Bachelor's Degree in
Public Health
Look beyond individual outcomes to understand what shapes health in entire communities. Learn how to ask better questions, uncover root causes, and design solutions that make a measurable difference.
Career & Education Pathways
A Bachelor of Public Health opens doors to meaningful work in communities and organizations and serves as a strong foundation for a wide range of graduate and professional programs.
Careers
- Health Education Specialist
- Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Community and School Health Educator
- Health Program Coordinator
- Public Health Research Assistant
- Environmental Health Officer
Graduate & Professional Programs
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Health Administration (MHA)
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Master of Health Science – Physician Assistant (MHS-PA)
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Dentistry
- Law
Why Public Health?
We equip students with a different lens to understand and address problems.
At the College of Public Health, you’ll be surrounded by faculty who are actively working with community partners to help you learn how to move from caring about problems to confidently addressing them using data, strategy, and collaboration.
Highlights of Our Bachelor's Program
A Different Way of Seeing Problems
You'll learn to approach health challenges by asking “why” and then digging deeper. Public health gives you a strategic lens to identify root causes, evaluate evidence, and understand how systems, policies, and environments shape health outcomes.
Learning That Goes Beyond the Classroom
Public health happens in communities, not just classrooms. BPH students gain hands-on experience through internships, research, and community-based projects that connect coursework to the people and places you'll one day serve.
Faculty Who Are Doing the Work
You won't just learn about public health problems, you'll learn alongside faculty who are actively working to solve them. Their community partnerships and ongoing research become part of your education from day one.
A Foundation for What's Next
Whether you're headed toward a career, graduate school, or a clinical program, the BPH gives you the skills, mentorship, and real-world experience to get there with confidence.
What Will You Study in Our Bachelor of Public Health Program?
The Bachelor of Public Health curriculum builds a strong foundation while allowing room to explore your interests. Courses include topics such as:
- Foundations of public health
- Introduction to health systems and policy
- Introduction to environmental hazards and response
- Principles of epidemiology and biostatistics
- Public health practice and communication
Featured Courses
Degree Information: Explore further with the Degree Completion Plan or Course Catalog.
Undergraduate Research
At the UK College of Public Health, research isn’t something you wait to do, it’s something you participate in.
Through undergraduate research opportunities, you can work alongside faculty mentors on real public health questions, contribute to ongoing projects, and explore how evidence turns into action.
