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Undergraduate Students

Majoring in public health (BSPH or BAPH) involves many opportunities to work within the community to gain an insight into the public health issues in action outside of the classroom. In fact, our students are required to take classes and complete a capstone that relate to public health practice.

For more general information on Undergraduate Public Health: http://louisville.edu/sphis/academics/bs-ba-public-health

Senior Capstone Practice Experience

The Senior Capstone is the program’s culminating undergraduate experience (CUE) in which the student establishes and achieves a significant learning objective in public health. In achieving the learning objective, the student plans and executes a major public health project; incorporates supplemental investigation and research as needed; communicates his or her work in plans, reports, presentations, and final paper and poster; and assesses and reflects on the experience of achieving the learning objective.

Course Objectives:

• Conduct a significant public health project 
• Maintain a personal journal during a significant public health project
• Communicate a significant public health project in writing and orally 

For current practice opportunities outside of the curriculum see Existing Opportunities Quick Link

Examples of past students in practice: 

• Volunteering at the Gray Street farmers market, every Thursday on E.Gray outside SPHIS!

Source: https://www.localharvest.org/gray-street-farmers-market-M29293

• In-term internships at the Louisville Metro Public Health Department

• Volunteer Days for Hepatitis A awareness, Breast Cancer screening, Sexual Health awareness, Flu vaccination promotion and more throughout the year. 

Source: https://www.lanereport.com/103306/2018/07/uofl-hospital-partners-offering-free-testing-for-hepatitis-c-across-city-on-world-hepatitis-day/

• Volunteering at ElderServe, a non profit that provides social services to people aged 60+ years in Jefferson County. 

 Source: https://elderserveinc.org/

• Volunteer at Bullitt County Coalition for Recreation, Education and Wellness Family Fest days

• UofL's organic garden and greenhouse for group workdays learning how to grow hyper-local, super-delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruits!