Program Details
Next Start Date: January 8
Credit Hours: 120
Course Length: 8 and 16 weeks
Estimated Program Length: 48 months
The 100% online bachelor’s degree in public health from the University of West Florida will give you a unique skill set to respond to modern public health problems with innovative and practical solutions.
Why Study Public Health at UWF?
Public health needs are growing across the globe, which means the need for qualified, credentialed public health professionals is also expanding.U WF's Public Health B.S. uses a curriculum based on public health foundational competencies to prepare you for career advancement. With the help of accessible, supportive faculty, you will experience practical and hands-on applied practice learning activities in the community, culminating in a capstone project.
The online B.S. in Public Health from the University of West Florida will empower you to enter industries in government, corporate settings, nonprofit organizations and healthcare providers. Or you can graduate prepared for advanced study.
What You Will Learn
Through the online public health bachelor’s degree, you’ll have the opportunity to develop advanced skills in population health needs assessment and analysis of health equity and disparities across populations. Our program can help you gain the necessary competencies for employment at the local, state, national and international levels. The online B.S. in Public Health utilizes an integrated competency framework built on cross-cutting skills and knowledge informed by the Council on Linkages. As a result, you will engage in relevant topics:
- Content knowledge in the core areas of public health to promote health across diverse communities
- Plan, implement and evaluate health programs and initiatives
- Workplace hazards and the significance of effective management in occupational health and safety initiatives
- How public health practices function within the United States legal system
- Epidemiology and how the spread of disease affects different populations
- Public health responses to structural, technological and natural disasters
- The U.S. healthcare system from a public health perspective
By completing this degree, you will be able to:
- Locate problem areas related to public health and critically address them to benefit community members
- Promote public health initiatives that analyze and incorporate public health information to improve population health
- Manage projects that support team collaboration toward community health-based outcomes
- Apply ethical public health knowledge that complies with regulatory requirements laid out in the field of public health