Public Health Program Requirements for 2023-2024

Applicants who wish to be considered for course exemptions will be individually reviewed as part of the application process.

B.S. in Public Health

All required and elective courses that may be applied to the major are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.

Requirements

Required Courses – 39 credits

  • ANTH 238 – P5 Global Health (3)
  • BIOL 107C – SQ Microbes and Disease (3)
  • Choose ONE:
    • ECON 221 – SQ Statistics (3)
    • PSYC 201 – Basic Statistics (3)
    • SOCI 120 – SQ Basic Biostatistics (3)
  • PHIL 250C – P2 Bioethics  (3)
  • PUBH 100 – Introduction to Public Health (3)
  • PUBH 205 – Nutrition and Comm Health (3)
  • PUBH 311 – Health Literacy, Education, and Communication (3)
  • PUBH 320 – Public Health Policy (3)
  • PUBH 370 – IPE: TeamSTEPPS (0)
  • PUBH 390 – Advanced Epidemiology (3)
  • PUBH 408 – Seminar in Regional Public Health Issues (3)
  • SOCI 201 – SQ Principles of Epidemiology (3)
  • SOCI 333 – US Health Care and Comparative Systems (3)
  • SOCI 344 – Social Determinants of Health and Health Care (3)

Elective Courses – 6 credits

Choose TWO electives from the following group.

  • BIOL 108C – P4 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
  • PSYC 211 – Intro to Psychopathology (3)
  • PSYC 255 – P3 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (3)
  • PUBH 360 – Topics in Public Health (3)
  • PUBH 410 – Community Health Service Learning (3)
  • PUBH 490 – Internship (1-3)*
  • PUBH 496 – Independent Study (1-6)*
  • SOCI 217D – Latino Health Care Issues (3)
  • SOCI 233 – Populations, Programs, and Health (3)

Total: 45 credits

NOTE: * PUBH 490 or 496 – may be taken once (3 credits maximum) to partially fulfill elective requirements

B.A. in Public Health

All required and elective courses that may be applied to the major are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.

Requirements

Required Courses – 33 credits

  • ANTH 238 – Global Health (3)
  • BIOL 107C – SQ Microbes and Disease (3)
  • Choose ONE:
    • ECON 221 – SQ Statistics (3)
    • PSYC 201 – Basic Statistics (3)
    • SOCI 120 – SQ Basic Biostatistics (3
  • PHIL 250C – P2 Bioethics (3)
  • PUBH 100 – Introduction to Public Health (3)
  • PUBH 205 – Nutrition and Comm Health (3)
  • PUBH 320 – Public Health Policy (3)
  • PUBH 370 – IPE: TeamSTEPPS (0)
  • PUBH 408 – Seminar in Regional Public Health Issues (3)
  • SOCI 201 – SQ Principles of Epidemiology (3)
  • SOCI 333 – US Healthcare & Comparative Systems (3)
  • SOCI 344 – Social Determinants of Health and Health Care (3)

Elective Courses – 3 credits

Choose ONE electives from the following group:

  • BIOL 108C – P4 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
  • PSYC 211 – Intro Psychopathology (3)
  • PSYC 255 – P3 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (3)
  • SOCI 217D – Latino Health Care Issues (3)
  • SOCI 233 – Populations, Programs, and Health (3)
  • PUBH 311 – Health Literacy, Educ, & Community (3)
  • PUBH 410 – Community Health Service Learning (3)
  • PUBH 490 – Internship (1-3)*
  • PUBH 496 – Independent Study (1-6)*

Total: 36 credits

NOTE: * PUBH 490 or 496 – may be taken once (3 credits maximum) to partially fulfill elective requirements

Note: The program requirements listed are for the current academic year. Past and future program requirements may differ.