Public Health - BS

Curriculum

Public Health Courses

1. HLTH 2050

   Foundations in Public Health —

   As published: “Foundations in Public Health”
   4
2. HLTH 3150

   Epidemiology —

   As published: “Epidemiology”
   4
3. HLTH 3220

   Health Communications —

   As published: “Health Communications”
   4
4. HLTH 3350

   Environmental Health —

   As published: “Environmental Health”
   4
5. HLTH 3500

   Public Health Biology —

   As published: “Public Health Biology”
   4
6. HLTH 4700

   Practicum Preparation —

   As published: “Practicum Preparation”
   2
7. HLTH 4754

   Practicum —

   As published: “Practicum”
   4
8. HLTH 4800W

   Senior Seminar in Public Health —

   As published: “Senior Seminar in Public Health”
   4

Supporting Courses

1. IPE 1020

   Medical Terminology —

   As published: “Medical Terminology”

   or: IPE 1030 Healthcare Teams Foundations and Medical Terminology
   1-2
2. HLTH 1090

   Biostatistics —

   As published: “Biostatistics”

   or: STAT 1090 Statistical Analysis

   or: PSYC 1090 Statistical Methods in Psychology

   or: ECON 1090 Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
   4
3. MGMT 3850

   Healthcare Policy —

   As published: “Healthcare Policy”

   or: ECON 3250 Healthcare Economics
   4

Health Sciences Concentration

Required Courses

1. Select five 2000 level or higher courses in the area of human health and biological impacts on human health:

   Not resolved to a course
   20
2. BIOL 2200

   Introduction to Microbiology with Lab —

   As published: “Introduction to Microbiology with Lab”
   4
3. BIOL 2610

   Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab —

   As published: “Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab”
   4
4. BIOL 2620

   Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab —

   As published: “Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab”
   4
5. BIOL 2650

   Understanding Medical Research: Drugs, Devices and Complementary Therapies —

   As published: “Understanding Medical Research: Drugs, Devices and Complementary Therapies”
   4
6. BIOL 2710

   Introduction to Ecology with Lab —

   As published: “Introduction to Ecology with Lab”
   4
7. BIOL 3120

   Human and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Lab —

   As published: “Human and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Lab”
   4
8. BIOL 3140

   Human and Comparative Animal Physiology with Lab —

   As published: “Human and Comparative Animal Physiology with Lab”
   4
9. BIOL 3210

   Biology of Microorganisms with Lab —

   As published: “Biology of Microorganisms with Lab”
   4
10. BIOL 3224

    Cell Biology with Lab —

    As published: “Cell Biology with Lab”
    4
11. BIOL 3250

    Histology with Lab —

    As published: “Histology with Lab”
    4
12. BIOL 3850

    Biopsychology with Lab —

    As published: “Biopsychology with Lab”
    4
13. BIOL 4220

    Immunology with Lab —

    As published: “Immunology with Lab”
    4
14. CDC 3000

    Foundations of Addiction Counseling —

    As published: “Foundations of Addiction Counseling”
    4
15. CHEM 2010

    Organic Chemistry I with Lab —

    As published: “Organic Chemistry I with Lab”
    4
16. CHEM 2020

    Organic Chemistry II with Lab —

    As published: “Organic Chemistry II with Lab”
    4
17. CHEM 4400

    Biochemistry with Lab —

    As published: “Biochemistry with Lab”
    4
18. EXSS 3200

    Health Behavior Psychology —

    As published: “Health Behavior Psychology”
    4
19. FSNU 2300

    Nutrition Foundations —

    As published: “Nutrition Foundations”
    4
20. One 2000 level or higher course related to the social, behavior, legal, ethical or economic dimension of health 1

    Not resolved to a course
    4

Public Policy Concentration

Required Courses

Select Two Courses Related to Social and Behavioral Impacts on Health

1. CDC 3000

   Foundations of Addiction Counseling —

   As published: “Foundations of Addiction Counseling”
   4
2. CRST 2050W

   Foundations of Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity —

   As published: “Foundations of Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity”
   4
3. DSCI 3200W

