2024-2025 University Catalog
Public Health, B.S.
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The Bachelor of Science in Public Health will prepare students for entry level careers in Public Health, graduate programs in Public Health, and other clinical health professions. The major will provide students with the knowledge and skills to investigate and promote the health and well-being of diverse populations and to work towards health equity for all people. The program will provide undergraduate students with competency in disease investigation and prevention, and health promotion and program management. Students will be provided opportunities for hands-on experiences in working with diverse communities and health care organizations regionally, nationally and internationally.
Please contact the department for additional information regarding our Primary Healthcare Advancement affiliation program.
MInimum Credits Required: 52
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Required Courses:
- MTH 108 - Biostatistics, 3 credit hours
- PHT 170 - Introduction to Public Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 173I - Global Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 260 - Methods in Public Health Research, 3 credit hours
- ASW 270 - Principles of Health Promotion, 3 credit hours
- PHT 274 - Environmental Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 275 - Infectious Disease & Epidemics, 3 credit hours
- PHT 290 - Epidemiology: Measuring Health and Disease, 3 credit hours
- PHT 370 - Health Policy & Public Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 450S - Community Health Assessment, 3 credit hours
- PHT 475 - Capstone Seminar, 1 credit hours
- PHT 491 - Capstone Thesis/Project, 1-4 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
OR - PHT 497X - Public Health Internship, Credit hours to be arranged (3 credit hours required)
Concentration:
Complete one of the following concentrations-
Population Health and Health Disparities Concentration:
Pre-Clinical Concentration:
Biology/Chemistry Electives:
Complete 6 credit hours from the following-
- BIO 121 - Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 4 credit hours
- BIO 122 - Fundamentals of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, 4 credit hours
- BIO 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I, 4 credit hours
- BIO 204 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II, 4 credit hours
- BIO 336 - Molecular Biology, 4 credit hours
- CHM 111 - General Chemistry I, 4 credit hours
- CHM 112 - General Chemistry II, 3 credit hours
- CHM 115 - General Chemistry Lab, 1 credit hour
- CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I, 3 credit hours
- CHM 252 - Organic Chemistry II, 3 credit hours
- CHM 255 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory, .5 credit hour
- CHM 256 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory, 1 credit hour
- CHM 311 - Biochemistry, 3 credit hours
- CHM 315 - Biochemistry Laboratory, 1 credit hour
Electives:
Choose 6 credit hours from the following: (courses used to fulfill concentration requirements may not be used to fulfill these electives)
- ASW 206 - Medical Terminology, 2 credit hours
- ASW 312W - Substance Abuse/Chemical Dependency, 3 credit hours
- ASW 335 - Health Behavior Management, 3 credit hours
- BAN 141 - Advanced Applications for Information Analysis, 3 credit hours
- BIO 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I, 4 credit hours
- BIO 204 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II, 4 credit hours
- BIO 211 - Genetics, 4 credit hours
- CRJ 165 - Overview of the Criminal Justice System, 3 credit hours
- CSC 212 - Intro to Programming for Scientists & Engineers, 3 credit hours
- CSC 280 - Data Systems, 3 credit hours
- ECN 121 - Principles of Microeconomics, 3 credit hours
- ECN 122 - Principles of Macroeconomics, 3 credit hours
- PHL 274 - Bioethics, 3 credit hours
- PHT 118W - Foundations of Clinical Nutrition for Nursing & Health Professionals, 3 credit hours
- PHT 240D - Gender, Sex, and Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 310 - Introduction to Emergency Preparedness and Management, 3 credit hours
- PHT 330 - Spatial Epidemiology, 3 credit hours
- PHT 350 - Health, Food Science, and Technology, 3 credit hours
- PHT 373 - Special Topics in Public Health, 3 credit hours
- PHT 380 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 3 credit hours
- PHT 390 - Outbreak Investigation, 3 credit hours
- POL 240 - Research Design and Methods, 4 credit hours
- SPN 370S - Spanish for Healthcare Providers, 3 credit hours
- SUS /PHL 273(X) - Environmental Ethics, 3 credit hours
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