PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE MAJOR
The public health practice major provides practicing professionals with skills and knowledge in public health that will augment their current careers. Students are permitted to choose electives from the 6 areas of public health offered by the School: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, global health, health education, health policy and management and nutrition. This flexibility allows students to design a program of study that will meet their interests and needs.
Course work for the Public Health Practice Program may be pursued in the following formats:
- a traditional, on-campus program
- online with two on campus summer sessions
Learner outcomes
Upon completion of this degree, the graduate should be able to:
- Use public health statistics to correctly interpret data.
- Evaluate reported studies in terms of rigor, importance, and relevance to professional practice.
- Apply epidemiological methods to the practice of public health
- Incorporate effective management approaches into public health settings.
- Contribute to health behavior change in various populations.
- Address environmental health issues in community, agency, and governmental settings.
- Describe the relevance of assessment, policy development, and quality assurance to public health.
- Characterize essential public health services and competencies.
Indicators of Education Effectiveness
- Discussion threads
- Tests and examinations
- Assignments and major papers
- Field practicum report
- Professional portfolio
- Capstone project
- Exit interview
Prerequisite
Professional license in a medical or health-related discipline, or a minimum of two years of public health experience
Corequisites
(May be taken during first two quarters of program, in addition to units required for degree)
- Anatomy and/or physiology
- Introduction to psychology
Public health core (29 units)
- ENVH 509 Principles of Environmental Health (3)
- EPDM 509 Principles of Epidemiology I (3)
- GLBH 524 Cultural Competence and Health Disparities: A Public Health Perspective(2)
- HADM 509 Principles of Health Policy and Management (3)
- HPRO 509 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
- HPRO 536 Program Planning and Evaluation (2)
- NUTR 505 Public Health Biology (2)
- PHCJ 501 Introduction to Online Learning *(1)
- PHCJ 605 Overview of Public Health (1)
- PHCJ 675 Integrated Public Health Capstone (2)
- RELE 534 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3)
- STAT 509 General Statistics (4)
* online program only
Public health practice core (9 units)
- HADM 510 Public Health Policy (3)
- NUTR 509 Public Health Nutrition (3)
- STAT 515 Grant and Contract Proposal Writing (3)
Selected electives (may include) (15 units)
- ENVH 587 Environmental Toxicology (3)
- EPDM 555 Epidemiologic Methods in Outcomes Research and Continuous Quality Improvement *O (3)
- EPDM 568 International Epidemiology (2)
- GLBH 519 Disaster Management (3)
- GLBH 547 Refugee Health (3)
- GLBH 548 Violence Issues: global public health perspectives (3)
- GLBH 550 Women in Development *C (3)
- GLBH 561 Epidemiology of Tobacco Control *O (3)
- GLBH 562 Epidemiology of Tobacco Control 2 *O (3)
- GLBH 565 International Program Planning (2)
- HPRO 507 Spirituality and Health *O (3)
- HPRO 524 Adolescent Health *C (3)
- HPRO 526 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction *O (3)
- HPRO 527 Obesity and Disordered Eating *C (3)
- NUTR 529 Health Aspects of Vegetarian Eating *O (2-3)
- HPRO 553 Addiction Theory and Program Development *O (3)
- HPRO 565 Tobacco Use: Prevention and Intervention *O (3)
- HPRO 575 Immune System: Public Health Implications (3)
- NUTR 534 Maternal and Child Nutrition (3)
*C = Offered on-campus in condensed format during summer quarter
*O = Offered only as an online course
Field experience (3 units)
- PHCJ 695 Community Practicum (100 hours) (3)
TOTAL UNITS 56
Culminating activity
Successful completion of a set of comprehensive integrated activities is required. The culminating activity shall include several or all of the following: a written comprehensive examination (prior to the field experience), field experience (upon completion of essential major course work), professional portfolio (upon completion of the field experience), and an exit interview with the department chair (at the conclusion of the program).
Contact Information - Distance Learning
Rafael Molina, MEd
Director, Office of Distance Learning and International Programs
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Phone: (909) 558-7762
Fax: (909) 651-5937
Email: RVMolina@llu.edu
Grace Molina, MFR
Instructor, Office of Distance Learning and International Programs
Instructor, Health Education and Promotion
Phone: (909) 651-5027
Fax: (909) 651-5937
Email: GMolina@llu.edu
