PUBLIC HEALTH B.S.

TRACK ONE: PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Description:

The Public Health Professional track provides you with a comprehensive education. It includes a variety of courses that are designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of the principles and practices of public health. Additionally, fieldwork allows students to develop their skills and prepare them for future employment

Core Curriculum Courses
Concentration 1: Public Health Professional
See the Core Curriculum Requirements42
Public Health Core
HHPH 1304Introduction to Personal and Community Health 3
HHPH 1364Substance Use & Abuse3
HHPH 210ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH3
HHPH 220FOUNDATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION3
HHPH 250CONSUMER HEALTH3
HHPH 331Nutrition *3
HHPH 385Current Issues in Health3
HHPH 495Applied Practice Experience 3
or HHPH 395 Health Sciences Internship
Required courses for track #1
HHPH 362Survey of Human Diseases3
HHPH 382Social Justice and Health 3
HHPH 410Program Planning in Public Health 3
HHPH 416Epidemiology3
HHPH 420Program Implementation and Evaluation in Public Health 3
HHPH 430Health and Healthcare Disparities 3
HHPH 492Health Policy 3
MATH 453Essentials of Statistics3
PSY 443Psychology of Death & Dying3
Required support courses
Hum Anatomy/Physiology I *
Hum Anatomy/Physiology II *
MKT 306Marketing3
or SOC 331 Intro to Social Research
or SWK 2361 Introduction to Social Work
or ANTH 2351 World Cultures: Perspectives from Anthropology
Minor and/or Additional Electives required:24
Total Hours120
*

This course can be used to satisfy the Core Curriculum Requirements

TRACK TWO: HEALTH SCIENCES

Description

The Health Sciences track provides students a background in health that prepares them to pursue additional schooling in an allied health area. This degree provides an opportunity for students to take prerequisite courses for professional allied health schools such as nursing or other medical fields of study, as electives while receiving a background in the health education field.  Students select electives from a list of prerequisites for specific professional school programs. 

Concentration 2: Health Sciences
See the Core Curriculum Requirements42
Public Health Core
HHPH 1304Introduction to Personal and Community Health 3
HHPH 1364Substance Use & Abuse3
HHPH 210ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH3
HHPH 220FOUNDATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION3
HHPH 250CONSUMER HEALTH3
HHPH 331Nutrition *3
HHPH 385Current Issues in Health3
HHPH 495Applied Practice Experience 3
or HHPH 395 Health Sciences Internship
Choose a minimum of 36 hours in track #236
PSY 322Lifespan Development3
PSY 443Psychology of Death & Dying3
MATH 1342Elementary Statistical Methods3
or PSY 302 Statistics and Research Design I
HHPH 330Sport Nutrition3
HHPH 333Nutrition for Health and Fitness3
HHPH 334Nutrition Through the Life Cycle3
HHPH 335Women's Nutrition3
HHPH 339Food and Culture3
HHPH 360Health Psychology and Behavioral Strategies3
HHPH 472Stress Management3
HHPH 497Special Topics0-4
HHPK 316Resistance Training3
HHPS 210Sport Psychology3
BSC 256Medical Terminology3
PSY 300Learning Processes and Development3
PSY 310Psychology and Sociology of Diverse Populations3
PSY 311Psy/Soc Div Cultures FB3
PSY 315Physiological Psychology3
PSY 316Abnormal Psychology3
SWK 2361Introduction to Social Work3
Required support courses
Hum Anatomy/Physiology I *
Hum Anatomy/Physiology II *
Minor Required18
Total Hours120
*

This course can be used to satisfy the university core curriculum. 

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