Emphasis - Health Science Studies
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 - Health Science Studies
General Education Requirements
Students in the health science studies emphasis must take the following courses in the general education requirements:
- Mathematics: Math 123
- Human Biology with lab: Bisc 160/161
- Additional sciences with lab: Chem 105/115
Course Requirements
In addition to the 30 hours of PH core, students who select the health science studies emphasis must complete the following 42 hours of coursework:
- Bisc 162/163: Biological Sciences II/Lab (4 hours)
- Bisc 206: Anatomy and Physiology I (4 hours)
- Bisc 207: Anatomy and Physiology II (4 hours)
- Phys 213/222: Physics I (4 hours)
- Phys 214/224: Physics II (4 hours)
- Chem 106/116: Chemistry II (4 hours)
- Psy 301 OR NHM 323: Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
- Psy 311: Abnormal Psychology (3 hours)
- NHM 311: Nutrition (3 hours)
- ES 396: Allied Health Terminology (3 hours)
- PH 470: Practical Applications of Health Promotion (3-6 hours)
- PH 391: Special Topics in Health (3-6 hours)
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