Bachelor's Degree in Health, Society and Populations

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The bachelor's degree program in Health, Society & Populations is ideal for students interested in exploring the social, cultural, and economic factors that impact health outcomes and public health systems. Graduates gain skills in health policy, community health assessment, and social research, preparing them for careers as public health analysts, community health coordinators, or health policy advisors in sectors like healthcare, government, and nonprofits.

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The Health, Society, and Populations (HSP) B.A. degree provides graduates with a broad liberal-arts education, in addition to a concentration on social science based approaches to understanding health outcomes and inequalities. HSP students will obtain the fundamental knowledge required to understand the relationships that exist between the global economy, societal problems and needs, and the distribution of health and illness. HSP majors will develop the critical thinking, communication, and independent study skills necessary for them to pursue careers in health and human services that are currently in high demand.

HSP majors will also be prepared to enter graduate school both in the social sciences (e.g., medical anthropology, medical geography, or medical sociology) as well as professional health fields (e.g., public health). Additional coursework may be required for admission to some professional health fields (e.g., medicine).

Related Careers

  • Health Advocacy
  • Case Management
  • Health Counseling
  • Health Marketing and Communication
  • Program Development and Evaluations
  • Project Management
  • Research Analysis
  • Graduate School in a Health-Related Field (additional coursework may be required) 
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120
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BA

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Take away "Term" for Transfers - "Unknown Term"? As well as "Not in High School"
And the same for "Online"

Possibly remove the "Readmit" option.
Feel like it would be pretty easy to see if the person already exists in our system and has a program enrollment record associated with them, which would shift them from "Freshman" or "Transfer" to "Readmit"
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