Free Online Public Health (General) Courses from Top Universities

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Online general public health courses are offered for free by top universities such as Johns Hopkins University and Open University. Read on to learn more about these online courses that cover topics including historical perspectives on public health, limits to primary care and environmental health.
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Free Public Health General Courses

Public health general courses are available for interested students who want to study online for free. Course materials are available at any time on these respective school's websites.

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University offers plenty of public health courses online for free. Students can choose from course topics like the history of public health, global tobacco control, public health biology, and personal preparedness planning for public health workers.

Open University

Open University's free online course in public health investigates community services access. Points touched on include moral issues surrounding allotting limited resources and the straining of community services by drug users.

Free Online Public Health General Courses At a Glance

Course & School Program Level Format Assignments Quizzes & Exams Downloadable
History of Public Health course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No No Yes
Population Change & Public Health course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials Yes No Yes
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials Yes No Yes
Global Tobacco Control course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No Yes Yes
Culture, Politics and Community: Living Public Health in Nigeria course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Audio/video lectures/lecture materials No No Yes
Public Health Biology course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Textbooks/lecture materials No No Yes
Social and Behavioral Foundations of Primary Health Care course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/labs/lecture materials No No Yes
Essentials of Probability & Statistical Inference IV course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No Yes Yes
Environmental Health course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No No Yes
Ethical Issues in Public Health course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No No Yes
Personal Preparedness Planning for Public Health Workers course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Lecture materials No No Yes
Pharmaceuticals Management for Underserved Populations course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Textbook/lecture materials Yes No Yes
Fundamentals of Oncology for Public Health Practitioners course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Texts/lecture materials No No Yes
Public Health Practice 101 course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Lecture materials No No Yes
Introduction to Demographic Methods course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Textbook/lecture materials Yes No Yes
Principles of Industrial Hygiene course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Textbooks/lecture materials No No Yes
Qualitative Data Analysis course from Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Textbooks/lecture materials Yes No Yes
The Limits of Primary Care course from Open University Beginner Text Yes No Yes

Popular Schools

  • Online Programs Available
    1. Liberty University

    Program Options

    Master's
      • MPH: Environmental Health
      • MPH: Community Health Promotion
      • MAT: Health & Physical Education P-12 (36 Hours)
      • MAT: Health & Physical Education P-12 (45 Hours)
      • MSN: Community Health
    Certificate
      • GRAD CERT: Community Health Promotion
      • GRAD CERT: Global Health
      • CERT: Health Sciences
  • Online Programs Available
    2. Keiser University

    Program Options

    Associate's
      • Associate of Arts - Health Services Admin
      • Associate of Sciences - Medical Assistant
  • Nashville, TN

    Vanderbilt University

  • Cambridge, MA

    Harvard University

  • Philadelphia, PA

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Gainesville, FL

    University of Florida

  • Western Governors University

  • Online Programs Available
    8. Purdue Global

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • Doctor of Health Sciences
    Master's
      • Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
      • Master of Science in Health Education and Promotion
    Bachelor's
      • Bachelor of Science in Health Education and Promotion
    Associate's
      • Associate of Science in Health Science
      • Associate of Science in Health SciencePreprofessional

Featured Schools

The schools and programs listed below are popular educational options, and tuition varies based on program and location

Liberty University

  • MPH: Environmental Health
  • MPH: Community Health Promotion
  • GRAD CERT: Community Health Promotion
  • GRAD CERT: Global Health

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Keiser University

  • Associate of Arts - Health Services Admin
  • Associate of Sciences - Medical Assistant

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Purdue Global

  • Doctor of Health Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Sustainability
  • Bachelor of Science in Health Education and Promotion
  • Associate of Science in Health Science

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