Preparation for Public Health Careers
Preparing for Your Future in Public Health
In order to explore these career fields as well as gain relevant skills and experiences, we recommend reviewing the below core skills, relevant coursework, research opportunities, and campus and local engagement opportunities for each public health career field.
- Core Skills
- Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking and Assessment)
- Communication Skills (Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration)
- Policy Development, Evaluation, Implementation Skills
- Public Health Science Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH305: The Environment and Human Health (Undergrad)
- EHS572: Environmental Impact Assessment
- EHS601: Exposure Science and Health
- EHS592: Infectious Disease and Emergency Response in Communities
- EHS651: Occupational Health, Safety And Environmental Program Management
- EHS674: Environmental and Health Risk Modeling
- Research Opportunities
- Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center
- Healthy Environments Partnership
- Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center
- Community Action Against Asthma
- Community Action to Promote Health Environments
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- University of Michigan Industrial Hygiene Student Association (Student Organization)
- Environmental Health Student Association (Student Organization)
- Public Health Sustainability Initiative (Student Organization)
- Student Sustainability Coalition (Student Organization)
- Core Skills
- Research Skills (Statistical Methods, Quantitative, Qualitative)
- Data Analytics & Assessment Skills
- Communication Skills (Translating research for audiences)
- Project Management Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH383: Data Driven Solutions In Public Health (Undergrad)
- BIOSTAT523: Statistical Methods In Epidemiology
- BIOSTAT593: Design For Health Studies
- HBHEQ620: Behavioral Research Methods in Public Health
- BIOSTAT607: Basic Computing For Data Analytics
- BIOSTAT620: Introduction To Health Data Science
- EPID706: Mixed Methods in Epidemiological Research
- Research Opportunities
- Center for Precision Health Data Science
- Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
- Statistical Analysis of Biomedical and Educational Research
- Global Statcore
- Center for Cancer Biostatistics
- Center for Respiratory Virus Research and Response
- Center for Managing Chronic Disease
- Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats and Pandemic Preparedness
- Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center
- Center for Midlife Science
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
- Social Care in Chronic Disease Collaborative
- Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center
- Momentum Center: Driving Discovery to End Childhood Obesity
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) (Student Organization)
- Weight Inclusive Initiative (Student Organization)
- Biostatistics Student Association (Student Organization)
- UMHealthResearch.org - Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (Webpage about research conducted at University)
- Core Skills
- Policy Research & Analysis Skills
- Policy Development Skills
- Communication Skills (Writing, Presentations)
- Advocacy & Interpersonal Skills (Stakeholder Engagement)
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH410: Making Change: Public Health Policy Advocacy in Principle and Practice (Undergrad)
- EHS597: Environmental Health And Policy
- NUTR593: Food Security, Policy, and Programs
- HMP615: Introduction To Public Health Policy
- HMP685: The Politics Of Public Health Policy
- HMP653: Law And Public Health
- Research Opportunities
- Center for Evaluating Health Reform
- Network for Public Health Law
- Michigan Public Health - Substance Use Policy and Economic Research Network
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Health Policy Student Association (HPSA) (Student Organization)
- Students for Reproductive Rights and Justice (Student Organization)
- Black Maternal Equity Collective (Student Organization)
- Students for a National Health Program at the University of Michigan (Student Organization)
- Black Undergraduate Public Policy Society (Student Organization)
- Core Skills
- Needs Assessment & Survey Design Skills
- Program Planning & Evaluation Skills
- Health Communication & Education Skills
- Community Partnership Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH 382: Population Health Determinants & Disparities (Undergrad)
- HBEHEQ590: Principles of Community Engagement for Health Promotion
- HBEHEQ591: Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs
- HBEHEQ592: Health Program Evaluation
- HBEHEQ622: Program Evaluation in Health Education
- HBEHEQ631: Project Management in Public Health
- Research Opportunities
- Center for Health Communications Research
- Housing Solutions for Health Equity
- Center for Managing Chronic Disease
- National Center for School Safety
- Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center
- Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
- Prevention Research Collaborative
- Michigan Farmworker Project
- Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities
- Social Care in Chronic Disease Collaborative
- Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center
- Momentum Center: Driving Discovery to End Childhood Obesity
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Michigan Health Aid (Student Organization)
- Heal-Move-Shift (Student Organization)
- Bountiful Pantries (Student Organization)
- CURIS - Public Health Advocacy (Student Organization)
- Black Maternal Health Equity Collective (Student Organization)
- Corner Health Center
- Red Cross
- Well-being Academy
- Ann Arbor Campus-Community Coalition
- Project Healthy Schools
- Core Skills
- Management Skills
- Evaluation & Analysis Skills
- Finance Skills
- Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
- Policy Development Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH 480: Leadership & Management in Today’s Healthcare Environment (Undergrad)
- HMP607: Corporate Finance for Healthcare Administrators
- HMP608: Health Care Financial Accounting
- HMP610: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health
- HMP642: Managing People in Health Organizations
- Research Opportunities
- Griffith Leadership Center
- Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
- Center for Health Communications Research
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Michigan Healthcare Executive Student Association (MHESA) (Student Organization)
- Core Skills
- Data Analytics & Assessment Skills
- Strategy Development Skills
- Communication Skills
- Systems Thinking Skills
- Program Development Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH383: Data Driven Solutions In Public Health (Undergrad)
- BIOSTAT607: Basic Computing for Data Analytics
- HBEHEQ654: Consumer Health Informatics
- HMP608: Health Care Financial Accounting
- HMP610: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health
- Research Opportunities
- Center for Health Communications Research
- Center for Precision Health Data Science
- Statistical Analysis of Biomedical and Educational Research
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) (Student Organization)
- Student Health Advisory Council (Student Organization)
- Public Health Career Consultant Program
- Chiron Healthcare Consulting at the University of Michigan
- Michigan Healthcare Business Club (Student Organization)
- Core Skills
- Health Communication & Education Skills
- Health Assessment Skills
- Treatment Development Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Relevant Coursework
- PUBHLTH402: Changing Health Behaviors: What Works (Undergrad)
- HBEHEQ597: Clear Health Communication
- HBEHEQ600: Psychosocial Factors in Health-Related Behaviors
- HBEHEQ659: Introduction to Adolescent Substance Use Prevention
- PUBHLTH321/NUTR621: Eating Disorders Prevention and Treatment
- Research Opportunities
- Center for Health Communications Research
- Social Care in Chronic Disease Collaborative
- Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center
- Momentum Center: Driving Discovery to End Childhood Obesity
- Campus & Local Engagement Opportunities
- Lunar Doula Support Network (Student Organization)
- Corner Health Center
- Well-being Academy