The public health major
prepares students for graduate education in public
health and the health professions, and for
entry-level 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.
This information is for students who are currently
pursuing an
undergraduate degree from a two- or four-year institution outside of
Rutgers University, or for those students currently holding an
associates degree from a two-year institution.
This option allows students with at least 45 credits, who are
already
in a career track (i.e., dental hygiene, radiation technology, medical
assistant, registered nurse, or other allied health profession) or who
otherwise hold an associate of arts (AA), associate of science (AS), or
associate in applied science (AAS) degree, to apply directly to the
Bloustein School. Successful applicants will have completed the prerequisite courses to the major, with a C or
better, AND have achieved an overall GPA of at least 2.5. Upon
completing the major and CORE requirements, the student will receive
the preprofessional bachelor of science (B.S.) degree from the Bloustein
School.
A. General Education Requirements (24 credits)
Writing and Communication (6)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3) or
equivalent course in
general composition AND
01:355:201 Research in the Disciplines (3)
or equivalent
course in research composition
Quantitative
Reasoning (3) A 3-credit college-level mathematics course or a course utilizing applied quantitative reasoning
Natural Sciences (6)
Any two 3-credit courses from natural science departments as well as ones from other departments that are primarily science
Arts and Humanities
(6)
Any two
3-credit art, music, English literature, foreign language, speech, classics, religion, philosophy, or other humanities course (3,3)
History (3)
A 3-credit course from a history department or any course primarily historical in nature from another department
B. Public Health Major Requirements (49-54 credits)
Public Health
Core (6)
10:832:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (3)
10:832:232 Principles of Public Health (3) or equivalent
Research and
Applied Statistical Methods (10-11)
10:762:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4) or
equivalent
A 3-credit course in basic statistics
10:832:335 Epidemiology (3) or equivalent
10:762:395 Research Methods (4) or equivalent
Natural Sciences (12-16)
A two-course biology sequence such as
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4) or
01:119:127-128 Anatomy and Physiology (4,4) or
equivalent (3,3) course sequence
AND
A two-course chemistry sequences such as
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry w/lab (4,4) or
equivalent 3,3 credit sequence
Professional
Writing (3)
One of the following:
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions
(3)
01:355:315
Writing Grant Proposals (3) or equivalent professional writing course
Field
Experience with Professional Seminar (6)
10:832:499 Internship with Seminar (6)
Public Health
Electives (12)
Any 832 course counts as an elective as do the following preapproved courses:
01:014:347 Health Issues in the African-American Community (3)
01:070:307 Medical Anthropology (3)****
01:119:131 Microbiology for the Health Sciences (3)
01:119:150 Biology, Society, and Biomedical Issues (3)
01:119:152 Biomedical Issues of AIDS (3)
01:119:154 Genetics, Law, and Social Policy (3)
01:119:182 Human Sexuality (3)
01:190:101 Word Power (3)
01:190:102 Medical Terminology (1.5)
01:220:316 Health Economics (3)**** Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:332 (4)
01:337:225 Contemporary Health Problems (3)
01:377:304 Exercise and Aging (3)
01:730:105 or 106 Current Moral and Social Issues (3 or 4)
01:730:249 Medical Bioethics Ethics (3)
01:830:331 Infant and Child Development (3)****
01:830:333 Adolescent Development (3)****
01:830:335 Adult Development and Aging (3)***
01:830:377 Health Psychology (3) ***
01:920:210 Sociology and Medicine of Health Care (3)
01:920:303 Social Gerontology (3) ***
01:920:307 Sociology of Mental Illness (3) ***
10:762:233 The Urban World (3)
10:762:303 Global Poverty (3)
10:762:304 Poverty in the United States (3)
10:762:324 Social Movements (3)
10:762:331 U.S. Social Policy (3)
10:762:335 Gender, Family, and Public Policy (3)
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning (3)
10:762:462 Human Rights and Health (3)
10:762:476 Immigration Policy and Health (3)
10:762:483 Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3)
11:374:225 Environment, Health, and Society (3)
11:374:341 Social and Ecological Aspects of Health and Disease (3)
11:374:430 Topics in Health and Environment: Risk, Health, and Safety (3)
11:374:431 Topics in Health and Environment: New and Reemerging Diseases (3)
11:375:301 The Environment and Health (3)
11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment (3)
11:375:406 Public Health Practice and Administration (3)
11:375:421 Air Pollution (3)
11:375:435 Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (3)
11:400:104 Food and Health (3)
11:709:226 Nutrition for the Developing Child (3)
11:709:255 Nutrition and Health (3)
Sections
A and B yield a total of 73-78 credits required
toward the B.S. degree
C. General Electives (37-44 credits)
Awarding of the B.S. degree requires at least 120 credits of
C
or better toward graduation. The additional credits may include liberal
arts
credits (no limit), technical credits (limit 24), or physical education
credits
(limit 2), either transferred in from another institution or earned at
Rutgers
(See NJTransfer).
Preparing
for Careers in Public Health
Students seeking a career in
health education should plan on taking
a psychology or sociology minor and seek advising about becoming a
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
Students seeking a
career in health administration should complete
Calculus I, microeconomics, and health economics, and plan on graduate
study.
Students seeking careers in health and safety,
environmental and
occupational health, or sanitary inspection should take 10:832:438
Environmental and Public Health Practice (6 credits, offered summer
only) and seek advising about becoming a Registered Environmental Health
Specialist (REHS).
