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

• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)
• BIOL 112 Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3)
• BIOL 112L Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1)
• BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• BIOL 222 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
• HEAL 216 Personal & Community Health (3)
• HEAL 325 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation (3)
• HEAL 345 Environmental Health (3)
• HEAL 456 Biostatistics in Health Sciences (3)
• HEAL 460 Public Health Administration (3)
• HEAL 493 Capstone (1)
• HMSM 302 Structure of the US Healthcare Delivery System (3)

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• HEAL 215 Introduction to Public Health (3)

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• PBHL 215 Introduction to Public Health (3)

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• HEAL 230 Global Health (3)

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• PBHL 230 Global Health (3)

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• HEAL 350 Epidemiology (3)

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• PBHL 350 Epidemiology (3)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

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• COMM 336 Addressing Problems in Context (3) *

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• PBHL 336 Health Communication (3)

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

• EXSC 333 Exercise Nutrition (3)
• EXSC 355 Exercise Psychology (3)
• EXSC 465 General Medical Conditions Across the Lifespan (3)
• HEAL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
• HEAL 257 Principles of Nutrition (3)
• HEAL 309 Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health (3)
• HEAL 320 Special Topics in Public Health (3)
• HEAL 321 Special Topics in Global Health (3)
• HEAL 322 Special Topics in Maternal and Child Health (3)
• HEAL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
• HEAL 329 Applied Women’s Health Research and Advocacy (3)
• HEAL 442 Healthy Aging (3)
• HEAL 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• HEAL 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

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

• ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)
• BIOL 204 Humans and the Environment (3)
• BIOL 225 Human Microbiology (4)
• BIOL 310 General Microbiology (4)
• ENTR 451 Health Sciences Entrepreneurship (3)
• GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)
• HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and History (3)
• HMSM 303 Healthcare Law and Regulation (3)
• HMSM 325 Healthcare Information Management (3)
• MEDH 200 Introduction to Medical Humanities (3)
• PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSYC 224 Lifespan Development (3)
• PSYC 312 Adverse Childhood Experiences (3)
• PSYC 333 Health Psychology (3)
• PSYC 334 Psychology of Stress (3)
• PSYC 335 Positive Psychology: Optimizing Psychological Well-being (3)
• PSYC 344 Psychology of Substance Abuse (3)
• SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3)
• SOCY 336 Death and Dying (3)
• SOCY 340 Medical Sociology (3)
• SOCY 344 Social Gerontology (3)
• 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):

• PHIL 170 Biomedical Ethics (3)
• PHIL 207 Ethics (3)
• POLI 210 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
• POLI 211 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
• POLI 309 Health Policy (3)

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

• HEAL 401 Independent Study (1-3)
• HEAL 403 Health Internship (3-6)
• HEAL 470 Public Health Research Design and Analysis (3)

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