The Public Health Management Concentration is open to any undergraduate at the University, regardless of major. Students must complete the Concentration with a grade point average of 2.0 or above. The program is designed to allow students regardless of major, to understand individual, community, and population-level health issues that are part of the daily human experience from a rigorously-defined public health perspective. Students will learn how techniques from various disciplines including the sciences, engineering and technology, and social sciences can be leveraged to address humanity’s greatest health challenges.
The Concentration’s required coursework explores the core areas of public health, preparing students to examine a variety of issues from a population health perspective. After completing the Concentration core, students are encouraged to use the free elective option to refine their course of study to suit their individual interests and career goals.
Completing the Public Health Management Concentration will improve students’ marketability in many professional paths that promise to remain especially stable throughout and after the pandemic, including social work, kinesiology, education, business, health professions, psychology, health communication and others.
The Concentration also prepares students to pursue graduate training in Public Health and professional programs in medicine, dental medicine, and allied health professions. Also, this training aligns with the University of Scranton’s and the Panuska College of Professional Studies’ joint mission of preparing students to be intellectually curious, socially aware, justice-oriented members who serve society in a variety of professional endeavors.
Curriculum Requires 18 Credits
For more information on the Health Administration and Human Resources department, visit its website.