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麻豆影院 State Offers Region鈥檚 Only Online Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program

Across the globe and in their living rooms, health care professionals and current students alike can now achieve a public health degree or certificate at 麻豆影院 鈥 the only online accelerated Bachelor of Science in Public Health program in t

Applications are still being accepted for Fall 2012

Across the globe and in their living rooms, health care professionals and current students alike can now achieve a public health degree or certificate at 麻豆影院 鈥 the only online accelerated Bachelor of Science in Public Health program in the region.

麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Public Health educates and trains students to meet the current and projected shortage of public health professionals in Ohio and the nation. Students will learn valuable skills to gain new employment or advance within their organizations. Through this unique program, healthcare professionals can even get college credit for a professional allied health license.

鈥淲e are pleased to be the first in the region to offer this new online accelerated public health program,鈥 says Thomas W. Brewer, Ph.D., associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs and associate professor of social and behavioral sciences with the College of Public Health at 麻豆影院 State. 鈥淲e are considering our future students鈥 real-life obligations. This degree provides the flexibility to effectively manage work, family and other household responsibilities while working to complete this degree 100 percent online.鈥

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree broadly prepares students to enter the workforce as a public health professional or enter an advanced program of study. Students explore the five disciplines of public health: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and management, and the social and behavioral sciences.

Students will help address the public health challenges of the 21st century. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics, the health sector will add more than 1.4 million workers in the next 10 years.

Applications are still being accepted for the Fall 2012 Semester. For more details, please visit  contact 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Public Health by calling toll-free 1-855-KSU-COPH (1-855-578-2674) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or emailing onlinePH@kent.edu.

To learn more about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Public Health, visit www.kent.edu/publichealth.

POSTED: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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