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Student Success: Amanda Feairheller '15 is among eight students in the U.S. chosen for the 2013 Ride Against AIDS. She is cycling cross-country to create AIDS awareness.
Hands-on Research: BW students traveled to Maine in 2012 to study public health issues.
Congratulations to the Public Health Scholar Bowl Team!
In April 2013, BW Public Health students Amanda Feairheller, Robert Hood, Tyler Steinc, and Jesper Zuber traveled to Saint Louis University, MO to compete against teams from seven universities in the National Public Health Scholar Bowl. The BW team won second place in the Trivia Competition and third place in the Public Health Case Study Competition.
Career Opportunities
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- Health Care Manager
- Public Health Analyst
- Infectious Disease Manager
- Emergency Preparedness
- Occupational Health Worker
- Environmental Health Analyst
Public Health
One of only a few such programs in Ohio, our Public Health degree offers you a comprehensive and rigorous study of biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health policy, and social and behavioral sciences.
Experiential
Hands-on research opportunities, case studies and dynamic class projects give you the tools to build an impressive professional portfolio suitable for graduate school or a career. A capstone field experience offers real-world strategy and application with a public health agency.
Professional
Full-time faculty with extensive public health experience bridge textbook studies with applied learning. Developed in consultation with physicians, leading scholars and public health agencies, the program aligns with the standards of the American Public Health Association, among others.
Rapidly Growing Career Field
Ranked among the fastest growing fields nationally and regionally, public health offers you outstanding career marketability. By 2020 it is projected the national shortage of professionals will reach crisis proportions. Opportunities include:
Offered as a major.