Public Health (BS)
Description
The B.S. in public health program provides students with foundational public health knowledge and skills that can be applied across many settings. The program prepares students to enter the workforce or continue their education in areas including public health, medicine, government, public policy, healthcare administration, health education, and community health. Students majoring in public health choose between an emphasis in community health or an emphasis in health science.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
B.S. in Public Health
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of literature survey from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select twelve hours of Social Science & Humanities from the following: 1 | 12 | |
African American Studies | ||
American Sign Language | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
Gender Studies | ||
Greek | ||
History | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
Philosophy | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Religious Studies | ||
Any Speech, Rhetoric, or Writing course at the 2000 level or higher | ||
Southern Studies | ||
Any of the languages offered by the Department of Modern Languages | ||
| Select three hours of fine arts from the following: 1 | 3 | |
Art History | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select 6-8 hours of natural science 2 | 6-8 | |
| any Math course at the 1000 level or above 3 | 3 | |
| Related Objects - see footnote 4 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 54-56 | |
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At least six hours must be chosen from among the social sciences, which consist of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
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Majors for the B.S. degree must have 2 courses of laboratory science.
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Any MATH course at the 1000 level or above except for MATH 2451 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
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18 hours required; choose from courses listed beside the major.
Anthropology - biology, computer science, English, economics, chemistry, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology
Biology - anthropology, chemistry, CLSC 2010 Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin, geology, mathematics, physics, psychology
Chemistry - mathematics, physics
Economics - math (may include MATH 2611 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I, MATH 2612 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II, and MATH 3750 Introduction to Statistics I, but not MATH 2511 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I, MATH 2512 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. II), finance, political science, computer science
Forensic Chemistry - biology, mathematics, pharmacology, physics; up to 6 hours of pharmacology courses
Mathematics - astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, geology, physics
Physics - mathematics
Political Science - computer science, economics, mathematics, sociology, psychology
Psychology - biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, philosophy, sociology
Sociology - anthropology, computer science, English, economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology
General Education II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select three hours of statistics from the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics in Criminal Justice | ||
| Measurement & Statistics in Exercise Sci | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | ||
| PBHL 2030 | First Aid and CPR | 3 |
| SPCH 1020 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| or SPCH 1050 | Business and Professional Speech | |
| or BUSN 2920 | Business Communication | |
| WRIT 2500 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PBHL 1910 | Personal and Community Health | 3 |
| PBHL 1950 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PBHL 3000 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| PBHL 3190 | Global Health | 3 |
| EXSC 3500 | Research Methods in HESRM | 3 |
| PBHL 3050 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| PBHL 3520 | Basic Epidemiology | 3 |
| PBHL 5280 | Public Health Policy | 3 |
| PBHL 5060 | Health Equity | 3 |
| SJNM 5349 | Health Communication Foundations | 3 |
| PBHL 4700 | Practical Applications in Public Health | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Other Academic Requirements
Students majoring in public health select an emphasis in either community health or heath science. Each emphasis area requires a total of 43-44 semester hours.
Emphasis - Community Health
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PBHL 3120 | Behavioral Aspects of Weight Mgmt | 3 |
| EXSC 4400 | Behavioral Aspects of Exercise | 3 |
| PBHL 5450 | Human Health and Illness | 3 |
| NAHM 3110 | Nutrition | 3 |
| MGMT 3620 | Health Innovation and Information | 3 |
| PBHL 3999A | Special Topics in Health | 3 |
| EXSC 3960 | Allied Health Terminology | 3 |
| Select 23 hours of Professional Electives from the following: | 23 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Community Nutrition: Theory and App | ||
| Foundations in Sports Nutrition | ||
| Foundations in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Public Health Study USA | ||
| Public Health Study Abroad | ||
| Special Topics in Health | ||
| Practical Applications in Public Health (additional 3 hours) | ||
| Independent Study in Public Health | ||
| Motivational Interviewing | ||
| Health Communication | ||
Other course(s) approved by the public health department chair | ||
| Total Hours | 44 | |
Emphasis - Health Science
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BISC 1620 & BISC 1630 | Biological Sciences II and Biological Sciences II Laboratory | 4 |
| BISC 2060 & BISC 2070 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 8 |
| CHEM 1060 & CHEM 1061 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| PHYS 2130 & PHYS 2131 | General Physics I and Laboratory Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2140 & PHYS 2141 | General Physics II and Laboratory Physics II | 4 |
| PSYC 3110 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3130 | Psychopathology: Integrative Approaches | 3 |
| EXSC 3960 | Allied Health Terminology | 3 |
| Select 10 hours of professional electives from the following: | 10 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Foundations in Sports Nutrition | ||
| Community Nutrition: Theory and App | ||
| Foundations in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Public Health Study USA | ||
| Behavioral Aspects of Weight Mgmt | ||
| Public Health Study Abroad | ||
| Special Topics in Health | ||
| Behavioral Aspects of Exercise | ||
| Motivational Interviewing | ||
| Human Health and Illness | ||
| Health Innovation and Information | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Total Hours | 43 | |
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- <p>Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Acceptable freshman or sophommore-level courses are: <courseinline id="2">ARTH 1010%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="1">ARTH 1020%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="3">ARTH 2010%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="4">ARTH 2020%7C</courseinline>; <courseinline id="5">MUSC 1010%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="6">MUSC 1020%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="11">MUSC 1030%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="10">MUSC 1040%7C</courseinline>, <courseinline id="9">MUSC 1050%7C</courseinline>; <courseinline id="8">DANC 2000%7C</courseinline>; and <courseinline id="7">THEA 2010%7C</courseinline>.</p>