Public Health Major, 63-67 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): Online, On Campus

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CIP: 512207

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health is a comprehensive undergraduate program designed to provide students with the skills necessary to improve health, educate others on health topics, and prevent diseases of populations and communities. Public Health majors will be introduced to concepts associated with disparities and improvement of the health of diverse populations, health policy, and epidemiology; and will develop skills to critically evaluate health problems, investigate health trends to develop interventions, learn to communicate to constituents, and to become leaders in public health.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (63-67 hours)

HPER 22114 - Wellness Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 08103 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 35101 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59223 - Introduction to Public Health Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59332 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59334 - Introduction to Healthcare Systems Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59336 - Global Public Health Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59340 - Environmental Health Credit Hours: 3
PBHL 59342 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness Credit Hours: 3
COM 29374 - Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
POLS 34308 - Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 34435 - Public Management Credit Hours: 3
NUTR 47234 - Nutrition and Diet Behavior Credit Hours: 3
REC 45547 - Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22470 - Field Experience in Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3 to 6
HPER 22550 - Community Health Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22552 - Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22555 - Intervention and Strategies for Health Behavior Change Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22534 - Evidence Based Practice in Health Science and Wellness Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22254 - Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
OR
BIOL 04236 - Anatomy Allied Health Credit Hours: 4

Note:

If any courses in this program are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credits may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Public Health Major, 63-67 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): Online, On Campus

Requirements

Required Courses (63-67 hours)

Note:

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours