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Public Health Bachelor of Science Degree

What Public Health Professionals Do: Public health incorporates the interdisciplinary

approaches of epidemiology, biostatistics and a

vast array of health services. A host of specialists,

including educators, journalists, researchers,

administrators, environmental scientists,

demographers, social workers, laboratory scientists

and more, work to protect the health of the public.

Public health professionals serve local, national

and international communities in settings such as:

Environmental and occupational health

Community health

Behavioral health

Health economics

Public policy

Health administration

College of Health Professions

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) degree prepares students to pursue entry-level

careers in public health within governmental, private or non-profit sectors in areas such as public

health education, health promotion, environmental health, community health, epidemiology,

nutrition, health informatics, biostatistics, global health, maternal and child health, health

economics, health services research, health policy, and health planning and assessment.

Public health is the science and art of preventing illness and disease and promoting evidence-

based health practices with the goal of improving the quality of life. It is concerned with threats

to health based on population health analysis. The population in question can be as small as a

handful of people, or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents. The dimensions of

health can encompass a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely

the absence of disease or infirmity, as defined by the World Health Organization.

Live. Learn. Lead. Preparing graduates for careers in

today’s dynamic health care industry

Employment of public

health workers is

projected to grow 21%

between 2012 to 2022

Few Colleges in the US

offer the BSPH. FSU is

only 1 of 4 in Michigan

250,000 more public

health workers will be

needed by 2020

Facts:

One of the accomplishments of worldwide public health programs is immunizations and

the eradication of diseases like smallpox.

One of the primary reasons that

average life expectancy across

much of the world has increased

so dramatically in the last few decades is the development of public health systems, which have brought vaccinations, public health departments and health education programs.

Strengths of The FSU BSPH Degree

Focus on rural public health and incorporation of

academic service learning across BSPH curriculum

Student-centered curriculum

Direct entry program

Offering of both traditional and accelerated tracks,

with the accelerated track culminating in a Master

of Public Health MPH) degree within five years.

OFFERINGS

The BSPH curriculum is composed of the public health

professional core (56 credits) and general education and

selective elective courses (74 credits) for a total of 130

credits. The electives are intended to be discipline- specific

or inter-disciplinary/inter-professional courses and

experiential learning in health-related activities, which will

include service-learning, a capstone project and evidence-

based practice in public health.

The design of the BSPH allows for pre-professional students

in areas such as pre-pharmacy, pre-optometry, pre-medicine

or pre-dentistry to complete this degree and also meet many

admission requirements for their respective disciplinary

programs. The BSPH provides an excellent foundation for

any related health professions degree.

ENROLLMENT

Students are able to directly enroll in the BSPH program. The

BSPH requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall for graduation.

Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in all major PUBH

and COHP courses and meet all general education requirements.

FERRIS STUDENT ORGANIZATION:

The Public Health Student Association (PHSA) is an active group.

BSPH students, Public Health minors, and MPH students are all

eligible to join.

Apply Now Ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/alliedhe/PublicHealth/BSPH

Contact us for more info.: (231) 591-2270

ACCREDITATION STATUS

As a newly established program in the College of Health

Professions, the BSPH program is not yet accredited.

Accreditation can only be granted once a program has

graduated the first cohort of students. The BSPH program

curriculum reflects the accreditation standards for the

Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

The process of preparing for accreditation of the BSPH

programs has already begun and will culminate with an

application for an accreditation site visit according to the

prescribed timeline to align with the graduation of the first

public health program cohorts. Accreditation will be

retrospective. In other words, when accreditation is

received, degrees awarded prior to the date of accreditation

will be deemed to have been awarded by an accredited

public health program.

Contact Information for the Council on Education for

Public Health (CEPH): 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 220

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Website: http://ceph.org