Public Health

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Major, Minor or Concentration

The Rize Public Health program prepares students to address global health challenges through a multidisciplinary lens. Built with input from faculty at Yale, UNC Chapel Hill, and public health experts at the WHO, the curriculum emphasizes epidemiology, data analysis, health systems, and policy. Students graduate ready for careers in community health, health education, and public service, or for advanced graduate study.

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Courses

Courses & Curriculum

PHM I - History of Public Health

Covid-19 has thrust Public Health into the spotlight, but the domain of public health includes many critical issues, including mental health, obesity, and gun violence. From the first quarantines to the modern movement toward universal health care, public health has fundamentally shaped societies. In this course, you’ll learn the role of the state in public health, the importance of public health, and how it’s provided and practiced. This online class has optional live sessions.

PHM II - Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of a disease. In this course, you will learn and apply key concepts of epidemiology to multiple domains of public health. By the end of this course, you'll be able to use epidemiology to better understand, characterize, and promote health at a population level. This online class has optional live sessions.

PHM III - Health Services

Health Services - the means by which healthcare is provided - is a critical concept in Public Health that impacts all of us. This course will introduce you to the modern history of healthcare in high, middle, and low-income countries and explore the evolution of health services. Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of particular systems and policies and examine their ideal version of a health service in the context of current events. This online class has optional live sessions.

PHM IV - Public Health Studies I: Current Topics and Politics

This course is intended to provide students with a means of evaluating the health impact of political decisions and a broad knowledge base about the practice of Public Health today. Students will explore a range of current topics in public health - including COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, and the obesity epidemic. Students will also look at the impact of US politics on global public health, especially in developing nations. Furthermore, this course will explore key topics such as the WHO’s Millennium Development Goals, the disastrous circumstances that can arise when Public Health Policies fail, and the conflict between data and political will that drives so much of Public Health policy decision-making. The online class has optional live sessions.

PHM V - Public Health Studies II - Demographics, Geo-Spatial Mapping, and Qualitative Research

This course provides students with a variety of tools for understanding the impact that disease or other Public Health concerns may have on a population. Students will learn how to design effective surveys, analyze geographic data, and use qualitative information with the ultimate goal of gaining a better understanding of how events may affect the health of a particular population. This course will also require students to participate in map development to help them build an understanding of how geographic data is used in the practice of Public Health. The online class has optional live sessions.

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PHM VI - Health Economics

The field of public health is driven by economics as much as it is by epidemiology. This course will teach you about health economics, which is the application of economic principles and techniques of analysis to health care in support of the public good. By the end of this course, you will learn how to analyze the effectiveness of health policy outcomes through an economic lens, and how to use available resources to improve the quality of healthcare. This online class has optional live sessions.

Rize programs leverage the courses you already have

Our Partnerships Team works closely with you to create a customized program that integrates your existing courses. A potential Project Management major could look like:

Example courses from your institution

Precalculus (or higher)
Applied Statistics
Intro to Sociology
Intro to Public Policy
Social Research Methods
Intro to Economics
Statistics for Social Sciences or Biostatistics
General Biology w/ Lab

Courses
from Rize

History of Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Services
Public Health Studies I
Public Health Studies II
Health Economics

Student Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Assess the historical context of public health policies and use historical data to inform their positions.
Source, analyze and explain epidemiological data to inform policy design.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of any given healthcare system.
Evaluate the failures and successes of modern public health policies in the context of health trends, including epidemics and the COVID-19 pandemic, and their relevance for future policy decisions.
Implement modern qualitative and quantitative research methods and evaluate the importance of those methods for a given problem.

Certifications

Skills

Population Health Analysis and Policy Design
Epidemiological Research and Reporting
Health Systems Structure and Evaluation
Data Collection; Visualization; and Geo-Spatial Mapping
Health Economics and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Survey Design and Mixed Methods Research
Understanding of Global Health and Social Determinants
Public Health Communication and Advocacy
Application of Public Policy in Health Systems
Qualitative and Quantitative Public Health Research
Use of Statistical and Analytical Tools in Health Studies
Critical Thinking Around Politics; Ethics; and Equity in Health

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Students give these courses rave reviews

"Rize courses have really helped me fall in love even more with my future profession that I want to go down."

Sean G.

Adrian College

“The class experience is amazing!”

Mary D.

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

“Throughout the class time in Rize, the teacher is going over exactly what we need to do… he gave us the freedom to think creatively, to do our own project and it helped us do what he was teaching us to do on our own.”

Cole B.

Walsh University

“Rize has given me an opportunity to add something to my degree. Something that I wanted to find at my school but wasn’t there.”

Chisunta C.

Albertus Magnus College

“My experience with Rize classes has been extremely positive. I think they’re really well structured, and the professors really care as well - they’re really out there to help you”

Daniel W.

Lasell University

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