Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Prepare for an impactful career improving the health and well-being of your community and our world with a degree in public health. As a public health professional, you will focus on proactive, preventative measures – striving to reduce the risk of illness, injury or disease in populations even before it occurs – through community engagement, programming, research, policy, health behavior and more. This degree offered through the Department of Public and Environmental Wellness aligns with national and local health needs and offers extensive opportunities for collaboration with faculty, graduate students and the surrounding community. You will gain a unique health education that focuses on individual and community wellness, understanding cultural ethnicity and well-being, health promotion and disease prevention.
The innovative Public Health combined program brings together both the bachelor’s of public health and the Master of Public Health (MPH), enabling you to complete both degrees in as little as five years (rather than six or more), saving both time and money.
Curricular Requirements DEGREE PLAN Advising
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health program begins with a rich array of foundational topics in areas such as health and wellness, business, psychology, research and more, enabling you to develop valuable skills necessary for successful engagement in local and global communities and the workforce. Next, in the Cultural Ethnicity and Well-Being Core, explore contemporary topics and the impact of wellness, and how to facilitate it, in the culturally and ethnically diverse populations of today's world. The program concludes with Public Health Practice where you delve into advanced public health topics, such as best practices for ethically persuading, marketing and implementing interventions that address social determinants of health. Full course details can be found in the undergraduate catalog (see Curricular Requirements).
The OU Pledge is our commitment to provide experience-based and hands-on learning through participation in programs, student and professional organizations, research, community engagement and more.
Possibilities include:
- Internship or directed research experience as part of the program
- Public Health Professionals student organization
- Community Health Engagement and Empowerment Research (CHEER) Lab
- ECLIPSE Leadership Initiative
Information sessions to be announced.
Pursue an in-demand and meaningful career with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree. Opportunities include:
- Public health educator
- Corporate wellness coordinator
- Health services manager
- Human resources health consultant
- Health programming consultant
- Community health project manager
- Public health responder
- Health data analyst
You will also be well-equipped for graduate study. Pursue your Master of Public Health degree at Oakland University individually or in combination with your bachelor's degree. Other advanced degree opportunities include health administration, health psychology and more.
Job Outlook
Public health and wellness professionals work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nonprofit organizations, government, doctors’ offices, private businesses, and colleges. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in this field is projected to grow 4% from 2024 to 2034.
Salary
Zip Recruiter reports that the average annual wage for a graduate of a bachelor’s degree in public health is $79,657.
Charlie Rinehart, M.A.
Coordinator and Special Lecturer
Public Health, Wellness and Health Promotion
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School of Health Sciences
3070 Human Health Building
433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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(248) 370-2369
[email protected]
Dean's Office
Human Health Building
(248) 370-3562
[email protected]
School of Health Sciences
3070 Human Health Building
433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
(location map)
(248) 370-2369
[email protected]
Dean's Office
Human Health Building
(248) 370-3562
[email protected]
