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PBH 499 - Undergraduate supplementing their theoretical and
Research laboratory class learning. This course
Credit Hours: 3 is a requirement for graduation
from the Bachelor of Public Health
Prerequisite: PBH 410 + 90 Credit program at the College of Health
Hours Sciences (CoHS).
The Undergraduate Research course Students are required to complete
is a senior level component of the a minimum of 240 working hours
PBH program that gives students the over a period of six weeks in
opportunity to participate in real-life approved work settings in public
PBH topics/issues. It is a research- and private sectors (ministries,
directed work intended to advance a industries, companies, consultancy
student’s interest in a topic or issue firms, environmental protection
related to PBH. and occupational health agencies,
Under the supervision of a faculty academic centers, research centers/
member, students will be engaged laboratories, international and
in specific tasks revolving around a national NGOs, UN agencies, etc.).
research question and focusing on Under the supervision of faculty and
applying research methodology/ internship site supervisors, students
design to problems in PBH via will be engaged in specific tasks,
data and information collection, duties, and assignments addressing
determining and reviewing relevant current public health issues on-site.
sources, conducting logical, critical, In addition to the experience gained
and statistical analyses, and in the observation and application of
arriving to conclusions. The topic public health practices, students will
will be chosen by students and gain professional and personal skills
will be written and presented in a and competencies needed to prepare
concise way and scholarly format them for real-life situations and job
in the form of a presentation in market.
front of a committee. Students
will gain research experience to
apply technical and communication
skills learned in specific settings
(ministries, industries, companies,
businesses, environmental protection
and health agencies, hospitals,
professional associations, research
centers/laboratories, national and
international NGOs etc.).
Students will have a supervisor/
mentor from the faculty to facilitate
the course (content, process, and
assessment) and may have a second
mentor who is an expert in the
chosen area of PBH, external to ADU.
PBH 400 - Internship*
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours
The internship is a junior-senior level
component of the Public Health
program that provides students
with real-life experiential learning

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