Major: Public Health, B.S. (1214), 45-48 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 45-48 Credits; Elective Credits: 18-20 Credits

Observable learning goals of Public Health program:

Articulate the multiple determinants of physical and psychological health.
Describe risk factors and modes of transmission for infectious and chronic diseases and how these diseases affect both personal and population health.
Analyze factors affecting population health including: gender, race, ethnicity, social class and age.
Analyze and interpret epidemiological data to assess the well-being of a community.
Interpret and apply primary research aimed at health promotion and improvement.
Communicate health information to a wide range of audiences through various media.
Participate in the promotion of community health.
Analyze ethical concerns and conflicts of interest that arise in the field of public health.

PBH 110	Introduction to Public Health	3
PBH 210	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
PBH 215	Global Health	3
PBH 310/BIOL 310	Biological Basis of Public Health	3
PBH 315/COMM 315	Health Promotion and Communication	3
BIOL 116	Nutrition	3
MATH 224	Statistics	3
	or
PSYCH 229	Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences	3
BIOL 332	Bioethics	3
	Research or Internship (400 level)	3

Choose from the following two areas:

CHEM 233	General Chemistry I	3
BIOL 340/CHEM 340	Introduction to Organic- & Bio-chemistry	4
BIOL 234	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 317	Nutrition and Health	3
AIP 320	The HIV/AIDS Epidemic (IP, NP)	3
BIOL 322	Epidemic: The Dynamics of Infectious Disease	3
AIP 325	Current Issues in Women’s Health (NP)	3
PSYCH 243	Introduction to Health Psychology	3
AIP 333/PSYCH 319	Human Sexuality (NP)	3