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)
• HMSM 302 Structure of the US Healthcare Delivery System (3)
• PBHL 215 Introduction to Public Health (3)
• PBHL 216 Personal & Community Health (3)
• PBHL 230 Global Health (3)
• PBHL 325 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation (3)
• PBHL 336 Health Communication (3)
• PBHL 345 Environmental Health (3)
• PBHL 350 Epidemiology (3)
• PBHL 456 Biostatistics in Health Sciences (3)
• PBHL 460 Public Health Administration (3)
• PBHL 493 Capstone (1)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

• OR

• MATH 107 Elementary Statistics: Race, Equity and Inclusion (3)

• OR

• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (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)
• PBHL 217 Human Sexuality (3)
• PBHL 237 Global Health Disparities (3)
• PBHL 257 Principles of Nutrition (3)
• PBHL 309 Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health (3)
• PBHL 320 Special Topics in Public Health (3)
• PBHL 321 Special Topics in Global Health (3)
• PBHL 322 Special Topics in Maternal and Child Health (3)
• PBHL 323 Women’s Health Issues (3)
• PBHL 329 Applied Women’s Health Research and Advocacy (3)
• PBHL 442 Healthy Aging (3)
• PBHL 470 Public Health Research Design and Analysis (3)
• PBHL 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• PBHL 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)
• EDFS 408 School Mental Health and Wellness (3)
• ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3)
• GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)
• HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and Public Health (3)
• HMSM 303 Healthcare Law and Regulation (3)
• HMSM 325 Healthcare Information Management (3)
• HSAM 201 Introduction to Health Services Administration & Management (3)
• MEDH 200 Introduction to Medical Humanities (3)
• PSYC 221 Psychopathology (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)
• SPAN 332 Topics in Spanish for Health through Culture (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):

• PBHL 375 Topics in Public Health Policy (3)
• 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)

Experiential Learning Requirement

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

• PBHL 401 Independent Study (3)
• PBHL 403 Health Internship (3-6)

Notes:

• No more than 6 credit hours from PBHL 320  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 107 , MATH 250