Public Health, B.A.

Mathematics Requirement

• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

• OR

• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Complete at least 3 credit hours from the following:

• PBHL 405 Independent Study in Public Health (1-3)

• OR

• PBHL 495 Internship in Public Health (1-3)

Select one of the following Research Methods courses:

• COMM 301 Communication Research Methods (3)
• HEAL 456 Biostatistics in Health Sciences (3)
• PSYC 220 Research Methods (3)
• SOCY 271 Introduction to Social Research (3)
• SOCY 272 Making Sense of Sociological Data (3)

Select one of the following Health Policy courses:

• POLI 210 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
• POLI 211 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
• POLI 307 Environmental Policy (3)
• POLI 309 Health Policy (3)
• SOCY 345 Social Policy (3)
• SOCY 358 Living in an Organizational World (3)
• URST 310 Urban Planning (3)

Select one of the following Environmental courses:

• ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)
• ENVT 200 Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies (3)
• HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and History (3)
• PSYC 329 Environmental Psychology (3)
• SOCY 340 Medical Sociology (3)
• SOCY 344 Social Gerontology (3)
• SOCY 346 Environmental Sociology (3)

Select one of the following Ethics courses:

• COMM 315 Ethical Communication (3)
• PHIL 105 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
• PHIL 155 Environmental Ethics (3)
• PHIL 170 Biomedical Ethics (3)
• PHIL 175 Business and Consumer Ethics (3)
• PHIL 207 Ethics (3)

Select one of the following Issues in Health:

• COMM 310 Message Design and Influence (3) *
• COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *
• HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
• HEAL 257 Principles of Nutrition (3)
• HEAL 325 Health Promotion (3)
• HEAL 325L Field Experience in Health Promotion (1)
• PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSYC 333 Health Psychology (3)
• SOCY 336 Death and Dying (3)

Health Electives:

Select at least 6 credit hours from the listed 300 or 400-level courses not already used to a fulfill a specific major requirement:

• ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)
• BIOL 305 Genetics (3)
• BIOL 310 General Microbiology (4)
• BIOL 314 Immunology (3)
• COMM 301 Communication Research Methods (3)
• COMM 310 Message Design and Influence (3) *
• COMM 315 Ethical Communication (3)
• HEAL 317 Sexual Behavior and Relationships (3)
• HEAL 320 Special Topics in Health Education (3)
• HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
• HEAL 325 Health Promotion (3)
• HEAL 325L Field Experience in Health Promotion (1)
• HEAL 333 Sports and Exercise Nutrition (3)
• HEAL 347 Emergency Preparedness and First Aid (4)
• POLI 307 Environmental Policy (3)
• POLI 309 Health Policy (3)
• PSYC 335 Positive Psychology: Optimizing Psychological Well-being (3)
• SOCY 335 Aging and the Family (3)
• SOCY 341 Criminology (3)
• SOCY 348 Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs (3)
• SOCY 351 Urban Sociology (3)
• SOCY 361 Child Welfare (3)
• URST 320 Town and Country Planning (3)