Bachelor of

Public Health (BPH)

Understand the intricacies of global public health systems, including digital health laws and international health policies.

PROGRAM FACT SHEET

Program Overview

Students will gain practical skills and learn to use tools and technologies that will prepare them to solve real-world problems in public health, including analyzing healthcare data, implementing quality improvement initiatives, managing healthcare projects, and ensuring compliance with healthcare laws and regulations. By combining theoretical knowledge with practical applications, the program aims to produce graduates who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and effective leaders in the healthcare industry.

Bachelor of Public Health Program Highlights

Understand the intricacies of advanced, interconnected global public health systems and the evolving regulatory environment, including digital health laws and international health policies
Apply cutting-edge principles of public health and healthcare management, leveraging technology and innovation to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of healthcare delivery
Analyze large-scale healthcare data using advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning to drive data-informed decision-making and implement transformative quality improvement initiatives

REQUIRED MAJOR CREDITS

$515

COST PER CREDIT

$18,540

ESTIMATED MAJOR COST

Potential Careers

Graduates of the program are armed with the knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a variety of roles in related industries:

Public Health Educator

Health Policy Analyst

Community Health Worker

Epidemiologist

Environmental
Health Specialist

Course Requirements

Students must complete the following degree components at LAPU or via applicable transfer credits.
See the catalog for more details.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 34 CREDITS

General Education (34): see catalog for more details

34 CREDITS

PROGRAM REQUISITES 9 CREDITS

HSCI 100 \|\| Introduction to Health and Disease	3 CREDITS
HSCI 105 \|\| Nutrition and Wellness	3 CREDITS
HSCI 110 \|\| U.S. Healthcare Systems	3 CREDITS

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 36 CREDITS

BUSN 460 \|\| Leadership and People	3 CREDITS
HMGT 320 Healthcare Financial Management	3 CREDITS
HSCI 300 \|\| Bioethics	3 CREDITS
HSCI 320 \|\| Medical Sociology	3 CREDITS
PSYC 430 \|\| Cultural Psychology	3 CREDITS
PUBH 280 \|\| Environmental Health	3 CREDITS
PUBH 300 \|\| Public Health Essentials	3 CREDITS
PUBH 310 \|\| Research Methods in Health Sciences & Public Health	3 CREDITS
PUBH 380 \|\| Epidemiology	3 CREDITS
PUBH 400 \|\| Global Health	3 CREDITS
PUBH 450 \|\| AI in Healthcare & Public Health	3 CREDITS
PUBH 490 \|\| Developing and Assessing Public Health Services	3 CREDITS

ELECTIVES 41 CREDITS

Electives (41): choose 100-400 level courses from the catalog

41 CREDITS

TOTAL CREDITS

120 CREDITS

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Recommended
Concentrations

A concentration is similar to a minor, but more integrated and with no extra units added to the degree. Each
program allows you to choose a concentration to sharpen your skills and specialize in a focused area of study.

Health Education

Recommended for students preparing for careers as personal health coaches, school health directors, workplace wellness coordinators, community health educators, and related occupations.

The Health Education concentration is recommended for students preparing for careers as personal health coaches, school health directors, workplace wellness coordinators, community health educators, leaders of personal and public exercise and wellness initiatives, and related occupations.

PSYC 400 – Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 Credits)

PSYC 450 – Family Systems (3 Credits)

PSYC 460 – Motivation (3 Credits)

PSYC 470 – Positive Psychology (3 Credits)

PSYC 480 – Group Processes (3 Credits)

Human Services

Provides foundations in pivotal applied psychological theory and methodologies geared toward helping people.

The Human Services concentration utilizes a more general approach and sets students up for a broad scope of career opportunities. Designed to aid students in creating a clear set of skills for helping people, this concentration provides foundations in pivotal applied psychological theory and methodologies geared toward aiding people while understanding their framework of experience.

PSYC 425 – Crisis Counseling and Intervention (3 Credits)

PSYC 435 – Gender Issues in Psychology (3 Credits)

PSYC 445 – Adolescent Psychology (3 Credits)

PSYC 460 – Motivation (3 Credits)

PSYC 480 – Group Processes (3 Credits)

Organizational Leadership

Study the theories of leadership and implement strategies designed to produce long-term sustainability with integrity and authenticity.

The Organizational Leadership concentration provides students with the essential skills, knowledge, and competencies essential for serving in a leadership role in a for-profit, nonprofit, or governmental institution. Domestic and multinational enterprises require leaders who possess the acumen to move their organizations forward in a globally competitive marketplace. Students study the theories of leadership and implement strategies designed to produce long-term sustainability with integrity and authenticity. The coursework prepares students to implement organizational change and position a firm to build a competitive advantage with its people.

ORGS 335 – Leadership Theory and Practice (3 Credits)

ORGS 350 – Leadership Ethics (3 Credits)

ORGS 400 – Leading Disruptive Innovation (3 Credits)

ORGS 420 – Human Resource Strategy (3 Credits)

ORGS 440 – Diversity in the Workplace (3 Credits)

Psychology in the Healthcare Profession

Brings together biology, psychology, and social factors to determine how they influence patients and providers in healthcare professions.

The Psychology in the Healthcare Profession concentration allows students to specialize in the aspect of the healthcare industry concerned with how people react and cope with illness, as well as how people make decisions around health and wellness. The concentration brings together biology, psychology, and behavior and social factors to determine how they influence patients and providers in healthcare professions.

PSYC 285 – Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits)

PSYC 350 – Social Psychology (3 Credits)