Students who successfully complete the BSPH degree program will be able to:

• Apply knowledge from multiple disciplines to define public health problems locally and globally


• Use principals of epidemiology to describe health and alterations in health


• Interpret quantitative and qualitative research findings in the medical, nursing, public health and social science literature


• Examine the principal determinants of health problems facing the world’s populations within social, economic and political contexts


• Identify biological, behavioral and social principals of health promotion and disease prevention across the life span


• Discuss the impact of the physical and social environment on health


• Describe the interactions between biological, psychological, environmental and cultural factors influencing public health and disease prevention strategies


• Examine healthcare policy, finance and regulatory environments, with attention to healthcare disparities


• Demonstrate awareness of local health problems, determinants, and interventions in South Florida, with attention to vulnerable populations


• Communicate public health problems, determinants and evidence-based interventions.