As a CEPH-accredited program, the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program provides students with the core skills needed for entry-level positions in public health and equips them to pursue graduate degrees in the field.
Mission
The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program is to advance the health of individuals and communities by educating future health leaders. The BSPH prepares undergraduates for various health-related positions and graduate and professional degree programs.
Our program specializes in health-focused social science, the development of public health interventions, and advanced methods, both statistical and qualitative.
Our interdisciplinary approach provides students with a strong foundation in the five core areas of public health: epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health policy & management, social & behavioral sciences, and biostatistics.
Contact Information
BSPH Program Director:
Dr. Ladanya Ramirez Surmeier
LRamirez2@fsu.edu
Potential Careers
Community Health Worker
Community health workers are the primary intermediaries between health providers, community members, and the government. Some job roles: improving social service systems, helping families gain access to resources, facilitating communications between government and the population, advocating for the public need, providing social support, interpreting and providing basic health services.
Disease Prevention Specialist
Working to manage disease control and prevention to ensure a community is as safe as possible from disease. You might support public health policies, promote vaccine awareness and administration, conduct communicable disease surveillance, and more.
Public Health Administrator
Public health administrators plan and implement disease prevention programs and public services. They also ensure that the quality of these programs meet national standards and make changes or improvements to public health programs and interventions when necessary. As a primary component of this career field, professionals connect local prevention agencies with one another and facilitate public health programming.
Health Education Specialists
Create and organize programs that inform the public about healthy preventive behaviors, such as getting an annual flu shot, wearing a mask during a pandemic, avoiding tobacco use, or being physically active. Health education specialists can work for hospitals, government, schools, clinics, non-profits, and other organizations that educate communities about public health.
Public Health Planner
Gather and analyze health-related community statistics and qualitative data to provide evidence-based, effective, informed health and healthcare initiatives. Duties might include grant writing and pursuing funding for the programs they want to put into place.