporating natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Select a major, minor, or complete a program cluster.
Combine your major with healthcare career aspirations like medicine or dentistry.
Gain practical experience through credit-earning internships.
Collaborate on research projects with faculty mentors.