Undergraduate Programs

UCI was one of the first UC campuses to offer undergraduate degrees in public health, a legacy that has grown to be a point of pride for the campus. Now, with roughly 1,300 undergrads at any time, UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health has one of the largest and most diverse undergraduate programs in the country. Our students choose to major (or minor) in public health because they want the knowledge and skills to improve health for their home communities. 

Students enrolled in the B.A. and B.S. programs explore both quantitative and qualitative aspects of public health research and practice and can expect that the curriculum will have both a public-health-based experiential component and a science-based overview of the field. Our graduates have a strong foundation in public health sciences and their applications, including multidisciplinary approaches to assess population health and reduce the burden of disease through preventive strategies that fulfill society’s need for understanding, avoiding, and addressing risks. 

In addition, UCI’s undergraduate training facilitates the acquisition of analytical and abstract reasoning abilities in key public health sub-disciplines.