Our Programs
Shape the Future of Public Health
At San Francisco State University, Public Health students learn to turn passion into impact.
Whether you’re launching your journey through the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, advancing your leadership and practice through the Master of Public Health (MPH), or expanding your perspective with a Minor in Health Education, you’ll join a community committed to advancing health equity and social justice. Grounded in real-world experience, community partnership, and systems thinking, our programs prepare graduates to tackle today’s most urgent health challenges and create meaningful change in the communities they serve.
Undergraduate Programs
Public Health
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health is a program designed to build students’ knowledge and skills in the field of public health and provide a pathway for graduates to enter a range of professions to influence and support the health of communities. Students engage with a curriculum grounded in public health competencies of social determinants of health, epidemiology, health policy, community organizing, health and power inequities, public health programming and practice in the field.
Minor in Public Health
The Minor in Public Health complements many major programs offered by other University departments and has been designed for maximum flexibility. Individuals must work with a health education advisor to select appropriate courses.
Graduate Programs
Master of Public Health
Founded in 1998, the San Francisco State University Master of Public Health degree program has a mission to promote health and health equity at the individual, community, and structural levels through transformative education, research, scholarship and service, all of which value diversity, engage communities, and are grounded in cultural humility.