OVERVIEW OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH EDUCATION SCIENCES
BSHES
THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH EDUCATION SCIENCES explores how biological, behavioral, social, cultural, and historical factors converge to affect the health and well-being of populations. MPH students have many opportunities to work with faculty mentors on projects aimed at understanding and changing behaviors that put health at risk. They collaborate with practitioners and researchers to address COVID-19, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, cancer, alcohol and drug abuse, tobacco use, mental health, violence toward women and youth, and chronic conditions such as diabetes and obesity.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- MPH in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
- PhD in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences*
- Dual Degrees
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Evolent Health
- Kaiser Permanente
- Northrop Grumman
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- Global Water Initiative Communications Officer, CARE
- Health Educator, Healthy Futures of Texas
Rollins’ emphasis on both having research and academic knowledge in applied field work appealed to me as someone who came straight from undergrad.
BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
BIOS
SCIENTISTS IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES RELY ON BIOSTATISTICS to help solve pressing problems in the biological and health sciences. The application of statistical methods and analyses enables them to design and carry out research trials more effectively and interpret vast amounts of data more precisely to inform health care and public health decisions. Demand for workers with these skills is so great that Fortune magazine recently ranked the master’s in biostatistics degree as the No.1 degree for landing a well-paying, satisfying job. Rollins’ BIOS department is centered around methodological research, theory, collaborative research, and consulting. Students learn to map the links between statistics, technology, and health using scenarios that range in focus from a single gene to individual patients to satellite images.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- BA or BS/MSPH in Biostatistics
- MPH in Biostatistics
- MSPH in Biostatistics
- PhD in Biostatistics*
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp
- Epic Systems Corporation
- Winship Cancer Institute
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- Associate Statistical Modeler
- Data Analyst II, IHRC, Inc.
They taught me how to combine mathematical and computer science theory and bring them into the real world.
GANGAROSA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
GDEH
THE GANGAROSA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (GDEH) explores how human health is influenced by our interactions with the environment. The department promotes human health by advancing understanding of these relationships and working to ensure a healthy, sustainable environment for all. Its perspective is expansive, from molecular to planetary in focus and from local to global in scale. Faculty apply tools in risk assessment, epidemiology, toxicology, analytic chemistry, microbiology, remote sensing, ecology, environmental policy, program evaluation, and environmental sciences to critical environmental health challenges in their research and teaching. Environmental health students learn how to apply scientific skills to better understand the dynamic relationships between human health and the environment.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- MPH in Environmental Health
- MPH in Global Environmental Health
- BS/MPH in Environmental Studies and Environmental Health
- MPH in Environmental Health and Epidemiology
- PhD in Environmental Health Sciences*
- Dual Degrees
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- Food and Drug Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Environmental Protection Agency
- CARE
- State Departments of Public Health
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- Environmental Health Fellow, ASPPH/EPA
- Public Health Associate, CDC
Even remotely, networking with fellow classmates and like-minded individuals has been amazing. The people at Rollins want to be there. We all similarly want to help the world and people on an individual level.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EPI
THE DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY is composed of an active community of researchers and public health practitioners who specialize in infectious diseases, public health preparedness, cancer, cardiovascular disease, maternal and child health, and epidemiologic methods. Students of epidemiology learn how to apply quantitative science to study disease distribution among populations and evaluate the impact of interventions for treatment and prevention. Students may choose from degree options in epidemiology or global epidemiology. All receive a strong foundation in epidemiologic and quantitative methods and build robust experiences beyond the classroom, drawing on department, university, and Atlanta resources.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- MPH in Epidemiology
- MPH in Global Epidemiology
- MSPH in Epidemiology
- MSPH in Global Epidemiology
- PhD in Epidemiology*
- Dual Degrees
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- American Cancer Society
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- EcoHealth Alliance
- Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
- ICF International
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- CDC / CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow,
- Florida Department of Health
- Epidemiologist Specialist II,
- Arizona Department of Health Services
I don’t think I would be able to be so connected to community health work, engaging in work on a partner level as opposed to academia, if it wasn’t for Rollins.
HUBERT DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH
HDGH
RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST DEPARTMENTS OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION, the Hubert Department of Global Health seeks to understand and reduce inequities in health and well-being around the world. The department offers an MPH in 20-, 15-, and 12-month formats. Through classroom study and global field work, students learn to strengthen the capacities of individuals, families, communities, societies, and governments to identify and reduce barriers to health and wellness. Students in the department are part of the new face of global health, creating healthier communities, researching emerging public health issues, and striving to make health a fundamental human right for all.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- 4-Semester (20 month)
- 3-Semester (15 month)
- 3-Semester (12 month)
- PhD in Global Health and Development*
- PhD in Nutrition and Health Sciences*
- Dual Degrees
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- CARE
- FHI 360
- Ministry of Health
- John Snow, Inc.
- Task Force for Global Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Departments of Health (Nashville, New York City, and more)
- Emory University
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- Epidemiological Surveillance Officer, World Health Organization
- Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Public Health Program Associate, Hubert Department of Global Health
- Global Border Health ORISE Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Evaluation Officer in the Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Global Ophthalmic Health Research Project Coordinator, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Program Coordinator, Department of Public Health
- Strategy Consultant, Deloitte (Government & Public Services)
Professors are eager to help you grow academically and professionally. Before I came to Rollins, Dr. Leon called me and spoke to me about the available opportunities here.
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
HPM
ROLLINS STUDENTS IN HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT come from the United States and abroad to gain a strong foundation in health care delivery and financing to address issues in public policy, public health, and health care delivery systems. Interdisciplinary by nature, HPM includes experts in economics, sociology, political science, public policy, health services and policy, general medicine, and psychiatry. Researchers examine specific diseases and conditions such as cancer, obesity, health disparities, access to care, health care costs, maternal and child health, reproductive health, transplantation, health literacy, health care funding, and comparative health systems through quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Students also work with national policy experts and major consulting firms.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- MPH in Health Policy
- MPH in Health Care Management
- 12-Month Accelerated MPH in Health Care Management
- MSPH in Health Policy and Health Services Research
- PhD in Health Services Research and Health Policy*
- Dual Degrees
* Offered through Laney Graduate School
WHERE GRADUATES WORK
- Center for Pan Asian Community Services
- Emory Healthcare
- Georgia Health Policy Center
- Kaiser Permanente
- Mathematica Policy Research
ALUMNI JOB TITLES
- Health Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Consultant, Deloitte
I wanted to get research experience and dig into the higher-level systemic and structural determinants of public health, and learn about how care is delivered at large.
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