Public Health, B.A.

Major Program Requirements

Required classes:

BI 121Foundations of Cell & Molecular Biology

3

and

BI 131Lab Explorations Cellular &Molecular BI

1

or

BI 122Foundations of Organismal & Evol Biology

3

and

BI 132Physiology and Ecology Lab

1

 

ENWR 303Grant Writing (WI)

3

or

ENWR 305Workplace Writing (WI)

3

 

HS 198Introduction to Health Sciences

3

HS 230Introduction to Epidemiology

3

HS 303Public Health Nutrition

3

HS 307Evidence Based Research Methods (WI)

3

HS 329Public Health & Environment

3

PH 330G/PH 330NPublic Health Methods GD CD SL

3

PH 333Public Health Theories & Practice

3

PH 405Senior Seminar (WI)

1

PH 425Internship

1.00 - 6.00

 

MA 207Introduction to Statistics

3

or

MA 315Probability and Statistics

3

 

BA 375Fundamentals of Management

3

PO 260Health Politics & Policy (WI)

3

PSY 105General Psychology

3

 

PHIL 205Ethics

3

or

PHIL 206Environmental Ethics

3

or

PHIL 208Bioethics

3

or

TH 222Health Care Ethics

3

or

TH 254Theology and Science

3

Students interested in public health are encouraged to take additional natural science courses.

Recommended Courses (depending on interest)

BA XXXBusiness elective course

3

CO 206Small Group Communication

3

CO 325GIntercultural Comm (GD)

3

CO 360Health Communication

3

GIS 120Principles of Geographic Information Sys

3

HS 150Medical Terminology

3

HS 289Special Topic

1.00 - 3.00

HS 325Applied Anatomical Kinesiology

3

HS 389Special Topic

1.00 - 3.00

HS 413Exercise Physiology/Human Performnce

3

PH 200Public Health Field Experience

1.00 - 3.00

PH 321Gardening & Community Health

3

PSY 203Developmental Psychology

3

PSY 308Health Psychology

3

PSY Additional Psychology courses depending on interests

SO 101Introduction to Sociology

3

SO 251Gender, Health and Medicine

3

SO 351Medical Sociology (ND)

3