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Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Public Health, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 68+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 111L 

BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 111 

BIOL 112 Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 and BIOL 111L 


Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 112L 

BIOL 112L Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1)

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 112 

BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101/BIOL 101L or BIOL 111/BIOL 111L, BIOL 102/BIOL 102L or BIOL 112/BIOL 112L 


Corequisite(s): BIOL 221L

BIOL 222 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101/BIOL 101L or BIOL 111/BIOL 111L, BIOL 102/BIOL 102L or BIOL 112/BIOL 112L, BIOL 221


Corequisite(s): BIOL 222L

 

HEAL 215 Introduction to Public Health (3)

OR

PBHL 215 Introduction to Public Health (3)

 

HEAL 216 Personal & Community Health (3)

 

HEAL 230 Global Health (3)

Prerequisite(s): Some sections may be restricted only to declared Public Health majors or Health minors.

OR

PBHL 230 Global Health (3)

 

HEAL 325 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, HEAL 215, HEAL 216

HEAL 345 Environmental Health (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215

 

HEAL 350 Epidemiology (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215 

OR

PBHL 350 Epidemiology (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215 or PBHL 215 

 

HEAL 456 Biostatistics in Health Sciences (3)

Prerequisite(s): MATH 104 or MATH 250; HEAL 215, HEAL 350  

HEAL 460 Public Health Administration (3)

Prerequisite(s): Senior rank, HEAL 215 

HEAL 493 Capstone (1)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215 and junior or senior rank

HMSM 302 Structure of the US Healthcare Delivery System (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, or permission of the department

 

MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

Prerequisite(s): Placement or any 100-level MATH course.

OR

MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Prerequisite(s): Placement or MATH 116 with a C- or better or MATH 111 or MATH 120

 

 

COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *

Prerequisite(s): COMM 104 or COMM 280; COMM 214 or COMM 215 or COMM 216; or department chair permission.

OR

PBHL 336 Health Communication (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, HEAL 215, or department chair permission.

Notes:

  • *When section covers Health Communication.
  • Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 151/HONS 151L in lieu of BIOL 111/BIOL 111L.
  • Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 152/HONS 152L in lieu of BIOL 112/BIOL 112L.
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217 in lieu of MATH 250.

Complete two courses and at least 6 credit hours from the following Applied Public Health Elective courses (6 credits):

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
EXSC 333 Exercise Nutrition (3)

Prerequisite(s): EXSC 201, HEAL 257, BIOL 222, or permission of the instructor 

EXSC 355 Exercise Psychology (3)

Prerequisite(s): EXSC 201, PSYC 103 

EXSC 465 General Medical Conditions Across the Lifespan (3)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 221, BIOL 222

HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
HEAL 257 Principles of Nutrition (3)
HEAL 309 Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215 

HEAL 320 Special Topics in Public Health (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 215 or permission of instructor

HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
HEAL 442 Healthy Aging (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, BIOL 222, BIOL 221; or permission of the instructor or department chair

Complete two courses and at least 6 credit hours from the following Interdisciplinary Health Electives (6 credits):

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)
BIOL 204 Humans and the Environment (3)
BIOL 310 General Microbiology (4)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111, BIOL 111L, BIOL 112, BIOL 112L, BIOL 211(or BIOL 213), and one year of chemistry


Corequisite(s): BIOL 310L 


Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHEM 232 can be substituted for BIOL 211, MATH 250 or equivalent course in statistics or permission of instructor.

ENTR 451 Health Sciences Entrepreneurship (3)

Prerequisite(s): ENTR 200 or permission of instructor for non-Business majors

GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 103 or HONS 155 or permission of the instructor.

HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and History (3)

Prerequisite(s): Complete HIST 115 and HIST 116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.

HMSM 303 Healthcare Law and Regulation (3)

Prerequisite(s): Junior rank or higher, or permission of the department

HMSM 325 Healthcare Information Management (3)

Prerequisite(s): HMSM 302 or permission of the department

MEDH 200 Introduction to Medical Humanities (3)
PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103

PSYC 224 Lifespan Development (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103.

PSYC 312 Adverse Childhood Experiences (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 

PSYC 333 Health Psychology (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103.

PSYC 334 Psychology of Stress (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103.

PSYC 335 Positive Psychology: Optimizing Psychological Well-being (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 

PSYC 344 Psychology of Substance Abuse (3)

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 103 and PSYC 221 

SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102

SOCY 336 Death and Dying (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.

SOCY 340 Medical Sociology (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.

SOCY 344 Social Gerontology (3)

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102.

WGST 350 Gender, Violence and Prevention (3)

Complete one course and at least 3 credit hours from the following Ethics and Policy courses (3 credits):

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
PHIL 170 Biomedical Ethics (3)
PHIL 207 Ethics (3)
POLI 210 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
POLI 211 Introduction to Public Policy (3)

Prerequisite(s): POLI 101 or permission of instructor

POLI 309 Health Policy (3)

Complete at least 3 credit hours from one of the following:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
HEAL 401 Independent Study (1-3)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of department and instructor.

HEAL 403 Health Internship (3-6)

Prerequisite(s): Senior rank. declared Public Health major, HEAL 325/HEAL 325L. Students are responsible for their own transportation to off campus internship sites.

HEAL 470 Public Health Research Design and Analysis (3)

Prerequisite(s): HEAL 456 and permission of the instructor

Notes:

  • No more than 12 credit hours from HEAL 320  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from PBHL 405 may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from PBHL 495 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: HONS 217, MATH 104, MATH 250 

Notes: This worksheet is not intended to replace face-to-face advising.





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