Nutritional sciences explores the body’s responses to the food we consume, as well as the role of food and nutrients in the development, treatment and prevention of disease. As a nutrition professional, you’ll help others improve their lives through dietary and behavior changes. You’ll also expand food and nutrition security and reduce hunger among individuals, groups and communities.  
 
Our nutritional sciences bachelor’s program provides you with a strong foundation in the biological and social sciences so you can understand, navigate, interpret, apply and communicate evidence-based relationships between food, nutrients, eating behavior and human health. 

Public health improves the health of people and communities. Instead of treating individual patients, public health professionals work to prevent disease before it starts. 

Our public health bachelor’s program provides you with real-world knowledge, skills and experiences — in the classroom and the community — to be a positive force for change. And when you get your public health degree at UWM, you’ll have all the resources and opportunities of one of the nation’s top universities for research and community engagement. 

Our accelerated BS / MPH degree is designed to meet the academic and professional goals of students who want to earn both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public health in less time — and at a lower cost. The five-year accelerated graduate program consist of 3.5 years in undergraduate studies and 1.5 years in graduate studies. Plus, you’ll benefit from hands-on learning and mentored field placements to develop new specialized skills while improving the health of your community.  

Students in our BS / MPH program can choose from four tracks — Community & Behavioral Health Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Public Health Policy & Management.

With a master’s degree in public health from UWM, you’ll be equipped to become an advanced public health practitioner — and improve the health of individuals and communities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and beyond. 

Students in our MPH program can choose from six tracks — Biostatistics, Community & Behavioral Health Promotion, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health Policy & Management and Nutrition & Dietetics. By choosing an MPH track, you’ll graduate with specialized skills, leading to better career options and higher pay compared to entry-level positions. 

As a biostatistics master’s student, you’ll learn both classical and modern statistical methods — and apply your skills and knowledge to solve big data problems. Our program will train you in study design, statistical and computational techniques and data interpretation of public health and biomedical research.  

Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to work with faculty on pioneering research projects. These include discovering genetic causes of common diseases, developing statistical algorithms to monitor treatment and reducing medical costs through electronic health records. 

As a health care informatics master’s student, you’ll develop skills in high-demand areas in health care. You’ll learn about systems analysis and design, database design and management, clinical decision support and computer programming. 

In addition to these core skills, you’ll be able to specialize in areas such as data analytics, health information exchange and predictive modeling — giving you a competitive edge in the job market. And your work in health care informatics could take you to a wide variety of settings, including health care systems, hospitals, physician offices, medical group practices, nursing homes or government agencies. 

The coordinated MSW and MPH degree program provides students with advanced, interdisciplinary education in public health and social work. You’ll acquire the knowledge and skills to address the effects of social, economic and health disparities on the well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. 

Students in the coordinated MSW-MPH degree program complete public health and social work courses at the same time. They will choose one of two public health concentrations — MPH, Community and Behavioral Health Promotion; or MPH, Public Health Policy & Management — as well as a population to focus on in their social work courses. 

With a large amount of information available to patients, health care practitioners and researchers, it can be difficult to locate the information needed to make decisions or solve problems. With a coordinated MS Health Care Informatics / Master of Library and Information Science degree, you’ll learn how to search, sort and apply information in an efficient and practical way to help provide cost-effective and high-quality health care. 

Our coordinated program is offered cooperatively by the Zilber College of Public Health and the School of Information Studies. As a student, you’ll learn to master critical functions, such as systems analysis and design, database and project management, decision support and network design.  

As an environmental health sciences doctoral student, you’ll incorporate environmental health theories with public health competencies like communication, public health biology, systems-thinking and leadership. 

Our faculty have expertise in a broad range of research domains, including environmental toxicology and chemistry, microbial influences on water contamination and environmental epidemiology. What’s more, you’ll have the chance to train across different disciplines and perform original, trailblazing research. 

Our epidemiology PhD graduates are equipped to conduct research that examines the social, economic, environmental, behavioral and biological aspects of health. You’ll also translate epidemiologic findings into actionable interventions and policy strategies to promote population health, health equity and social justice. 

Coursework focuses on theory, quantitative and qualitative methods, community engagement and the intersection of epidemiologic research and public health policy. Beyond that, our program meets the requirements outlined by the National Council on Education for Public Health. 

In our community and behavioral health doctorate program, you’ll be trained in health promotion and behavior change from a public health perspective. That means you’ll gain experience and exposure in key areas of public health, like environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics and policy and administration.  

Focal areas of coursework and research include maternal, infant and child health, adolescent health, teen parenting, health disparities, obesity, nutrition, food security, HIV and STDs, adolescent health, substance abuse, mental health and more.