Public Health

Description

The public health major prepares students for graduate education in public health and for entrylevel positions in a broad spectrum of private and public health organizations. Students receive a conceptual understanding of interrelated health, environmental, economic, educational, and social welfare issues.Learning Goals:

• Critical Thinking: Students will develop their critical thinking skills by reading, discussing and evaluating information about issues related to public health.
• Communication: Students will present their internship experience as an oral presentation in an open venue.
• Mathematical Reasoning and Analysis
• Students will develop and apply concepts from research methods and basic statistics to critically analyze information as it applies to public health.
• Scientific Inquiry: Students will develop a research question and write a coherent, well-organized research paper about a topic related to public health.
• Information and Computer Literacy: Students will develop research and computing skills that allow them to create and use existing databases to analyze information related to public health.
• Professional Development & Ethics: Students will integrate and apply concepts from earlier coursework in a contracted internship experience with a planning or public policy agency. Students will complete at least one human subjects certification program

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline February, October Tuition fee

• USD 13683 Year (National)
• USD 27978 Year (International)

Start date January,October 2015 Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

Prerequisites for the Major in Public Health (6-7 credits)

• Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health
• Basic Statistical Methods for Policy, Planning, and Health or a 200-level or higher basic statistics course

Major Requirements (48 credits)
Core Courses (36 credits)

• General Biology or equivalent (Anatomy and Physiology I, II only optional for School of Arts and Sciences matriculants)
• General Chemistry OR Impact of Chemistry AND Chemistry of Life
• Introduction to Experimentation
• Research Methods
• Principles of Public Health
• Epidemiology
• Internship with Seminar

At least one of the following:

• Scientific and Technical Writing or
• Writing for Business and the Professions or
• Writing Grant Proposals or
• Public Health Literature or
• a preapproved professional writing course

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

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Requirements

To pursue the major, students must apply and be admitted to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy by completing the Application for Declaration of Undergraduate Major form. Admission to the major requires a minimum grade of C or better in each of the prerequisite courses. Completion of the public health major leads to a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree.
Students transferring from within the university, transferring from outside the university (from another college or university) or students who previously began a program at Rutgers University and have not completed that program (re-enrolling) who wish to major in public health should follow the course of study for the Public Health Direct Admit (832D) program.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Funding

Rutgers uses your FAFSA to develop a financial-aid package based on your qualifications, financial need and the funds available to the university. Your package may include any or a combination of these major financial aid sources:

• Gift aid does not require repayment and is divided into three categories: grants (which recognize financial need) and scholarships and awards (which recognize academic merit, special talents, or other achievements).
• Loans must be repaid (usually after graduation) and can come from private lenders as well as federal, state and university sources.
• Work-study allows students to earn money for college expenses while gaining valuable skills - often in their intended field.

Accreditation

The Rutgers name is recognized everywhere, and a Rutgers degree makes a great first impression. We’ve built our academic reputation on solid accomplishments:

• Rutgers is a member—so are Harvard, Yale, and Berkeley—of the prestigious Association of American Universities, the 61 leading research universities in North America.
• More than 175 Rutgers research centers support pioneering work in stem cells, climate change, DNA analysis, and more.
• Rutgers’ international reputation draws top students from more than 130 countries and all 50 states.