Requirements for BA/BS Public Health
Only grades of C- or above may be used to satisfy major and minor requirements. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the major or minor.
| Core Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| PH 101 - Public Health | 4 |
| PH 200 - Epidemiology | 4 |
| PH 310 - Social Foundations of Health | 4 |
|
PH 352 Program Development & Evaluation |
4 |
|
PH 370 - Pre-field Experience Seminar |
1 |
| PH 380 - Public Health Field Experience | 4 |
| PH 491 and PH 492 - Senior Capstone | 2/2 |
| Statistics Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
|
SOC 301 Social Statistics or MATH 207 General Elementary Statistics |
4 |
| Biology Requirement (need 8 credits among the following) | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOL 200 Intro Biology: Flow of Energy | 4 |
| BIOL 201 Intro Biology: Flow of Information | 4 |
| HBIO 110 Human Biology | 4 |
| HBIO 230 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 | 4 |
| PH 340 Human Health & Disease | 4 |
| BIOL 170 Human Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 160 Selected Topics for Non-Science Majors (by approval) | 4 |
International and Diverse Perspectives (6 credits, BA and BS)
|
Take at least 6 credits of courses designated IP and/or DP or study abroad (SA 476 credits). |
6 credits or more |
Ethics (at least 2 credits, BA and BS): Take one of the following courses.
| PHIL 202 - Ethics and Society | 4 |
| PHIL 240 - Human Rights | 2 |
| PHIL 307 - Ethics, Medicine, and Health Care | 4 |
Additional Electives (12 credits)
Additional requirements for Bachelor of Arts Electives from the list below. At least 4 credits must have PH prefix and at least 4 must be upper division. 12 credits
Total Credits Required: 57-59
Specific Courses Needed for the Bachelor of Science (BS)
In addition to the courses for the BA, students must complete the following four courses:
- BIOL 200 Intro Biology: Flow of Energy
- BIOL 201 Intro Biology: Flow of Information
- CHEM 220 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 230 General Chemistry II
For the BS degree, 8 elective credits are required instead of the 12 for the BA.
Total Credits for BS - 45 credits
Electives
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
|
PH - All Public Health (PH) elective courses |
varies |
| ANTH 302 - Designing Ethnography | 4 |
| BA 309 - Marketing | 4 |
| CIV 233 - Healthy Communities | 2 |
| CIV 317 - Grant-writing/Non-profits | 2 |
| CIV 320 - Leadership in Community Engagement | 2 |
| ENV 270 - Geospatial Analysis using GIS | 4 |
| ENV 344 - Environmental Toxicology Methods | 2 |
| ENV 361 - Environmental Toxicology Methods | 1 |
| ENV 390 - Community Engaged Research | 2 |
| EXIP 281 - Nutrition | 4 |
| EXMB 303 - Medical Terminology | 1 |
| HBIO 230 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| HBIO 231 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| MEDA 109 - Intro to Communication Design | 2 |
| MEDA 122 - Intro to Digital Media | 2 |
| POLS 304 - Community Politics | 4 |
| POLS 310 - Markets, Politics, and Justice | 4 |
| POLS/PSJ 321 - Protest, Dissent, and Social Change | 4 |
| PSJ 215 - Conflict Resolution | 2 |
| PSY 202 - Health Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 208 - Addictions and Society | 4 |
| PSY 310 - Community Psychology | 4 |
| SOC 300 - Qualitative Research | 4 |
| SOC 302 - Survey Research | 4 |
| SOC 319 - Sociology of Medicine | 4 |
| SOCWK 320 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 4 |