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TheBachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) (or Bachelor of Public Health) is an undergraduate degree that prepares students to pursue careers in thepublic,private, ornon-profit sector in areas such aspublic health,environmental health,health administration,epidemiology, nutrition, biostatistics, or health policy and planning. Postbaccalaureate training is available inpublic health,health administration,public affairs, and related areas.
TheUniversity of California at Irvine,Program in Public Health, Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, has the largest enrollment of undergraduatemajors in Public Health, with about 1,500 students including ~1,000 in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Sciences, and another ~500 students in the Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Policy (2014). UC Irvine also offers a minor in Public Health for students of other majors.
The Council on Education for Public Health includes undergraduate public health degrees in the accreditation review of public health programs and schools.
