BS in Public Health
Degree Requirements
The suggested sequence for core courses is:
First Year
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
| COMM 312 | Health Communications | 4 |
| PH 201 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 |
| PH 345 | Health Systems & Policy | 4 |
| BIOL 246 | Foundations of Exercise and Health | 4 |
| OR | |
| SOCI 239 | Introduction to Social Research I | 4 |
Senior Year
Other capstone coursework (see below)
Capstone Requirement
Public Health seniors will complete their capstone requirement by taking the Public Health Senior Seminar (PH 347) in the fall semester, plus will undertake a one-semester senior internship in the spring semester, a one-semester research experience in the spring semester, or a two-semester thesis across the entire senior year. All students will make a poster presentation and submit an internship paper, research paper, or research thesis as the final products of their capstone experience.
Arrangements for satisfying the capstone requirement must be made with the student’s public health advisor before the end of the junior year.
For students doing internships (Spring)
For students doing independent research (Spring)
For students completing a thesis
PH 350 Independent Study (Fall) and PH 355 Thesis (Spring)
Elective Courses
Students must choose two additional courses from this list:
Additional Graduate Study Opportunities
The Public Health Department has matriculation agreements in place for Masters Programs in Public Health with Boston University School of Public Health (Select Scholars Program) and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Interested students should discuss these options with the Chair of the Public Health Department in the fall of their junior year.
Other
Students will be encouraged to attend open lectures on Public Health in Boston. Courses at Simmons will integrate guest speakers from the pool of expertise in the area. In addition, students are encouraged to obtain additional applied work experience in addition to the required academic senior capstone requirements, through volunteering, part-time jobs, or additional internships.