Are you passionate about advancing equality by making healthcare more accessible to underserved communities? Do you love collaborating with others and working on teams? Is it important to you to be a part of an exciting, dynamic industry with strong employment prospects and a bright economic outlook? Can you envision yourself directing a medical organization, helping to carry out clinical trials, or advising policymakers on disease prevention strategy? If you answered yes to those questions, you may be interested in exploring a career in public health. Since public health officials deal with large, diverse groups and organizations — sometimes, during periods of chaos, tragedy, or crisis — it’s important to possess both empathy and leadership skills, understanding the unique or unmet needs of the population you are serving while providing efficient, research-driven guidance. You will also need exceptional communication and organizational skills as you will be collaborating with vast networks of people, potentially from cultures around the globe. A strong sense of integrity and adherence to ethics is equally vital, as with any medical profession.
An Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer (AS-T) from Modesto Junior College is intended for students who are interested in transferring to a California State University (CSU) campus with a major in Public Health, or similar major. The program is designed to prepare students for advanced study in public health and community health education. Students explore and make sense of the complex, dynamic forces that affect human and population health at the local, national and global levels. Students will explore the environmental, social, behavioral and political drivers of chronic and infectious diseases, health disparities, premature death, disease epidemics and strategies for addressing these issues.
