The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) major is designed to give students hands-on experience in public health through a partnership between the OU Health Sciences Center Hudson College of Public Health and the University of Oklahoma Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences. It provides the core foundation in epidemiology, health communication and policy, etc. along with chemistry, biology, and math. This major is well-suited for students who plan to work in public and/or community health after earning the bachelor’s degree. The BPH program can also be a good fit for students planning to pursue MPH degrees due to the BPH program’s integrated practicum course, which can provide hands-on experience in the field. BPH students will take classes at the OU Hudson College of Public Health (located in Oklahoma City) during their final semester of the program (must be a spring semester), which includes a practicum course and the program capstone. Students may also select an elective course from the graduate-level offerings through the OU Hudson College of Public Health.
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Students must be currently in either the Bachelor of Arts in Community Health program or the Bachelor of Science in Community Health program on the OU Norman campus before they are able to apply for the Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program. The BPH program requires students to finish their degree in either a Spring or Summer semester, as the BPH-only courses offered at the OU Hudson College of Public Health are only offered in the Spring.
The following are required:
Hudson College of Public Health applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and applications will be reviewed as they are complete. All materials must be submitted by the deadlines listed below for full consideration.
Bachelor of Public Health
Please click here to go to the OU Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences public and community health programs to apply. Click on the “BPH Application” on the website and send the completed application to hcoph@ouhsc.edu.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
OU Public and Community Health Programs OU Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences The University of Oklahoma 633 Elm Avenue Norman, OK 73019
Academic Advisor: Natalie Dickson Phone: (405) 325-4411 Email: ndickson@ou.edu Website: Public and Community Health Hudson College of Public Health The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 801 NE 13th Street, Suite 165 Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Office of Student Services Phone: (405) 271-2308 Email: hcoph@ouhsc.edu
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