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公共卫生

96%
就业率
of surveyed alumni within 9 months of graduation
13:1
比
学生和教师的比例
100%
新来的一年级新生 & 转移
获得奖学金或助学金
护理 & 健康学生手册
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Protect the safety and improves the health of 社区

Engage in addressing the world’s most pressing health problems.

Mount Mercy’s bachelor of 科学 in public health prepares students to engage in addressing the world’s most pressing health problems. Our multi-disciplinary program includes training in improving and protecting the health of individuals, 家庭, 社区, and populations both locally and globally.

研究生s acknowledge that public health initiatives improve global health, 影响环境健康, reduce the impact of natural disasters and global epidemics, 解决健康差距, 创造更健康的社区.

我为什么要选择MMU?

Research and hands-on learning help develop your understanding of public health.

战略沟通等技能, 倡导和行动主义, and health policy development will help you grow into a health care career that serves 社区, 改善环境卫生, and reduces the impact of major events like epidemics and natural disasters.

Service learning and volunteerism are an encouraged part of the public health curriculum. In addition to helping you experience public health work in action beyond the classroom, your hands-on learning experiences will introduce you to the many health agencies and organizations working to better health in our community.

From hospitals to health agencies, public health graduates are an asset in many organizations.

健康 impacts every aspect of our lives, which is also why health graduates are found in a variety of industries. Public health students who are continuing their 教育 pursue graduate programs, 法学院, 医学专业课程, 毕业后会更多. 

Many public health students develop a particular interest in the field or encounter an agency in their service work that helps them discover their next steps. Mount Mercy public health graduates can be found working in public health agencies, 研究中心, 教育, 政府机构, 社区诊所, 和更多的.

劳伦·伊霍夫

Mount Mercy is my favorite place in the world, and I’m so happy that I chose to come here. I think that the opportunities I’ve gotten here are really unique, and I don’t know if I would have gotten it at a bigger university.

下一步是什么?

建立在以前的经验 转移 up to 75 credits form an Iowa community college or up to 93 credits form a regionally accredited 4-year university.

退伍军人 may also earn credit for military training via the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). 

Mount Mercy提供优惠 学费 和慷慨 奖学金.

We also encourage all students to apply for federal, state, and other kinds of 金融援助.

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We make it easy by accepting 应用程序s year-round! 没有截止日期，没有费用，没有压力.

  1. 创建您的 应用程序
  2. 应用 under standard admissions criteria or go "test optional"
  3. Request official transcripts from all institutions previously attended. 邮件:

* Mount Mercy大学招生
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* If you are applying for an accelerated program, please mail to "Accelerated Programs"

For more detailed instructions on how to apply, see our 招生页面.

我要上什么课呢?

公共卫生专业

要求:
HS 210公共卫生概论3
HS 215流行病学概论3
HS 450医疗保健实习3
MA 135基本统计信息3
PS 259健康心理学:健康 & 健康应用3
SO 240医学社会学3
选择下列其中一项:3-4.5
BI 123
人类关注的生物学
BI 125
生物学基础 & 科学探究一
BI 150
基础微生物学
选择以下六项:18-19.5
BI 225
全球环境问题
HS 200
卫生保健服务组织
HS 201
高质量的病人/住院医师护理
HS 205
Essentials and Practice in 健康 Care Navigation
HS 220
健康知识
HS 305
Spiritual and Cultural Perspectives in 健康 Care Management
HS 399
专题:卫生保健
PO 112
全球化与人类生存
SO 235
社会不平等
SO 342
心理健康社会学 & 疾病
SO 343
全球健康
SO 344
性别 & 健康
SW 225
美国的老龄化问题
SW 245
基本帮助技巧
SW 300
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
总时间39-42

学术要求

All 公共卫生 majors must achieve a minimum grade of C in all required major HS (健康 Services) courses and prerequisite courses. 这 applies to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions. Additionally, 公共卫生 majors must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.

公共卫生副修

要求:
HS 210公共卫生概论3
SO 240医学社会学3
从下列选项中选择三个: 19
HS 200
卫生保健服务组织
HS 201
高质量的病人/住院医师护理
HS 205
Essentials and Practice in 健康 Care Navigation
HS 215
流行病学概论
HS 220
健康知识
HS 305
Spiritual and Cultural Perspectives in 健康 Care Management
HS 399
专题:卫生保健
HS 450
医疗保健实习
BI 225
全球环境问题
PO 112
全球化与人类生存
PS 259
健康心理学:健康 & 健康应用
SO 235
社会不平等
SO 315
社会研究方法 2
SO 342
心理健康社会学 & 疾病
SO 343
全球健康
SO 344
性别 & 健康
SW 225
美国的老龄化问题
SW 245
基本帮助技巧
SW 300
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
总时间15
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Students who complete coursework in 护理 (NU) may use 6 credit hours towards the elective requirement

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或同等方法课程

学术要求

All 公共卫生 minors must achieve a minimum grade of C in all minor HS (健康 Services) courses. 这 applies to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions.

The following is the typical sequence of courses required for the major*:

大一新生
秋天小时冬天小时春天小时
SO 122 or PS 1013CO 1013PS 101 or SO 1223
MA 1353 历史根源3
写作能力4 表现艺术:文学3
表现艺术:美术3 终极问题:宗教3
  选修3
 13 3 15
二年级学生
秋天小时冬天小时春天小时
HS 2103SO 310 (或选择)3HS 2153
BI 12314 终极问题:哲学3
NU 1131 SO 235 (or 公共卫生限制选修课)3
全局感知域3 选修3
SW 245 (or 公共卫生限制选修课)3 选修3
 14 3 15
初级
秋天小时冬天小时春天小时
SO 2403选修3HS 4503
GS 138 (or 公共卫生限制选修课)3 SO 342 (or 公共卫生限制选修课)3
HS 220 (or 公共卫生限制选修课)3 选修3
选修3 选修3
选修3  
 15 3 12
高级
秋天小时冬天小时春天小时
PS 2593选修3SO 4413
公共卫生限制选修课3 ME 4501
选修3 公共卫生限制选修课3
选修3 选修3
选修3 选修3
 15 3 13
总学时:124

Note: 选修 courses could be used for a second major, 一个小, 感兴趣的课程, 有实习或留学经历. For complementary majors/minors see: 健康 Care Administration; 健康 Care Navigation; 护理; and Sociology

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Students may also choose between BI 125 + Lab or BI 150 (nursing students only).

*免责声明

课程设置, 需求, and policies of Mount Mercy大学 are under continual examination and revision. 这 目录 呈现供品, 需求, and policies in effect at the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings, 需求, 政策不会改变.

这 plan of study represents a typical sequence of courses required for this major. It may not be applicable to every student. Students should contact a department faculty member to be sure of appropriate course sequence.

公共卫生事业

固有的多学科, public health opens many pathways towards careers in health care and beyond.

许多学生在商科等领域学习, 科学, or nursing pair their studies with public health to combine their interests and skills in their future career. Public health is also a great starting point for future graduate study in law, 医学专业, 还有社会工作.

The leadership and communication skills you develop in the public health program will help you achieve your career goals.

研究生s of our health care programs can be found working at:

  • 爱荷华大学卫生保健
  • 慈爱爱荷华城
  • 美慈医疗中心
  • UnityPoint健康
  • 路标
  • 退伍军人管理局健康系统
  • 琼斯地区医疗中心
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