SERVICE-LEARNING PRACTICUM IN COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH (ELR)      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

(Repeatable for credit) Course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to engage in a variety of public health settings under the supervision of faculty. The practicum experience is focused on developing skills needed to implement change to improve population health, providing a setting in which students may integrate and apply the skills and knowledge acquired through their coursework. Students are exposed to some of the benefits and challenges encountered by public health professionals on a routine basis.