专业概况
在这里学什么?
Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play. Using real-world cases, field work and practicum, students in Duquesne's public health program learn what it takes to improve health care globally.
Program Outcomes
- Understand of health promotion and disease prevention.
- Identify the interdisciplinary framework of public health and the contributions of varied disciplines to the understanding of and practices in public health.
- Explain the basic tenets of epidemiology including rates, risk factors, disease determinants, causation and surveillance methods.
- Describe how public health can determine interventions (health communication, social and behavioral) for improving population health.
- Explain the impact of the environment and communicable diseases on population health.
- Detail the role of public health in protecting vulnerable populations and those with health disparities.
- Understand environmental impacts on health.
- Discuss the importance of health literacy.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health requires 131 Credits.
Fall of 1st Year - 16 Credits
UCOR-103 IPE Health Research Skills (1 cr.) UCOR-101 Thinking & Writing Across the Curriculum (3 cr.) BIOL 111/L Biology I: Cells, Genetics, Development/Lab (4/0 cr.) CHEM-121/L/R General Chemistry I/Lab/Rec (4/1 cr.) UCOR-132 Basic Philosophical Questions (3 cr.)
Spring of 1st Year - 18 Credits
BIOL-112/L Biology II: Div, Ecology & Evol/Lab (4/0 cr.) CHEM-122/L/R General Chemistry II/Lab/Rec (4/1 cr.) PBHL-201 Introduction to Public Health (3 cr.) UCOR-102 Imaginative Literature & Critical Writing (3 cr.) ISYS-184 Business Information Systems (3 cr.)
所属院系
进入哪个院系学习? John G Rangos Sr School of Health Sciences
中国学生入学要求
为来自中国的学生设计 To be considered for admission you must have graduated from a secondary school recognized as an acceptable equivalent to a U.S. high school and you must demonstrate a record of acceptable academic success. In general, undergraduate applicants are expected to obtain the U.S. equivalent of a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) for most majors. TOEFL iBT of 70 or above or IELTS of 6.0.
课程信息
学制:全日制(131 学分)
学费:US$43,526.00 (¥ 281,783) /年
开学时间:2022八月23日, 2022一月12日
申请截止日期:
留学地点:John G Rangos Sr School of Health Sciences302 School of Health Sciences Building,600 Forbes Ave,PITTSBURGH,Pennsylvania,15282, United States