Did you know that you can apply to medical school, become a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, address critical health issues in the U.S. and the world, work at a local health department, and much more with a degree in Public Health?

The Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. The Public Health degree program prepares professionals to promote health and identify, prevent and solve health problems at community, local, national, and global levels. Public Health prepares students with knowledge and skills to promote health. It draws on knowledge from the social, behavioral, and health sciences.

Our degree program is well suited for students invested in building healthy communities here in the DFW area, nationally and globally. We are situated in an academic department which promotes interdisciplinary solutions to health issues that affect diverse communities across the lifespan. Due to the broad, generalist focus of this program, upon completion individuals may pursue careers within various public hospitals, health departments, health insurance companies, as well as non-profits in the public health care industry. They can also continue with graduate school education for advanced degrees in Public Health.

Graduates of our program may choose from a wide variety of specializations enabling them to succeed in many different roles in health care. The HPS Student Services Advising Office assists students with degree planning. The Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health at the University of North Texas consists of 120 college credit hours. The degree requires 42 hours of general academics, 39 hours in the major, 9 hours in Public Health electives, plus an additional 30 hours of free electives.