Public Health Major Requirements 

^{(Effective Fall 2024 - for all students who entered UCSD in FA24 or later)}

^{*Students who entered UCSD prior to FA24 should see Public Health Major Requirements (Admitted prior to FA24)}

BSPH Program offers courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, environmental and occupational health sciences, and health policy. The epidemiology and biostatistics areas offer courses on the determinants and distribution of disease at the population level with a focus on analyzing and interpreting public health data using statistical methods. The social and behavioral sciences area offers courses for students interested in how behaviors influence disease. The environmental and occupational health sciences area offers courses on the study of environmental and occupational factors, including biological, physical, and chemical factors that affect the health of a workforce and the community. The health policy area emphasizes the structure, process, and outcomes of health services and policies that are commonly used to motivate people to healthier lifestyles.

Degrees offered include:

• Bachelor of Science in Public Health (PB25)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Biostatistics (PB26)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences (PB27)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Community Health Sciences (PB28)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Epidemiology (PB29)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Health Policy and Management Sciences (PB30)
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Medicine Sciences (PB31)

Please Note: Each concentration is its own major. Students can't double major within a single department (Academic Senate Policy). This means students can't declare more than one concentration.