2024-2025 College Catalog

Public Health Major

Public Health Major Requirements

38 credits distributed as follows:

Foundations courses

PUBH 100Foundations of Public Health

3

PUBH 110Global Public Health

3

PUBH 200Epidemiology

4

One of the following:

BIOL 163Human Biology

4

BIOL 206Human Anatomy & Physiology I With 3 Hr Lab (Nursing)

4

BIOL 207 Human Anatomy & Physiology II With 3 Hr Lab (Nursing)

4

BIOL 210Microbiology of Disease

4

BIOL 306Microbiology

3

BIOL 312Molecular Genetics

4

BIOL 314Immunology

3

BIOL 319Human Anatomy & Physiology I (Biology)

4

BIOL 320Human Anatomy & Physiology II (Biology)

4

PSYC 305Biopsychology

3

One of the following:

MATH 108Statistics

3

PSYC 291Experimental Statistics

3

SOCI 383Quantitative Analysis

4

One of the following:

POSC 292Public Policy

3

POSC 290Environmental Politics & Policy

3

POSC 320Public Administration

3

SOCI 271Social Policy

3

One of the following:

PHIL 336Ethics

3

PHIL 271Values 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. Popular Concentrations include Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Administration & Policy, and Community Health Promotion. Students may also build their own unique plan. Concentrations should align with each student's individualized exploration of their Flight Path, helping them prepare for career paths 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 internship (80 hours) or course equivalent:

PUBH 395/495Public Health Internship

2

Clinical Course in NURS

NURS 336Rural Health Nursing-Th&Lab

4

Senior Capstone

PUBH 490Senior Capstone Public Health

3

Public Health Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

PUBH 100Foundations of Public Health

3

Spring

PUBH 110Global Public Health

3

BIOL 163Human Biology

4

MATH 108Statistics

3

Second Year

Fall

PUBH 200Epidemiology

4

Spring

POSC 292Public Policy

3

Electives

Third Year

Fall

Electives

Field Work

Spring

PHIL 336Ethics

3

Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

Electives

Spring

PUBH 490Senior Capstone Public Health

3