Bachelor of Arts, Public Health

General Education Requirements (31 Credit Hours):

AREA I. Communications (6 Credits Hours)

  • ENG 101: Communication Arts I (3 hours)
  • ENG 102: Communication Arts II (3 hours)

AREA II. Arts & Humanities (6 Credit Hours)

AREA III. Mathematics (3 Credit Hours):

  • MATH 110: Introduction to Statistics (3 hours)

AREA IV. Social & Behavioral Sciences (9 Credits):

  • GT- SS: course of choice (6 hours)
  • GT-HI: course of choice (3 hours)

AREA V. Physical & Natural Sciences (8 Credits completed as part of major requirements)

  • BIOL 101 OR BIOL 209 (4 hours)
  • BIOL 125 OR BIOL 210 (3-4 hours)

Public Health CORE Classes: 33 Credit Hours

  • PBHL 100: Foundations in Public Health (3 hours)
  • PBHL 200: Social Determinants of Health (3 hours)
  • KIN 314: Health Promotion (3 hours)
  • PSYC 315: Multicultural Issues OR SOC 365 Race, Culture & Ethnicity (3 hours)
  • NURS 350: Global Health Nursing OR NURS 305 Transcultural Nursing (3 hours)
  • HCA 311: Health Care Law & Ethics OR HCA 480 Health Care Policy (3 hours)
  • PBHL 300: Rural Public Health (3 hours)
  • PSYC 380: Health Psychology (3 hours)
  • SOC 425: Environment & Society (3 hours)
  • HCA 402: Epidemiology (3 hours)
  • PBHL 498: Public Health Capstone (3 hours)

Quantitative Methods Courses: 6-7 Credit Hours

  • MATH 110: Introduction to Statistics (3 hours) (Also meets Gen Ed requirements)
  • MATH 205: Introduction to Statistical Methods OR
  • PSYC 211: Introduction to Statistics (lecture/lab) OR
  • SOC 311: Social Statistics (3-4 hours)

Life Sciences Courses: 7-10 Credit Hours

Also completes Gen Ed Science requirements

  • BIOL 101/101L: Intro to Biology AND BIOL 125: Nutrition (7 hours) OR
  • BIOL 209/209L: Gen Biology I AND BIOL 210/210L: Gen Biology II (10 hours)

Leadership Courses: 9 Credit Hours

  • BUS 265: Business Communications (3 hours) OR
  • COMM 100: Public Speaking (3 hours) OR
  • COMM 255: Fundamentals of Media Communication (3 hours)
  • BUS 316: Public & Non-Profit Management (3 hours) OR
  • BUS 361: Principles of Management (3 hours) OR
  • BUS 362: Human Resources Management (3 hours)
  • HCA 303: Trends & Issues in Healthcare (3 hours)

Public Health Electives (Choose 5 Courses): 15 Credit Hours

  • ANTH 460: Medical Anthropology (3 hours)
  • BIOL 125: Nutrition OR KIN 301: Sport & Fitness Nutrition (3 hours)
  • FOOD 100: Perspectives on Food (3 hours)
  • FOOD 200: U.S. Food Systems (3 hours)
  • FOOD 250: Community Food Systems (3 hours)
  • HCA 455: Health Care Economics (3 hours)
  • KIN 120: Concepts in Wellness (3 hours)
  • PSYC 230: Psychology of Mental Health (3 hours)
  • PSYC 233: Lifespan Development for Nurses (3 hours)
  • PSYC 245: Brain & Behavior (3 hours)
  • PSYC 316: Drugs, Society & Human Behavior (3 hours)
  • PSYC 387: Adulthood & Aging (3 hours)
  • SOC 305: Rural Sociology (3 hours)
  • SOC 320: Marriages & Families (3 hours)
  • SOC 370: Poverty & Wealth (3 hours)
  • SOC 401: Social Psychology (3 hours)
  • SOC 419: Gender & Society (3 hours)
  • SOC 470: Social & Public Programs (3 hours)
  • SPAN 316: Spanish for Health Professions (3 hours)