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Dean: C. Marjorie Aelion.

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences offers undergraduate majors in the departments of Communication Disorders, Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Public Health.

The Department of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is among the most comprehensive departments in New England, offering a wide range of on-campus and online academic programs, including Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree options. Our program features small classes, award-winning faculty, and personalized advising.

Faculty expertise extends to many pressing public health problems as well as cross-cutting issues such as obesity and diabetes prevention, women’s health, global health, ageing and healthy living, and environmental health concerns. The Department features numerous opportunities for community-based student internships, and experience in outreach programs and partnerships that promote health and the quality of life in diverse populations.

The Department of Public Health is fully accredited by the Council of Education for Public Health. We are one of four departments within the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, which is a member school in the Association of Schools of Public Health.

All eligible students may apply to either the full Commonwealth Honors College curriculum (General Studies plus Advanced Scholarship) or only to the Advanced Scholarship track, i.e., this option is available to students whether or not they have participated in the Commonwealth Honors College General Studies option. For Advanced Scholarship, Commonwealth Honors College sets the minimum criteria for Departmental Honors, i.e., a 3.400 or higher final overall GPA, and earned grades of B or higher in four departmentally-focused honors courses, including the capstone experience and its manuscript properly formatted to Commonwealth Honors College standards. Actual admissions criteria and requirements for completion of Departmental Honors vary by department. For details on this department's honors standards, contact the department's Honors Program Director or see www.honors.umass.edu/departmentalhonors.