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PBH 494

Field Studies in Public Health

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Supervised field experience in health and wellness settings.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • For PBH-Public Health majors
  • senior standing
PBH 345
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): For PBH-Public Health majors: PBH 345 and senior standing.

Units

Internship Practicum3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

Core

CO14

Restrictions

For PBH-Public Health majors; senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply knowledge and skills learned throughout the Community Health Sciences curriculum through a service-learning role in a professional workplace setting.
  • apply their knowledge to develop innovative and effective solutions to public health problems through the field studies experience and to effectively communicate their work through the creation of mass media.
  • demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in the workplace.
  • discuss the wide variety of potential career paths in the field through learning about the experiences of fellow students.
  • articulate the three core components of a service learning experience: knowledge, action, and reflection and will practice these three components throughout the internship.
  • display personal branding skills desirable to the job market through presentations and through networking opportunities on LinkedIn.