Program Description

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Degree Requirements

The program in public health consists of a core of 30 credit hours of coursework, 28 credit hours of other required courses, and 12 hours of electives for a total of 70 hours in the major.

Core Courses

PH 261	Foundations of Public Health
PH 381	Public & Community Health
PH 384	Introduction to Epidemiology
PH 385	Environmental Health
PH 410	Global Perspectives on Population Health
PH 412	Health Equity
PH 483	Administration of Health Programs
PH 484	Community Organization for Health Education
PH 485	Fundamentals of Public Health Planning
PH 488	Public Health Senior Seminar
PH 490	Internship

                                                                    

Other Required Courses                                                                                           

BIOL 131	Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 207 & 208	General Microbiology & Lab
Chem 109	Chemistry for the Health Sciences
Math 109 or 115	General Mathematics OR Applied College Algebra
PH 100	Personal Health
PH 383	Biostatistics in Health Sciences
SFTY 171	Safety & First Aid
COMM 145	Fundamental of Public Speaking
Select one of the following
PSY/PSYS 100	Introduction to Psychology
PSY/PSYS 220	Introduction to Lifespan Development Psychology
SOCL 100	Introduction to Sociology

                                                                                               

Electives

Select 12 hours of the following (6 must be upper division)

BIOL 315	Ecology
CHEM 314	Introductory Organic Chemistry
CHEM 330	Quantitative Analysis
ENV 280	Introduction to Environmental Science
ENV 321	Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
ENV 323	Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
ENV 369	Air Pollution
ENV 365	Air Pollution Laboratory
ENV 375	Introduction to Water Resources
ENV 380	Principles of Environmental Toxicology
ENV 410	Water Treatment Processes
ENV 411	Water Treatment Processes Lab
ENV 430	Radiological HEalth
ENV 460	Environmental Management
ENV 474	ENvironmental RIsk Assessment
ENV 480	Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
ENV 490	Food Safety
GEOG 310	Global Hydrology
AH/HIM 290	Medical Terminology
SFTY 270	General Safety
HMD 211	Human Nutrition
HCA 340	Health care Organization & management
HCA 347	International Comparisons of Health Care Systems
HCA 459	Global Health Service-Learning Practicum
LEAD 200	Introduction to Leadership Studies
LEAD 300	Leadership Theory & Application
LEAD 325	Leading Change
LEAD 330	Leadership Ethics & Decision-Making
PH 365	Human Sexuality
PH 382	Peer Health Education
PH 390	Wellness & Fitness Assessment
PH 402	Worksite Health Promotion
PH 443	Health & Aging
PH 444	Death, Dying & Bereavement
PH 447	Human Values and the Health Sciences
PH 456	Independent Study in Health & Safety
PH 464	Women’s Health
PH 467	Drug Abuse Education
PH 468	Sexuality Education
PH 483	Administration of Public Health Programs
PS 338	Government & Ethics
SOCL 260	Race & Ethnic Relations
SOCL 270	Introduction to Community, Environment, & Development
SOCL 350	Systems of Social Inequality
SOCL 360	The Community in Rural and Urban Settings
SOCL 362	Social Institutions: Race, Class, and Gender
SOCL 375	Diversity in American Society
SOCL 376	Sociology of Globalization
STAT 330	Introduction to Statistical Software
SWRK 101	Foundations of Human Services