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The core of our work in public health is to take steps to prevent chronic and infectious disease before it occurs. Come be part of this exciting and rapidly expanding field and have a positive influence on your world! We also offer several graduate programs to prepare students to design, implement, and evaluate health programs and learn how to analyze and consider the ethical implications of health policies.
We offer Public Health programming on the Lethbridge and Calgary Campuses. See here for more about our Public Health program at the Calgary Campus.
The Health Sciences and Management combined degrees program is one of very few degree programs in Canada to blend public health and management, and the only one to offer the degree at an undergraduate level. The program combines public health theory and practice with organizational behavior, informational technology, accounting, marketing, management policy, and human resources management. Graduates of the program will have the practical managerial skills and the theoretical public health knowledge needed for employment in a wide range of non-clinical public health roles in a variety of settings and agencies.
Combined degrees are only available at the Lethbridge campus.
The major in Health Sciences is Public Health. The major in management is General Management or Human Resource Management and Labour Relations. Students who choose to complete a Management major other than General Management or Human Resource Management and Labour Relations may be required to extend their program beyond 50 courses.
Graduates of the program will gain skills in health research, program planning, and leadership, and have an interdisciplinary understanding of health at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.
This two-year program provides students with the education and skills to succeed in the workplace and advance their career opportunities. This program is ideal for students who wish to build on their existing diploma education and pursue front-line management positions. Note: This program cannot be completed fully online; however, several courses may be offered online.
This exciting program is offered on our Calgary Campus with evening and weekend classes, and via traditional delivery on our Lethbridge Campus. Our Calgary Campus is in downtown Calgary. Classrooms are located in Bow Valley College North Building (332 - 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB) and our administrative office space is located in Bow Valley College South Building (Suite S6032, 345 - 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB).
International Applicants: Please be advised that due to the blended nature of this program, graduates may not be eligible to apply for a post-graduation work permit after completing this program depending on the proportion of courses delivered online. The number of courses offered via online delivery may vary and exceed 50% of the program for some students. Prospective international students interested in this program are advised to contact the International Centre before submitting an application to this program
Applicants to the Public Health major who have previously completed a degree will have the opportunity to complete an individualized 20-course program in just two years. This option is available for students at the Lethbridge campus or Calgary campus. Our Calgary Campus is in downtown Calgary. Classrooms are located in Bow Valley College North Building (332 - 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB) and our administrative office space is located in Bow Valley College South Building (Suite S6032, 345 - 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB).
International Applicants: Please be advised that due to the blended nature of this program, graduates may not be eligible to apply for a post-graduation work permit after completing this program depending on the proportion of courses delivered online. The number of courses offered via online delivery may vary and exceed 50% of the program for some students. Prospective international students interested in this program are advised to contact the International Centre before submitting an application to this program.
Resources for Public Health majors
The Program Planning Guide (PPG) outlines the courses required to complete the program, along with a sequencing plan. You should keep your Program Planning Guide up to date and refer to it for course registration and general program planning.
2023/2024 Program Planning Guides
See ulethbridge.ca/ross/ppgs for all other calendar year PPGs. Your calendar year will be the year of your most recent admission to uLethbridge.
A practicum placement provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of public health and to link concepts and theory to real-world experiences. Learn more about the optional practicum in the public Health major at ulethbridge.ca/healthsciences/practicum.
A career in public health can include designing and implementing programs that promote health, collecting and analyzing health data, and shaping policy. Graduates in public health often work for governments, private-sector and non-profit organizations. Career opportunities focus in areas such as:
| • Aboriginal/Immigrant Health • Epidemiology & Biostatistics • Environmental Health • Health Policy • Health Promotion |
• Health Services Administration • Infectious Disease Control • Global Health • Program Management & Evaluation • Wellbeing/Healthy Eating |
- University of Lethbridge Library Public Health Databases
- Public Health Student Opportunities - Moodle Course (If you are a public health major who doesn't have access to this page, please email us.)
- Public Health Student Association
- Suggested Optional Courses
- Public Health Travel Award Application Form