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Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration Public Health
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Why earn a degree in Public Health from Strayer?
Develop the skills to help become a positive force of change in your community with this concentration. You’ll leave the program with a foundational background in biostatistics, disease prevention and more. Your impact starts here.
Foster well-being and promote community health
Public health professionals are vital for healthy and thriving communities. With a Bachelor of Science (BS) Health Services Administration, Public Health from Strayer, you’ll learn to promote well-being, address negative environmental factors and advocate for policies that protect public health and prevent disease. The professionally aligned curriculum covers the history of the field while teaching the latest skills needed to investigate disease outbreaks and craft emergency management plans.
Skills you’ll learn in a Strayer BS in Health Services Administration, Public Health concentration
- Gain an understanding about the origin of public health and early contributors in the field are explored in addition to the Ten Essentials Public Health Framework, the ten greatest achievements in public health and the role of public health professionals to promote and protect communities are presented in the course
- Learn how to conduct a disease outbreak investigation, manage epidemiological data, and interpret results
- Explore and understand the basic biostatistical principles with a focus on public health data
- Acquire a knowledge of theoretical and practical approaches for health promotion, disease prevention, and lifestyle concepts
- Introduce students to public health preparedness and emergency management
- Learn the steps for managing an emergency and how to craft emergency management plans
Earn your degree from an accredited university
Strayer University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Strayer University’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 22, 2017 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration in Public Health cost breakdown
- 40 courses, $1525 per course
- $65 technology fee each term
- $150 one-time degree conferral fee
- Additional costs for textbooks and supplies
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Opportunities to save on tuition
Employer Tuition Assistance
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The Strayer Learn and Earn Scholarship
For every three courses you pass, earn one on us, tuition-free, to be redeemed at the end of your program with the Strayer Earn and Learn Scholarship. Eligibility rules and restrictions apply. Connect with us for details.
Save up to $15,250 on your bachelor’s degree
As a Strayer student, you have access to no-cost gen ed courses through our affiliate, Sophia. Take up to two online Sophia courses at a time and transfer eligible courses towards your undergraduate degree.
*Savings assumes transferring 10 courses taken at Sophia. Eligibility rules apply. Connect with us for details.
What coursework do you need to specialize in Public Health?
All BSHS students take a set list of required major courses. All students also take a set of general education classes for a well-rounded education. The remaining credits come from their choice of concentration. View all courses
What is a minor in college?
A minor is a group of five courses in a select subject area that can add depth to your resume and round out your degree. Pursuing a minor offers you the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in a secondary area of interest outside of your major and concentration.
How does a minor work?
Since you can use elective courses to complete a minor, in some cases you may not have to spend extra time or money on additional courses to complete your degree. Keep in mind that courses used to complete your major can’t be applied toward a minor.
Should you get a minor in college?
Getting a minor can help give you professional skills. It demonstrates your forward thinking, self-motivation and organization – all valuable skills in the workplace.
Sample courses
Being an effective communicator is an essential skill for any profession. In this course, you will learn the secrets to writing, listening, and speaking with credibility in order to share your voice with the world.
This course provides an introduction and overview of the foundation of public health. Students are introduced to a broad range of topics related to the theory and practice of public health. The origin of public health and early contributors in the field are explored in addition to the Ten Essentials Public Health Framework, the ten greatest achievements in public health and the role of public health professionals to promote and protect communities are presented in the course.
This course explores the basic biostatistical principles with a focus on public health data. General concepts and principles include the basics of hypothesis testing, measurement scales, frequency distributions, and probability concepts. Students are introduced to univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical testing methods. Students learn how to use data visualization to present data and how to interpret statistical tests and present results.
Prerequisite: HSA360 and MAT210 or equivalent
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology including epidemiological terms. Students learn about the history and early pioneers that contributed to the field of epidemiology. Topics include experimental and observational epidemiological study designs. Descriptive and analytical epidemiological study designs are presented in the course and students learn how to conduct a disease outbreak investigation, manage epidemiological data and interpret results. Students are introduced to epidemiological subspecialties including chronic disease and clinical epidemiology. Prerequisite: HSA 360
Theoretical and practical approaches for health promotion, disease prevention and lifestyle concepts are presented in this course. Students learn about health disparities and determinants of health with an emphasis on health promotion and for communities. Topics include healthy lifestyle behaviors and technology and health promotion. Disease prevention topics include obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes and mental health. Prerequisite: HSA 360
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to public health preparedness and emergency management. Regulations, policy development and legislation are addressed from the public health perspective. Students learn the steps for managing an emergency and how to craft emergency management plans. Natural disasters, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, and biosecurity threats are presented in the course. An emphasis is placed on a coordinated approach among public health professionals and other first responders. Prerequisite: HSA 360
What can you do with a BS HSA, Public Health degree?
Your education can help you pursue your professional and personal goals. While Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific career outcome, such as a job title, promotion or salary increase, we encourage you to explore the potential impact you can have in the public health field.
Versatile skills for your future
The public health concentration provides students with a foundation in the field of public health, basic biostatistics, epidemiology, disease prevention and emergency management and preparedness.
In addition, students who complete this concentration will be prepared to:
- Create health education materials to address smoking, vaccines and other public health concerns.
- Develop and provide health education programs like workshops, conferences and community presentations.
- Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to assess community health needs and which services are available to meet those needs.
- Develop plans and policies required to help achieve health education objectives and services.
- Conduct evaluations and studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
- Support agencies and organizations in assessing health education needs and develop and provide health education programs.
- Obtain information from relevant sources and manage external communications.
- Use relevant information to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.
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of Strayer bachelor’s alumni agree that Strayer was the right choice for earning their degree.
Strayer Alumni Survey, 2022
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Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
A completed application and enrollment agreement, as applicable
A diploma from an approved high school or its equivalent
Official copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
A valid, current and legible government-issued photo ID
Fall classes start on October 6
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Transferring to Strayer from another university?
Your bachelor’s degree from Strayer could be 70% complete when you transfer up to 28 classes.
Strayer welcomes international students
Strayer University is proud to have hosted more than 3,000 international students from over 110 countries. Earn your degree in the U.S. or completely online in your home country – it’s your choice.
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