Community Health Degree Requirements

To complete a Bachelor of Science Degree in Community Health, students must complete the CORE Program plus the Community Health Program, which consists of three general categories: Supportive Requirements, Health Electives, and Professional Preparation and general electives. 

Program Degree Requirements (click here to view the document)

Program Competencies:

• Identify individual and community level needs for health promotion and disease prevention.

• Identify principles of community health that are needed for the development of effective health promotion and disease prevention strategies.

• Apply statistics and research methods to accurately describe the distribution and examine the determinants of population health.

• Apply statistics and research methods to community health program evaluations.

• Describe how to plan, implement, and administer short- and long-term community health interventions.

• Communicate and disseminate the results of community health program evaluations.

• Describe how to advocate for effective community health initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels.

• Identify strategies that effectively incorporate cultural competence within health promotion and community health initiatives.

   

Undergraduate Program Director
Jenny Hodgson
301-405-2523
jhodgson@umd.edu

Academic Advisors
Allison Bayley
301-405-8729
abayley@umd.edu

Tracy Zeeger
301-405-3453
tzeeger@umd.edu