App & Practice of Publ Health

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is for students to practice and apply public health skills and knowledge in appropriate sites outside of academic and classroom settings. Students will complete 200 individual hours of supervised public health experience in sites including, but not limited to, governmental, non-governmental, non-profit, industrial and for-profit settings. Sites and supervisors must be pre-approved by the instructor and the 200-hour experience must allow the student to practice and apply public health-related competencies. Students will be required to document skill attainment at the end of the semester in a portfolio format.