   Analyzing Social Issues with Data —

   As published: “Analyzing Social Issues with Data”
   4
4. EXSS 3200

   Health Behavior Psychology —

   As published: “Health Behavior Psychology”
   4
5. PHIL 2200W

   Ethics —

   As published: “Ethics”
   4
6. PHIL 3400

   Biomedical Ethics —

   As published: “Biomedical Ethics”
   4
7. PSYC 2025

   Lifespan Developmental Psychology —

   As published: “Lifespan Developmental Psychology”
   4
8. PSYC 3010

   Understanding Psychological Disorders —

   As published: “Understanding Psychological Disorders”
   4
9. SOCI 2150

   Challenging Oppressions, Civic Engagement and Change —

   As published: “Challenging Oppressions, Civic Engagement and Change”
   4
10. SOCI 2700

    Social Movements-Social Change —

    As published: “Social Movements-Social Change”
    4
11. SOCI 3450

    Women's Issues from Global Perspectives —

    As published: “Women's Issues from Global Perspectives”
    4
12. SOCI 3510

    Sociology of Race and Ethnicity —

    As published: “Sociology of Race and Ethnicity”
    4
13. WOST 2050W

    Foundations of Gender and Women's Studies —

    As published: “Foundations of Gender and Women's Studies”
    4

Select Two Courses Related to Legal, Economic, or Communication Impacts On Health

1. COMM 1030

   Speaking to Lead and Influence —

   As published: “Speaking to Lead and Influence”
   4
2. COMM 2050

   Media, Culture and Society —

   As published: “Media, Culture and Society”
   4
3. COMM 3100

   Communicating across Cultures, Identities and Differences —

   As published: “Communicating across Cultures, Identities and Differences”
   4
4. COMM 4600

   Leadership and the Art of Persuasion —

   As published: “Leadership and the Art of Persuasion”
   4
5. DSCI 1000

   Telling Stories with Data - Introduction to Data Visualization —

   As published: “Telling Stories with Data - Introduction to Data Visualization”
   4
6. DSCI 3100

   Database Management —

   As published: “Database Management”
   4
7. ECON 2610

   Principles of Microeconomics —

   As published: “Principles of Microeconomics”
   4
8. ECON 2620

   Principles of Macroeconomics —

   As published: “Principles of Macroeconomics”
   4
9. ECON 3250

   Healthcare Economics —

   As published: “Healthcare Economics”
   4
10. ECON 3450W

    Haves and Have Nots: Development, Poverty, and Inequality —

    As published: “Haves and Have Nots: Development, Poverty, and Inequality”
    4
11. ECON 3480W

    International Economics: Trade and Immigration —

    As published: “International Economics: Trade and Immigration”
    4
12. FSNU 2400

    Food is Medicine —

    As published: “Food is Medicine”
    2
13. HIST 2200

    Twentieth Century America —

    As published: “Twentieth Century America”
    4
14. IPE 4200W

    Healthcare Teams - Evidence-Based Practice —

    As published: “Healthcare Teams - Evidence-Based Practice”
    4
15. POSC 2250

    Introduction to World Politics —

    As published: “Introduction to World Politics”
    4
16. POSC 3070

    Public Policy —

    As published: “Public Policy”
    4

Community Health Worker Concentration

Required Courses

1. BIOL 1120

   Biology of Women with Lab —

   As published: “Biology of Women with Lab”
   4
2. HLTH 1964

   Community Health Worker Role, Advocacy, Outreach and Resources —

   As published: “Community Health Worker Role, Advocacy, Outreach and Resources”
   3
3. HLTH 1966

   Health Communication and Cultural Competence, Teaching and Capacity Building —

   As published: “Health Communication and Cultural Competence, Teaching and Capacity Building”
   3
4. HLTH 1968

   Documentation, Legal and Ethical Issues in Community Health Work —

   As published: “Documentation, Legal and Ethical Issues in Community Health Work”
   3
5. HLTH 1974

   Health Promotion Competencies I —

   As published: “Health Promotion Competencies I”
   3
6. HLTH 1975

   Health Promotion Competencies II —

   As published: “Health Promotion Competencies II”
   2
7. One elective course 2000 level or higher. See recommended list of courses under the Public Policy Concentration

   Not resolved to a course
   4