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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2015–2017 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Programs of Study Public Health for Transfer Students (Direct Admit to EJBSPPP)  

Public Health for Transfer Students (Direct Admit to EJBSPPP)

This program is designed to accommodate the needs of transfer and nontraditional students. For admissions requirements and academic policies, please visit the professional schools site http://ucc.rutgers.edu/professional-schools (opens in a PDF format) and click on Academic Policies.

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 in this section is for students who are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree from a two- or four-year institution outside of Rutgers University who are seeking to transfer to Rutgers University, or for those students currently holding an associate's degree from a two-year institution.

This option allows students with at least 30 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 (A.A.), associate of science (A.S.), or associate in applied science (A.A.S.) degree, to apply directly to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Successful applicants will have completed the pre-major requirements with a grade of C or better in each course 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.

Prerequisites (15 credits)
Expository Writing (3)
A 200-level or higher basic statistics course (3)
A two-semester biology sequence (3,3)
A chemistry course or sequence (3)

Major Requirements (46 credits)

Core (34 credits)
10:832:101  Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (3)
10:832:201  Principles of Public Health (3)
10:832:212  Health Disparities (3)
10:832:240  Global Health Perspectives (3)
One of the following intensive writing courses (3):
       10:832:300  Writing for Professionals (3)
       10:832:339  Public Health Literature (3)
10:832:335  Epidemiology (3)
10:832:356  Public Health Law and Ethics (3)
10:832:395  Research Methods (4) (Open to majors only)
10:832:450  Leadership Seminar (3) (Open to majors only)
10:832:499  Internship (6) (Prerequisites: 10:832:395, 10:832:450, and 100 credits)*
      
Required Electives (12 credits of 832 electives, 9 credits of which must be at the 300-level or higher)

Students interested in select career paths should consider clustering their electives and seek advising early in their program of studies.

*Students qualifying for departmental honors may replace 10:832:499 with 10:832:497,498 Bloustein Honors Research (3,3)

General Education Requirements (24 credits)

Course
Credits
Note
Expository Writing or Equivalent
3
Fulfilled by prerequisite
An Intensive Writing Course
3
Fulfilled by prerequisite
College-Level Math
3
Fulfilled by prerequisite
Science
3
Fulfilled by prerequisite
Science
3
Fulfilled by prerequisite
Arts and Humanities3

Arts and Humanities
3

History
3




PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
 
Certificate programs are open to students in any major and are awarded only with, or subsequent to receiving a bachelor's degree. Only courses with a C or better may be applied toward a certificate program. Students must declare their intention to pursue a certificate program with the Bloustein School prior to their last semester of studies in order to qualify to receive a certificate. Awarded certificates will appear on the student transcript. Contact undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.

A. Health Disparities Certificate (18-credit minimum)
Core (12 credits)
10:832:212  Health Disparities (3)                                                                              
10:832:240  Global Health Perspectives (3)    
10:832:413  Issues in Health Disparities (3)
10:832:414  Culture and Health (3)                                        
 
Required Electives
(at least 6 credits)
10:832:252  Health and Social Justice (3)
10:832:302  Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy (3)
10:832:332  Public Health Economics (3)
10:832:338  Health and Public Policy (3)
10:832:340  Aging and Public Policy (3) or 762:340
10:832:341  Public Health and Aging (3)
10:832:415  Women and Health (3)
10:832:416  Mental Health and Society (3)
10:832:440  Global Public Health (3)
10:762:230  Global Poverty (3)
10:762:231  Poverty in the United States (3)
10:762:331  U.S. Social Policy (3)
10:762:419  Immigration Policy (3)

Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director.

B. Public Health Advocacy/Education Certificate (18-credit minimum)
Core (12 credits)
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  Community Health Promotion (3) (Prerequisite 10:832:241)
 
Required Electives(at least 6 credits)
10:832:262  Peer Education Advocacy (3)
10:832:301  Sexual Health Advocacy (3) (Prerequisite: permission of instructor; course not open to seniors)                                 
10:832:350  Drugs, Culture, and Society (3)                                                           
10:832:351  Addictions Policy (3)                                                             
10:832:353  Science of Prevention (3) (Prerequisite 10:832:350)

Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director.
 
C. Public Health Management Certificate (18-credit minimum)
Core (15 credits)
10:832:260  Health Care Systems (3)                                
10:832:332  Public Health Economics (3)                                    
10:832:333  Financial Aspects of Public Health (3)         
10:832:334  Public Health Management (3)
10:832:356  Public Health Law and Ethics (3)
 
Required Electives (at least 3 credits)   
10:833:360  Principles of Public Management (3)
10:833:362  Nonprofit Management (3)

Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director.
 
D. Public Health Preparedness Certificate (18-credit minimum)
Core (15 credits)
10:832:201  Principles of Public Health (3)
10:832:320  Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3)     
10:832:321  Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
10:832:401  Public Health Preparedness I (3)*                                           
10:832:402  Public Health Preparedness II (3)       
 
Required Electives
(at least 3 credits)
10:832:334  Public Health Management (3)
10:832:335  Epidemiology (3)
10:832:356  Public Health Law and Ethics (3)

Other elective courses may be substituted with permission of the program director.
 
*A basic biology course is strongly recommended for this course.

Articulated 3-1-1 Program (B.A. or B.S./M.P.H.)

Exceptional, well-prepared students from with at least 60 credits and a GPA of 3.2, and who wish to pursue graduate studies at the Rutgers School of Public Health are encouraged to seek advising about the articulated 3-1-1 (B.A. or B.S./M.P.H.) program. Contact undergrad@ejb.rutgers.edu for more information.
 

 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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