Public Health

Health Systems Theory and Practice Emphasis

Prepare for a career as a public health leader helping corporations, organizations, governments and communities with planning, management, and administration. Courses in health economics and policy, public health law and ethics, healthcare marketing, and strategic planning are complemented by an internship that provides professional public health experience in your area of interest.
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Bachelor of Science

If you're interested in tackling big-picture issues and policy when it comes to health concerns, consider the Public Health major's Health Systems Theory and Practice emphasis. Corporations, organizations, governments and communities need public health leaders to focus on planning, management and administration. The University of Arizona's Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Health Systems Theory and Practice emphasis is one of several concentrations within the major. Students in this emphasis take courses in health economics and policy, public health law and ethics, healthcare marketing, and strategic planning. Undergraduates complement their coursework with an internship that provides them with professional public health experience in their area of interest.

Level of Math
Moderate Knowledge
Level of Second Language
2nd Semester Proficiency