Through the bachelor's degree in applied health, students will study public health, program planning and implementation, health communications, evaluation, and more.

The program gives students skills in planning, promoting, and assessing needs for health education; implementing and evaluating health education; and communicating health information to the community.

This degree is developed and granted by BYU-Idaho, with support and resources coming from BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

Why choose this degree?

Applied health training qualifies you to work in a variety of positions, such as public health, health promotion education, occupational safety and health, epidemiology, and other areas. You will be prepared with skills in communication, program planning, report writing, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making for a variety of health care settings and situations.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

• Serve as a disciple-leader through improving health outcomes for individuals and communities
• Evaluate factors that impact health
• Utilize data to justify sound decisions
• Plan health programs
• Communicate health issues to various populations

Bachelor of Science of Applied Health

Program requirements

To earn a bachelor’s degree, you will complete three certificates plus additional General Education requirements:

Previously earned course credits from PathwayConnect and/or other colleges and universities will be evaluated after a student is admitted and submits valid transcripts.

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