Complete Your Public Health Degree in Spokane
Start your Public Health degree in Pullman or at a community college and finish in Spokane, based on your chosen specialization of the Behavioral Health Track. Our hands-on learning and cutting-edge research opportunities with leading faculty and researchers prepare you for diverse career opportunities.
Student Research Opportunities in Spokane
- Addiction
- Diabetes and Cognition
- Perinatal Substance Use and Maternal-Infant Health
- Community Health
- Contingency Management
- Mental Illness
- Health Policy
- Bioethics
Career Paths
- Human and veterinary healthcare
- Health education, promotion and disease prevention
- Emergency preparedness and response planning
- Environmental health monitoring
- Biostatistics and research analysis
- Health policy and administration
- Epidemiology and disease surveillance
Opportunities to Continue Your Education
Complete your Public Health degree and take the next step toward graduate education.
Behavioral Health Track
Focuses on addiction science, including the fundamentals of behavioral health, the theoretical basis of substance use disorder, the complex interactions between physical and mental health, and the behavioral antecedents and correlates of chronic health conditions.
Required Courses
PUBHLTH 310, Foundations of Health Behavior (3 credits). Introduction to the behavioral change theories that are most commonly applied in public health practice, including individual, interpersonal, and community-level theories.
PUBHLTH 330, Health Policy, Law, and Ethics (3 credits). Exploration of the legal and ethical issues impacting the administration and delivery of health care services; examination of health policy and the government’s role in health and in the provision of health care.
PUBHLTH 402 [M], Public Health Interventions (3 credits). Course Prerequisite: PUBHLTH 202. Fundamental concepts and features of public health interventions; project implementation planning, assessment, and evaluation.
PUBHLTH 410, Organization and Administration in Public Health (3 credits). Course Prerequisite: PUBHLTH 110. Organization and administration of public health programs and policies.
PUBHLTH 490 [CAPS] [M], Public Health Capstone (3 credits). Integration of broad topics from public health and other fields to inform scientific and technical writing and presentation of independent research projects.
PUBHLTH 495, Public Health Internship (1–4 credits). May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 credits. Course Prerequisite: By department permission. Internship with a public health agency, a nonprofit organization, or a private sector company that aligns with the student’s chosen career path. S, F grading.
At least 11 credits (4 courses) of PH electives to be chosen from the following CBH/PH elective offerings (approved as of April 2026). Classes are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
- CBH/PUBHLTH 472: Foundations of Maternal and Infant Health in the Context of Substance Use
- CBH/PUBHLTH 485–585: Assessment and Measurement in Public Health
- CBH/PUBHLTH 426: Foundations of Public Health Approaches to Understanding, Preventing and Treating Substance Use
- CBH/PUBHLTH 420: Global Health Interventions: Systems, Challenges, and Innovations
- CBH/PUBHLTH 458: Turning Evidence into Action: Implementation Science for Behavioral Health
- CBH/PUBHLTH 401: Public Health in Practice: Seminar Series (1 Credit)
- CBH/PUBHLTH 403: Emerging Issues in Public Health (2 Credits)
Contact
For questions specific to the Spokane program at the College of Medicine, contact Eka Burduli. For more information about the Public Health degree, please contact your academic advisor.