BS Public Health at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program provides students with a multi-disciplinary understanding of public health and its determinants. It does this through both core and elective courses examining epidemiology, statistics and data visualization, environmental health, health policy, health communication, and social and behavioral health. The program is designed to prepare students to address public health challenges by examining health equity, disease monitoring and prevention, environmental/planetary health, health policy and promotion and integrative health systems broadly defined.

Faculty: College of Health and Human Services | Department: Health Management Policy | Duration: 128 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

128-credit programme. Required courses include HMP 401 United States Health Care Systems; HMP 403 Introduction to Public Health; HMP 501 Epidemiology and Community Medicine; HMP 512 Using Data to Improve Human Health; HMP 540 Statistics for Health and Human Service Professionals; HMP 642 Health Economics.

Career pathways

Graduates of the BSPH program will be equipped for diverse career opportunities in government agencies, non-profit organizations, healthcare systems, and private industry, or for advanced studies in public health, medicine, or related fields.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester entry and Spring semester entry for first-year students; Spring Decision plan available.

UNH Manchester: Fall and Spring semester entry for first-year and transfer students.

First-year deadlines: Spring Decision October 15; Early Action November 15; Regular Decision February 1; financial aid priority date March 1. Select majors (Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, CHHS Undeclared) have a December 1 priority deadline. Applications are made through the Common Application. SAT and ACT scores are optional.

UNH Manchester first-year: Fall Early Action November 15, Fall Regular Decision April 1, Spring November 15; transfer: Fall April 1, Spring November 15; FAFSA priority March 1. Application fee $50 for N.H. residents and $65 for non-residents; SAT/ACT optional.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.unh.edu/

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