Focus on the protection and improvement of health for individuals, communities and populations at risk for injury and disease through interdisciplinary study.
Muhlenberg's Public Health curriculum extends across the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences and humanities to educate and empower students about health-related issues from varying points of view.
Students who major in Public Health will gain an understanding of behavioral, economic, historical, political and social determinants of health, and of the important relationships that statistics and science have on the design of public health interventions. The core class, Issues in Public Health, is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of public health topics including historical perspectives, epidemiological principles and health intervention practices, health promotion and health communication and global issues of health.
The major prepares students for graduate work and professional careers in public health. Students are encouraged to participate in public health related experiences including independent research study, service learning or other experiential learning connected to a course, internships within the community and community service unconnected to a course. The minor offers students flexibility to choose electives appropriate to their interests in public health that also compliment their respective majors.
The ninth annual Muhlenberg College Public Health Program Poll of Pennsylvanians examines issues that include the COVID-19 outbreak and the performance of President Biden’s handling of the pandemic, health care reform, heroin addiction, immunizations and marijuana legalization.
Designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics, the Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
Students who receive this honor are recognized for their commitment to solving public problems.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation received a record number of applications this year.
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