Overview of Educational Programs
Educational Programs listed by Degree
Educational Programs listed by Department
Biostatistics blends theoretical mathematics and applied data analysis in modern medical research. Biostatisticians work with physicians, epidemiologists, health services researches, and other scientists to design medical research studies and to collect and analyze data.
The mission of the Department of Environmental Health is to identify agents in the environment and workplace that affect human health, analyze and explain their mechanisms, assess and communicate their risks, develop strategies to reduce or eliminate their effects, and share the knowledge obtained.
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency and distribution of disease in human populations. Epidemiologists investigate why some people acquire a specific condition and others do not, in order to identify opportunities for prevention.
This contemporary program prepares individuals for a career in health information management.
To treat and prevent disease, Health Services examines the organization and financing of the public and private sector activities required at local, state, and federal levels.
The International Health Program is designed for health professionals, administrators, and policy analysts who intend to devote a significant part of their careers to improving health in developing countries. Its goal is to contribute to the advancement of world health through service, teaching, and research.
Contributes to understanding and prevention of major maternal and child health problems, including pregnancy outcome, infant and child morbidity and mortality, maternal morbidity and mortality, abnormal child growth and development, and early-life factors in adult health problems.
This program prepares students for careers in management, planning, and policy analysis in a variety of settings in the health care field.
This program provides a broad understanding of the structure and function of the health care delivery system, depth of knowledge in a specific area of health services, and the skills needed to perform competently in professional roles.
Nutritional Sciences prepares graduates to work in policy analysis and program development at local, state, or federal levels. The program also focuses on the design and implementation of community-based dietary interventions for health promotion.
Pathobiology is the study of pathogenic biological agents and their interaction with their hosts, primarily humans. As a discipline, pathobiology combines the fundamental concepts of biology and clinical medicine.
Public Health Genetics provides a broad training in public health with specific emphasis on human genetics, genetic epidemiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, anthropology, pharmacogenomics, and ecogenetics.
The minor introduces undergraduates to public health issues such as emerging infectious diseases, chronic diseases, access to health care and modes of health care delivery, the geography of health, the effects of environment on health and disease, and the tools medical researchers use to understand the biological mechanism of disease and the modes of disease spread, prevention, and cure.