This option is available within the Public Health major at the following location:

• Corvallis

The General Public Health option prepares students for a broad range of public health career opportunities. This option emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of public health and allows students to create a plan that crosses several areas in public health (i.e., epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, occupational health, global health, health system, health policy, health promotion and health behaviors) in order to meet students’ unique career goals. Through coursework and experiential learning, students will develop expertise and skills necessary to assist diverse communities (at workplace, school, local, domestic and global settings) in ongoing and emerging public health issues and advocate for health equity. The curriculum facilitates students to build expertise such as population health and evidence-based application and acquire skills such as descriptive data analysis and presentation, collaboration, and written and oral communication. Students will apply these expertise and skills and gain hands-on experience through internships. This option is suited for a wide range of careers such as health safety specialists, environmental specialists, community health workers, epidemiologists and public health planners. Students with a specific interest in health system, health policy, health promotion or health behaviors should consider the other options within the Public Health major. This option also serves well for pre-medicine and other pre-health professional students who seek a dual degree as well as for students seeking a graduate degree/further study such as Master’s in Public Health degree in epidemiology, global health, and environmental and occupational health.

Option Code: 022

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Apply the public health principles advocating for health equity at workplace, school, local, domestic and global settings.
• Analyze and interpret public health data, summarize visually and communicate the findings in order to advance health equity.
• Through the lens of health equity, summarize key elements needed to plan, manage and evaluate public health services and programs to assist diverse communities in ongoing and emerging public health issues.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards

Option Code: 022