Students seeking a career in long-term care
should plan to complete
the Long-Term Care Administration Certificate (see below).
Certificate
Programs
Long-Term Care Administration Certificate (24
credits)*****
The Long-Term Care Administration Certificate is offered for those in
the public health major that are interested in gerontology, eldercare,
and health administration. The LTCA Certificate reduces the number of
post-graduate hours required, and covers much of the material necessary
for students to prepare for the state licensing examination. Students
seeking the LTCA Certificate must apply to the public health major at
the Bloustein School; once admitted to the major as a student in good
standing, those interested in the LTCA Certificate program will work
with an adviser to plan for completing both the public health major and
the LTCA Certificate requirements simultaneously.
Core Required Courses
(21 credits)
10:832:333 Financial Aspects of Public Health (3)
10:832:334
Principles of Health Administration (3)
10:832:341 Public Health and Aging (3)
10:832:356 Public
Health Law and Ethics (3)
10:832:495 Special Topics:
Long-Term Care Management (3)
10:832:499 Internship with Seminar (LTCA placement only) (6)
Elective Courses
(3 credits)
01:920:303 Social Gerontology (3)
01:377:304 Exercise and Aging (3)
10:762:340 Aging and
Public Policy (3)
10:832:332 Public Health Economics (3)
11:709:255 Nutrition and Health (3)
Independent study for
elective credits may be applied if the student contracts with a faculty
member knowledgeable about aging or administration or both.
Public Health Preparedness
Certificate (15 credits)
The Public Health Preparedness
Certificate is issued jointly by the
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the
UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
It is available to students in any
major and is issued only with or
subsequent to earning a bachelor's degree. Only courses with a grade of
C or better may be applied toward the certificate program.
Core
Courses (15 credits)
10:832:232 Principles of Public Health
(3)
10:832:335 Epidemiology (3)
10:832:401 Public
Health Preparedness I (3)
10:832:402 Public Health Preparedness
II (3)^
Elective courses (3 credits)
10:832:403 Public Health Risk Communications (3) or
10:762:403 Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (3) or
10:832:483 Protecting Public Health and
the Environment (3)
^
A basic
biology course is strongly
recommended for this course.
Public Health Education
Certificate (15 credits)
The Public Health Education
Certificate is offered in conjunction
with Rutgers University Health Services-Health Outreach, Promotion, and
Education.
It helps students prepare for the national Certified
Health
Education Specialist (CHES) exam. The certificate is available to
students in any major and is issued only with or subsequent to earning a
bachelor's degree. Only courses with a grade of C or better may be
applied towards the certificate program.
Core Courses (15 credits)
10:832:242
Principles of Health and Wellness (3) or
10:832:241 Principles of Health Education (3)
10:832:345
Health Program Development (3)
10:832:346 Health Program
Evaluation (3)
10:832:352 Advanced Community Health Promotion
(3)
Elective Courses (3 credits)
10:832:301 Sexual
Health Advocacy I (3) or
10:832:350 Drugs, Culture,
and Society (3) or
10:832:351 Addictions Policy (3) or
11:374:225
Environment and Health in Society and the Mass Media
(3) or
11:374:436 Health Literacy: Empowerment for
Better Health (3)
Addiction Prevention Certificate (15-18
credits)
The Addictions Prevention certificate covers the
theory and practice
behind substance abuse prevention strategies, programs, and policies.
It prepares students to take the International Certification and
Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) Prevention Specialist examination,
opening the doors to a career in substance abuse prevention, working in
schools, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and
government.
Courses (15-18 credits)
10:832:350 Drugs,
Culture, and Society (3)
10:832:351 Addictions Policy (3)^
10:832:352 Advanced
Community Health Promotion (3)
10:832:353 The Science of
Prevention (3)^
10:832:499* Internship (832 majors only) (6)^^ or
10:762:400* Internship
(762 majors only)^^ (3,6) or
10:762:295* Internship
in Public Service (all other majors)^^ (3)
^
.
*
^^
Bloustein Research Fellows (Honors Program)
The
Bloustein Research Fellows Program offers an opportunity for a
select group of students to align with the applied research done by the
faculty, centers, and institutes at the Edward J. Bloustein School of
Planning and Public Policy. Students may explore applications of
planning and public policy related to community development; energy,
health, or transportation policy; urban planning; or workforce
development. Students may apply for the Research Fellows Program if they
have completed the prerequisite courses for a Bloustein School major
and hold at least a 3.4 cumulative grade-point average. Applications are
available in the Bloustein School dean's office and online at http://policy.rutgers.edu.
Major
Requirements (34 credits)
Core Courses (16 credits)
10:762:101 Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3)
10:762:395 Research Methods (4)***
10:762:463,464 Bloustein
Research (3,3)***
The Protection of Human Subjects course offered
by Rutgers
University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (no credit).
At
least one of the following:
01:355:302 Scientific and
Technical Writing (3) or 01:355:303
Writing for Business and the Professions (3) or 01:355:315 Writing Grant
Proposals (3) or a preapproved professional writing course (3)
Elective
Courses (18 credits)
Students must complete 18 credits of 762 or
832 electives, of which
12 credits must be at the 300 level or higher. Students completing a
minor or second major may count only one course from that minor or major
as an elective for the public health major or minor.
