Bachelor of Science, Major in Public Health
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science in Public Health | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| BIOL 2401 | Human Anatomy 1 | 4 |
| or BIOL 2403 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | |
| BIOL 2402 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| or BIOL 2404 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | |
| CHEM 1406 | Inorganic & Envir Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1411 | General Chemistry I | |
| FACS 2362 | Nutrition 2 | 3 |
| or FACS 1367 | Basic Nutrition | |
| KINE 2115 | Lifetime Health and Wellness 3 | 1 |
| MATH 1314 | Pre Calculus Algebra 4 | 3 |
| or MATH 1410 | Elementary Functions | |
| or MATH 1420 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 1369 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| or MATH 1370 | Intro to Biomedical Statistics | |
| or MATH 3379 | Statistical Mthods In Practice | |
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction To Psychology 5 | 3 |
| Major | ||
| HLTH 1360 | Fund Hlth Promo & Hlth Careers (Freshman) | 3 |
| HLTH 2383 | Multicultural Health Issues | 3 |
| HLTH 3391 | Human Diseases | 3 |
| HLTH 3350 | Principles of Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 3355 | US Health Care Systems | 3 |
| HLTH 3360 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 3361 | Health Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| HLTH 3392 | Health Comm & Literacy | 3 |
| HLTH 4380 | Global Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4387 | Community Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4390 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4393 | Prof Prep Health Careers 6 | 3 |
| HLTH 4394 | Internship Program | 3 |
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Select 29 hours of the following: | 29 | |
| Lifestyle And Wellness | ||
| First Aid & CPR - Am Red Cross | ||
| Health & Medical Terminology | ||
| Drug Use and Abuse | ||
| Safety Education | ||
| Family Life & Sex Education | ||
| Practicum | ||
| Research Methods/Grantsmanship | ||
| Mgng Hlth Promo In Workplace | ||
| Interventions for Wellness | ||
| Directing Wellness Programs | ||
| Health Care Policy | ||
| Health Informatics | ||
| Economics for Health Managers | ||
| Patient Navigation | ||
| Health Laws and Ethics | ||
| Problems In Health | ||
| Internship Program | ||
| Special Topics in Health | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Intro Applied Microbiology | ||
| Child Abuse And Neglect | ||
| Intro To Technical Writing (WE) 1 | ||
| Functional Kinesiology | ||
| Physiology Of Exercise | ||
| Plane Trigonometry | ||
| General Physics Laboratory I | ||
| General Phy-Mechanics & Heat | ||
| Pol Ethnic Minorities & Gender | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Development Psychology | ||
| Principles Of Sociology | ||
| Sociology Of Health & Illness | ||
| Sociology Of Disaster | ||
| Or other courses approved by Department | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) and major requirement. |
| 2 | FACS 1367 accepted only as a transfer course. |
| 3 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Opting) and major requirement. |
| 4 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics) and major requirement. |
| 5 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and major requirement. |
| 6 | Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in HLTH 4393 and HLTH 4394. |
Notes
Consult current University catalog for questions concerning transfer courses and residency requirements.
Students must earn a grade of "C' or better in HLTH 4393 and HLTH 4394.
BIOL 2402 requires a grade of “C” or higher in BIOL 2401 and CHEM 1406.
HLTH 3350, HLTH 3361, HLTH 4380, HLTH 4387, HLTH 4390, HLTH 4360, HLTH 4363, HLTH 4364, HLTH 4365, HLTH 4366, KINE 3373 require Junior Standing.
HLTH 3360 requires a prerequisite of MATH 1369, MATH 1370, MATH 3379 or STAT 3379.
HLTH 3392 requires the prerequisites of HLTH 1360 and HLTH 1366.
HLTH 4393 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 4387, and the completion of 12 hours of HLTH course work.
HLTH 4392 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 4393 and departmental approval.
HLTH 4394 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 4393.
HLTH 4375 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 1360, HLTH 3355, Senior standing.
FACS 3339 requires a prerequisite of FACS 1367 or FACS 2362.
SOCI 3365 requires a prerequisite of SOCI 1301 which satisfies 3 hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
MATH 3379 requires 3 hours of completed course work in college Math.
POLS 3366 requires a prerequisite of POLS 2305.
ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 are prerequisites for ENGL 3330 and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).
KINE 3362 requires a prerequisite of BIOL 2401 (in Core) or BIOL 3410.
PHYS 1301 has a prerequisite of MATH 1410 or MATH 1316 or MATH 1420 with a grade of “C” or higher for the course. MATH 1316 and MATH 1410 satisfy the 3 hours of Math required for the Core Competency Area II.
PSYC 3331 requires 3 hours of completed coursework in Psychology.
PSYC 3333 requires 3 hours of completed course work in Psychology and 4 hours of completed course work in Biology or permission of the instructor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 2401 or 24031 | 4 | BIOL 2402 or 2404 | 4 |
| CHEM 1406 or 14111 | 4 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | HIST 13015 | 3 |
| KINE 21153 | 1 | MATH 1369, 1370, or 3379 | 3 |
| MATH 1314, 1410, or 14204 | 3 | Component Area IV | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| POLS 23056 | 3 | FACS 2362 | 3 |
| HLTH 1360 | 3 | HLTH 23837 | 3 |
| PSYC 1301 | 3 | POLS 23066 | 3 |
| HLTH 3391 | 3 | Prescribed Elective8 | 3 |
| HIST 13025 | 3 | Component Area IX | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HLTH 3350 | 3 | HLTH 3361 | 3 |
| HLTH 3355 | 3 | HLTH 4380 | 3 |
| HLTH 3360 | 3 | HLTH 4387 | 3 |
| HLTH 3392 | 3 | HLTH 4390 | 3 |
| Component Area V | 3 | HLTH 43939 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Prescribed Electives8 | 15 | HLTH 4394 | 3-6 |
| Prescribed Electives8 | 8-11 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science). |
| 2 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications). |
| 3 | Satisfies one hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). |
| 4 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics). |
| 5 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI U.S. History). |
| 6 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government). |
| 7 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences). |
| 8 | Prescribed Electives: BIOL 1401, BIOL 2420, CRIJ 4338, ENGL 3330, HLTH 1366, HLTH 2372 HLTH 3380, HLTH 3385, HLTH 3390, HLTH 4117, HLTH 4360 HLTH 4363, HLTH 4395, KINE 3362, KINE 3373, MATH 1316, PHYS 1101 PHYS 1301, POLS 3335, POLS 3366, PSYC 3331, PSYC 3333, PSYC 3374, SOCI 1301, SOCI 3365, SOCI 4334. HLTH 2330, HLTH 4361, HLTH 4365, HLTH 4366, HLTH 4367, HLTH 4371, HLTH 4375, HLTH 4392. |
| 9 | Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in HLTH 4393 and HLTH 4394. |
