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Public Health, B.A.

Major Program Requirements

Required classes:

BI 121Foundations of Cell & Molecular Biology

3
and
BI 131Lab Explorations Cellular & Molecular

1
or
BI 122Foundations of Organismal & Evol Biology

3
and
BI 132Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology

1
 
ENWR 303Grant Writing

3
or
ENWR 305Workplace Writing

3
 
HS 198Introduction to Health Sciences

3
HS 230Introduction to Epidemiology

3
HS 303Public Health Nutrition

3
HS 307Evidence Based Research Methods

3
HS 329Public Health & Environment

3
PH 330Public Health Methods

3
PH 333Public Health Theories & Practice

3
PH 405Senior Seminar

1
PH 425Internship or HS 425

1-6
or
HS 425Internship

1-6
 
MA 207Introduction to Statistics

3
or
MA 315Probability and Statistics

3
 
BA 375Fundamentals of Management

3
PO 260Health Politics & Policy

3
or
HS 335Health Policy Mgmt/Issues

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 XXX
Business elective course

3
CO 206Small Group Communication

3
CO 325Intercultural Comm

3
CO 360Health Communication

3
GIS 120Principles of Geographic Information Sys

3
HS 150Medical Terminology

3
HS 289Special Topic

1-3
HS 325Applied Anatomical Kinesiology

3
HS 389Special Topic

1-3
HS 413Exercise Physiology/Human Performance

3
PH 200Public Health Field Experience

1-3
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

3