About Our Departments
At the heart of the University of South Carolina campus in
downtown Columbia is the Arnold School of Public Health, one of 40 accredited
schools of public health in the United States. The Arnold School of Public Health
offers outstanding educational opportunities in a progressive environment. Its
students are those preparing for careers in public health, as well as professionals
who desire to update their knowledge, broaden their perspectives, and expand their
capabilities in their chosen fields.
The school is made up of six departments:
The school also offers several other interdisciplinary
degree programs:
These departments create a sophisticated academic environment
in which environmental scientists, biostatisticians, epidemiologist health care
administrators, health educators, and other public health professionals provide
students excellent professional guidance.
The Arnold School of Public Health offers
programs of study leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.), Doctor of Public Heath (Dr.P.H.), Master of Public
Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH),
Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.), and Master of Speech-Language
Pathology (M.S.P.). The Master of Nursing/Master of Public
Health dual degree (M.S.N./M.P.H.) is offered in cooperation
with the College of Nursing and the Master of Social Work/Master
of Public Health dual degree (M.S.W./M.P.H.) is offered in
cooperation with the College of Social Work.
The Department of Exercise Science offers the Master of Science
in Exercise Science (M.S.) degree and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.). The Department
of Health Promotion Education and Behavior offers the Master of Science in Health
Education (M.S.), and, additionally, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees. The latter two degrees are part
of a cooperative program with the College of Education. Health Promotion Education
and Behavior also offers the Certificate of Graduate Study in School Health
Education, an 18-hour post-baccalaureate program for teachers that leads to certification
endorsement in health education by the South Carolina Department of Education;
the Certificate of Graduate Study in Alcohol and Drug Studies, which is also
an 18-hour post-baccalaureate program, is also available. A graduate certificate
program is considered a step between the baccalaureate and master's or doctoral
degrees.
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