PUBH 4080 - Public Health Capstone

3 hours

This is the final course that students have to take in order to complete the Bachelor of Science program in public health. It has both a classroom and a service learning component. Students are to identify a public health problem, conduct a literature review of the problem and devise a solution to solving the problem. Students use the knowledge they have gained from all their courses in public health to critically analyze a public health problem. For the service learning components, students spend 100 hours practicing public health in the real world. This integrative experience helps students achieve cross-cutting competencies in communication, diversity and culture, leadership, professionalism, integration of theory and practice, and public health knowledge and skills.

Prerequisite(s): Public health majors only.

This course is designed to be taken in the final semester of the program.

Course specific fees (in addition to tuition and mandatory):
Academic (AF) per hour: $18.40