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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SPHL)2242 SPH Building, 301-405-2438www.sph.umd.edu Dean: Robert S. Gold Associate Dean(s): Dushanka Kleinman, Sandra Crouse Quinn Assistant Dean(s): Coke Farmer, Mary Kivlighan
The School of Public Health provides preparation leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in the following professional areas: Kinesiology, Community Health and Family Science. In addition, each department offers a wide variety of courses for all university students. These courses may be used to fulfill the general education requirements and as electives.
Special Advantages and Facilities The Friedgen Family Student Lounge, located in the SPH Building is available for use by all students in the college between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Access is through the student ID card. See the Director of Facilities in 3310 SPH Bldg if you do not have access. The Student Service Center, 2242C SPH, has study areas and computers available to SPH students from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm daily. Occasionally, availability and access are limited due to classes and student programs. Undergraduate Degree Requirements/Degree Options The School of Public Health offers the baccalaureate in the following fields of
study: Physical Education, Kinesiology, Community Health and Family
Science. The degree of Bachelor of Science is conferred upon students who have
met the conditions of their curricula as herein prescribed by the School of Public Health. The School of Public Health also offers a baccalaureate degree in Public Health Science. This is a science-based program for 3rd and 4th year students. The program is offered exclusively at the Shady Grove campus. For more information please refer to www.sph.umd.edu/phs/. Each candidate for a degree must file a formal application with the Records Office according to the scheduled deadlines for the anticipated semester of graduation. Advising At the time of matriculation and first registration, each student will meet with the departmental Undergraduate Director who will act as the student's advisor. Additionally, athletes and all students on probation or dismissal have mandatory advising and are seen by advisors in the Student Service Center. 301- 405-2357. Departments and Centers
The School is composed of several departments and an institute. The following departments offer major programs that lead to a Bachelor of Science degree: Living-Learning Programs
Global Public Health Scholars Living and Learning Community College Honors Program
Phi Alpha Epsilon. Honorary Society of the
Students qualify for membership when they attain junior standing in kinesiology, family sciences, or community health, and have a minimum overall average of 3.5 and a minimum of 24 credits at the Awards Awards within the School of Public Health include the Jerry P. Wrenn Scholarships, the Noel Myricks Endowed Scholarship, the Ned Gaylin Endowed Scholarship, the Jeanette Spier Beavers Memorial Scholarship the Andrew Billingsley Endowed Scholarship, the David Hyde Scholarship, the Doris Sands Scholarship, the Quinn Scholarship, the Alice Morgan Love Scholarships, NASPE Major of the Year Award, EDA/AAPHERD Outstanding Future Professionals Awards, the Dean's Senior Scholars Awards and the Fraley Award. Research Units
Center on Aging The Center on Aging, as part of the Department of Health Services Administration (a graduate program), stimulates and supports aging-related activities within existing departments, colleges, and schools throughout all of the various institutions of the University System of Maryland. The Center coordinates the Graduate Gerontology Certificate (master's and doctoral levels), the university's first approved graduate certificate program. The Center assists undergraduate and graduate students interested in the field of gerontology and helps them to devise educational programs to meet their goals. It is a research center working in health and aging policy, lifelong learning and civic engagement, disability and aging, behavioral and social aspects of aging, and health service delivery systems. It also conducts community education programs, assists faculty in pursuing research activities in the field of aging, conducts conferences on adulthood and aging-related topics, provides on- and off-campus technical assistance to practitioners who serve older adults and sponsors the University of Maryland Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Legacy Leadership Institutes, the University of Maryland Retirees Association, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs International (RSVPI). Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy has been established to address the major public health problem of poor health literacy and its effect on health outcomes. This is the nation's first academic based health literacy center and is devoted to improving health through the lifespan with emphasis on closing the health disparities gap. Research is needed to establish the nature of the casual relationships between and among the various factors including culture and society, education systems, health systems and health outcomes and costs to develop effective interventions and health policy. The Center was established with a generous gift from Alice Horowitz and her family. Maryland Center for Health Equity The Maryland Center for Health Equity is designed to address issues connected with health disparities. The emphasis is on creating effective change from the level of the individual to issues at the macro policy level. Student Engagement and Service Units
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