At the School of Public Health-Bloomington, career education is central to helping you explore options, build skills, and plan with purpose. Using a design thinking approach, our career development team offers coaching, programs, and resources that connect your academic experience to your future goals. Engaging early with career education empowers you to make confident decisions, stay motivated, and graduate ready for what’s next.
The School of Public Health-Bloomington Career Services staff and departmental faculty offer a variety of specially designed courses to help students navigate through the career development process. Each course is designed to meet the unique needs of SPH-B students. Not sure which class is right for you? Talk to your academic advisor or career coach!
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Weeks |
| SPH-K199 | Careers in Helping Professions | 2 | 8 |
| SPH-K301 | Professional and Career Preparation | 1 | 8 |
| SPH-R312 | Career Perspectives & Internship Preparation | 3 | 16 |
| SPH-Y397 | Career Perspectives & Internship Preparation | 3 | 16 |
| SPH-F430 | Professional Preparation in Human Development and Family Studies | 3 | 16 |
Click here to learn more about SPH-B career courses and academic major requirements.
Our trusted and supportive career coaches are here to work with you as early as your first semester. Whether you’re setting specific career goals, exploring your path, or pivoting in a new direction, we’re committed to listening, empowering, and motivating you.
We serve undergraduate students who have declared or are exploring majors with the School of Public Health-Bloomington, along with graduate students, Ph.D. candidates, -postdoctoral scholars, and alumni. Our career coaches embrace an inclusive, supportive, and motivational coaching style. Choose from 15- or 30-minute in-person or virtual appointment options to fit your schedule and needs.
Click here to learn more about career coaching at SPH-B.
The Career Services team partners with academic advisors, faculty and campus-wide units to offer relevant and customized programs and workshops for students. Attend one of our programs or reach out to us to develop a customized program for your student organization or community group.
Click here to view SPH-B Events & Workshops.
The Career Services team is knowledgeable in a wide variety of career-related topics and partner with students, faculty, and staff to deliver customized content in the classroom or student organization event.
Click here to complete your request for a classroom presentation.
Once you submit your request, a member of our team will reach out to you to further discuss and confirm your request.
Career Services curates career education content and resources in the SPH-B Career Services Canvas Site. SPH-B students are are automatically enrolled in this course and have access to this on-demand content any time. The Canvas site includes self-paced and interactive modules on career exploration, professional brand, networking, and job and internship search strategies.
To access these resources, log into Canvas and find the SPH-B Career Services Canvas Site.
Building connections with professionals can be one of the most effective ways to learn more about career pathways and discover opportunities. Our career coaches can guide you on understanding the best practices or networking, how to research and prepare for career fairs and other recruiting events and how to build and leverage your own network. In addition to career coaches, The Career Services staff includes a dedicated team of employer relations professionals who build partnerships with employers to recruit SPH-B students for internships and full-time opportunities. Take some time to log into Handshake and research fairs and events at Indiana University and specifically SPH-B. Then, set up an appointment with a career coach to prepare for these events and begin building and leveraging your connections with employers and alumni.
