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The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

PH 600: Foundations of Public Health

Health, Exercise Sci & Recreation Mgmt

This graduate-level course introduces students to public health concepts as well as public health professional practice. Students will examine the origins and development of the modern public health system and the relationship of public health to the overall health system. This course will broadly cover topics that students will explore in future advanced public health coursework, including epidemiology, global and environmental health, health policy and administration, and planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs.

3 Credits

Instruction Type(s)

  • Lecture: Lecture for PH 600
  • Lecture: Web-based Lecture for PH 600
  • Lecture: Online Program for PH 600

Subject Areas

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