Undergraduate Degree Program
An undergraduate degree program is offered in the Department of Public Health, leading to a Bachelor's of Science degree in Public Health Sciences. The undergraduate degree in Public Health Sciences is intended to provide students with a broad understanding of the factors that influence the health of populations. The field of public health encompasses a number of sub-disciplines, including community health education, health policy and management, environmental health, epidemiology, and biostatistics. Students may select a track emphasizing either Social Sciences or Natural Sciences to suit their individual interests and career goals. In both tracks, the curriculum is divided into four areas. These include:
- Quantitative courses
- Pre-requisite courses
- Public Health courses
- Cognate area related to Public Health
Bachelor
of Science Degree in Public Health Sciences Requirements
Applying
to the UMass Bachelor of Science Degree in Public
Health Sciences
The Department of Public Health offers a Peer Advising Center. Click here for more information!
Graduating Senior Survey-Calendar Years 2007-2008 has voted Public Health Sciences the #1 Major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The undergraduate Public Health major is not only #1 - but we are also above average in the following areas:
* Faculty accessibility
* Quality of teaching
* Academic advising
* Faculty concern for progress
* Writing preparation
* Career preparation & guidance
* Overall experience
For more information about the status of the undergraduate degree in Public Health, please email Gloria DiFulvio, undergraduate program director, at gloria@schoolph.umass.edu.
