Emphasis - Community Health
B.S. in Public Health & Health Sciences
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Course Requirements
The B.S. in public health and health sciences degree requires 54-57 core semester hours. The following 30 hours of coursework are required of all public health students:
- HP 191: Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
- PH 195: Foundations of Public Health (3 hours)
- PH 300: Environmental Health (3 hours)
- HP 312: Behavior Aspects of Weight Management (3 hours)
- ES 350: Research Methods in HESRM (3 hours)
- PH 352: Basic Epidemiology (3 hours)
- HP 440: Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity (3 hours)
- PH 528: Public Health Policy (3 hours)
- IMC/Jour 585: Health Communications (Consumer Communications) (3 hours)
- PH 595: Human Health and Illness (3 hours)
Emphasis - Community Health
Course Requirements
In addition to the 30-hour PH core, students who select the community health promotion emphasis must complete the following 24-27 hours of coursework:
- PH 305: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 hours)
- PH 319: Global Health (3 hours)
- PH 391: Special Topics in Health (3-6 hours)
- PH 470: Practical Applications in Public Health (3-6 hours)
Professional electives (12 hours) chosen from:
- Anth 101
- Anth 349
- ES 351
- ES 396
- NHM 311
- NHM 417
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