Public Health (BS): Online
An online bachelor's degree completion program
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Public Health online degree program will equip you with the knowledge you need to face pressing health challenges, including health inequities by race, gender, and sexuality; infectious and chronic diseases; food and water safety; sanitation; and environmental issues.
Simmons University is nationally recognized for providing public health students with the conceptual and empirical foundation for analyzing the interplay between health, science, and society. Your degree experience will help you find a unique niche in the public health field that best matches your interests, skills, and passion for making an impact — to prepare you for a rewarding career.
The BS in Public Health curriculum is designed to help you grow as a confident and skilled advocate, capable of influencing a healthier, more educated public. The program’s interactive coursework covers emerging research, trends, and solutions that can act as long-term prevention of an issue on a widespread scale — like the eradication of disease.
Our Faculty
Valerie Leiter
Professor and Chair of the Public Health Department and Director of the Bachelor's Program in Public Health
Dawna Thomas
Professor
Kristen Brewer
Assistant Professor
Ginny Chadwick
Adjunct Faculty
Crystallee Crain
Adjunct Faculty in the Role of Section Instructor
Leigh Haynes
Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the Master of Public Health Program
Marcelo Korc
Adjunct Faculty in the Role of Section Instructor
Anna Modest
Adjunct Faculty in the Role of Section Instructor
Edima Ottoho
Associate Professor of Practice
Sarah Perry
Adjunct Faculty in the Role of Section Instructor
Anu Puri
Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Ware
Adjunct Faculty in the Role of Section Instructor
Dolores Wolongevicz
Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the Health Professions Education Program