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Public Health, BS Community and Population Health Emphasis

75 credit hours

Requirements

Core Courses

PHS 20000Foundations of Public Health

3
PHS 22000Public Health and Social Justice

3
PHS 24000Global Health

3
PHS 32500Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity

3
PHS 34000Health Policy

3
PHS 36000Introduction to Epidemiology

3
PHS 38000Evidence-Based Practice in Public Health

3
PHS 38500Biological Basis of Health and Disease

3
PHS 41000Population Health Assessment and Diagnosis

3

Students must pass the above core courses with a C or better.

Emphasis Courses

PHS 31000Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System

3
PHS 31500Introduction to Community Structure and Organization

3
PHS 33200Environmental Health

3
PHS 35300Health Communication

3
PHS 37000Health Promotion

3
PHS 38700Chronic Disease Prevention

3
PHS 43000Program Planning for Health Promotion and Prevention

3
PHS 45000Program Evaluation in Public Health

3

Elective Courses (18 credit hours)

Students must also complete 18 credit hours of elective coursework, selected from among the following options, or by approval of advisor.
BSC 12100Nutrition

3
EXS 23000Assessment of Nutritional Status

3
EXS 24000Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle

3
EXS 31200Nutrition and Metabolism

3
NPA 13000Leadership

3
NPA 20001Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations and Community Service

3
NPA 30000Fundraising

3
NPA 37100Grantwriting

3
PHS 37500Lifecourse Perspective on Health

3
PHS 37600Advanced Epidemiology

3
PHS 37700Advancing Health Literacy in Diverse Populations

3
PHS 37900Emergency Preparedness in Public Health

3
PHS 38100Health Behavior Change

3
PHS 38200Biostatistics for the Health Sciences

3
PHS 38300Research Methods in Public Health

3
PHS 38400Environmental Health

3
PHS 38600Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention

3
PHS 38800Money, Politics and Health Advocacy

3
PHS 38900Independent Research

1-3
PSY 20500Human Development

3
SOC 22000Social Problems

3
SOC 31800/ANT 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3
SOC 32100Urban Sociology

3
SW 30000Child Welfare

3
SW 37000Human Behavior in the Social Environment I

3
SW 37100Human Behavior in the Social Environment II

3

Capstone

The capstone seminar and project requirement includes two, three-credit-hour courses that will be taken during the student’s final year of coursework.

PHS 48000Capstone Seminar and Project I

3
PHS 48300Internship

3