Public Health & Wellness RAP - Fall 2008
If you are interested in personal, community, and global health-related issues, this RAP is a great choice for you. Students who join the Public Health & Wellness RAP will explore socially important challenges in our complex world, challenges ranging from preventing epidemics, responding to natural disasters, investigating community health hazards, and preventing the spread of disease. Gaining an awareness of public and personal health issues is at the core of this RAP. Public Health & Wellness RAP is designed for 30 first-year students—with or without a science background. Be sure to visit the How to Join page on this website to learn about the process and important timelines you must follow to become a member of this fantastic program! |
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When you join this RAP you will…
- Enroll together in a class that focuses on the principles of health promotion and personal wellness.
- Expand your understanding of current public health issues.
- Learn how this knowledge can empower you to have a powerful and long-term impact on the people and environment around you—and possibly throughout the world.
- Connect easily with classmates for study groups and class projects.
- Work with the faculty instructor of the Public Health 160 lecture to learn about the various opportunities in the Public Health major at UMass and explore careers in related fields.
Classes In the Fall semester, students will enroll in the following classes,
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Knowledge is power. This was first written over four-hundred years ago.
The world has changed dramatically since then, but the wisdom in this famous line has not changed; in fact, it's never been truer!
As graduates in the twenty-first century, you will have careers that are increasingly global in nature; you will encounter—at home and abroad—many challenges and opportunities related to health and well-being.
