Public Health Major

Public Health Major Requirements

38 credits distributed as follows:

Foundations courses

PUBH 100	Foundations of Public Health	3
PUBH 110	Global Public Health	3
PUBH 200	Epidemiology	4

One of the following:

BIOL 163	Human Biology	4
BIOL 206	Human Anatomy & Physiology I With 3 Hr Lab (Nursing)	4
BIOL 207	Hum Anat&Phys II With 3 Hr Lab (Nursing)	4
BIOL 210	Microbiology of Disease	4
BIOL 304	Medical Physiology	3
BIOL 306	Microbiology	3
BIOL 312	Molecular Biology of the Cell	4
BIOL 314	Immunology	3
BIOL 315	Pathological Processes	3
BIOL 319	Human Anatomy&Physiology I (Biology)	4
BIOL 320	Human Anatomy&Physiology II (Biology)	4
BIOL 344	Pathophysiology	3
PSYC 305	Biopsychology	3

One of the following:

MATH 108	Statistics	3
PSYC 291	Experimental Statistics	3
SOCI 383	Quantitative Analysis	4

One of the following:

POSC 292	Public Policy	3
POSC 290	Environmental Politics & Policy	3
POSC 320	Public Administration	3
SOCI 271	Social Policy	3

One of the following:

PHIL 336	Ethics	3
PHIL 150	TIP: Healthcare Ethics	3
PHIL 250F	Bioethics	4
PHIL 271	Values and Society	3

 

Public Health Concentration

Students majoring in public health are required to define a Concentration in consultation with their academic advisor in the Public Health program. This aligns with each student's individualized exploration of their Flight Path, because it engages them in identifying the career path in public health that will best fulfill their interests and goals. The Concentration consists of a minimum of 12 credits of courses (max. 42 credits) from at least two different academic divisions. These courses must form a cohesive theme related to a clearly defined field within public health, and help students acquire relevant knowledge and methodologies within that field. Students may count no more than 50% of the course credits in their Concentration from a single department. If their Concentration is 12 credits, this means no more than 6 credits of coursework may be taken from a single department. If their Concentration is 42 credits, this means no more than 21 credits may be taken from a single department.

 

Fieldwork equivalent to a 2 credit internship (80 hours):

PUBH 495	Public Health Internship	2
RELS 365	Near Death Experience	4
NURS 336	Rural Health Nursing-Th&Lab	4

Senior Capstone

PUBH 490

Senior Capstone Public Health

3

Public Health Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

PUBH 100

Foundations of Public Health

3

Spring

PUBH 110	Global Public Health	3
BIOL 163	Human Biology	4
MATH 108	Statistics	3

Second Year

Fall

PUBH 200

Epidemiology

4

Spring

POSC 292	Public Policy	3
	Electives

Third Year

Fall

	Electives
	Field Work

Spring

PHIL 336	Ethics	3
	Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

Electives

Spring

PUBH 490

Senior Capstone Public Health

3