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Public Health - BS

The public health program at Utah State University is one of the oldest in the nation. It is a popular major for students wishing to pursue medical or dental school, but also provides a wide variety of other career possibilities. The public health profession provides opportunities to promote general health and welfare with people in the community and in the workplace.

About This Degree

Traditionally, public health has focused on the study and prevention of communicable diseases through nutritional factors, immunization, and environmental sanitation. While these issues are still important, the profession has broadened its scope to include all aspects of disease prevention, environmental protection, and health promotion.

Emphases

Students must choose an emphasis in one of the following areas:

Industrial Hygiene

This emphasis prepares students to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control occupational health hazards in the workplace. An industrial hygienist is responsible for inspection of the working environment, measurement of workers' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological hazards, and implementation of control measures to provide a safe and healthy working environment. This emphasis is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation of ABET, and the coursework prepares students to take an exam to be certified as professional industrial hygienists.

Environmental Health

An environmental health and protection professional is primarily concerned with the investigation and prevention of health-related problems within a community. These problems include air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste disposal, food-borne illnesses in public eating establishments, water and wastewater treatment, and insect and rodent disease. Graduates are eligible for the Utah Environmental Health Scientist-In-Training License and the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/ Sanitarian examination.

Public Health Education

This emphasis prepares students to educate people about a variety of health issues. A public health educator assists people in developing positive health attitudes and behaviors. The public health education profession includes various responsibilities, such as teaching, research, program development, administrative duties, speaking before civic groups, arranging publicity campaigns, and coordinating the activities of various service organizations with those of governmental or community agencies. Graduates are qualified to take the Certified Health Education Specialist examination.

At a Glance

• College: College of Arts & Sciences
• Department: Biology Department
• USU Locations:
  • Logan campus

Program Requirements

• Public Health: Environmental Health Emphasis - BS
• Public Health: Industrial Hygiene Emphasis - BS
• Public Health: Public Health Education Emphasis - BS

Career And Outcomes

Career Opportunities

Graduates in public health are qualified for the following careers:

Industrial Hygiene Emphasis

• Certified Industrial hygienist
• Professional safety engineer

Environmental Health Emphasis

• Restaurant inspectors
• Food handling permit trainers
• Air and water quality sampling
• Waste water examination
• Disease outbreak control

Public Health Education Emphasis

• Community health specialist
• Health department educator
• Public education campaigns, such as smoking or skin cancer awareness
• WIC education specialist

Admission

Admission Requirements

In addition to Utah State University's admissions requirements, the public health program has additional requirements:

• First-Year students: First-Year students admitted to USU in good standing qualify for admission to this major.
• Transfer Students: Transfer students from other institutions and other USU majors need a 2.25 GPA for admission to this major.

Program Requirements

Students in the industrial hygiene and environmental health emphases must complete an internship or a field experience in order to graduate.