The Department of Public Health at App State is dedicated to preparing students to promote and protect the health of individuals and communities through education, research, and service.
Located within the Beaver College of Health Sciences, the department offers undergraduate and graduate programs that emphasize evidence-based practice, health equity, and community engagement. With a focus on rural and underserved populations, the department equips future public health professionals with the skills needed to address real-world health challenges in North Carolina and beyond.
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
App State’s Public Health program (BS) prepares students to work in diverse public health settings, nonprofit agencies and/or to matriculate into graduate programs for public health or other health science professions. Students are trained to help populations and communities improve their health through behavioral change interventions, engage in social action through community and coalition building, lead in the promotion of environmental and systems change and advocate for the inclusion of health in all public policies.
Master of Public Health
App State’s Master of Public Health (MPH) is a synchronous online program that provides a grounding in the theories and core disciplines of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy, and the social and behavioral sciences. The program prepares students to work in a variety of settings such as the CDC, local and state-level health departments, non-profit agencies and/or to matriculate into doctoral programs for public health such as the DrPH.
Public Health Minor
The Public Health Minor is an 18-credit-hour program designed for students who are not majoring in Public Health but want foundational training in the field. It introduces core public health principles that can enrich a variety of academic disciplines.