Public Health Degree Requirements

Public Health Major 

Required Core Courses:

• HLTH 101: Introduction to Public Health (LSI, U)
• HLTH 200: Epidemiology (LSI)
• HLTH 204/PSYC 204: Health Psychology
• HLTH 280: Perspectives in Global Health (G)
• JOUR 315: Public Relations and Strategic Communication
• HLTH 340/PSCI 340: Program Planning and Evaluation (W)
• HLTH 490: Practicum 

In addition, students will select five courses across the domains listed below. At least 4 of the courses taken for the major must be upper division (300 level) or higher.

Population Health and Disease (Choose one of the following)

• HLTH 310 Special Topics (when approved by the program director)
• HLTH 350 Substance Use Disorder: The Individual & Society (AV, G, W)
• PSYC 353 Mental Health and Aging
• SOC 305 Medical Sociology

Measurement and Evaluation

    Choose one of the following courses in Statistics: 

• PSYC 227 Statistics
• ECON 227 Statistics for Business and Economics

            Choose one of the following courses in Research Methods:

• PSYC 300 Research Methods 
• SOC 225 Methods of Social Research

Public Health Environmental Issues (Choose one of the following)

• ENST 200 Intro to Geographic Information Systems
• ENST 231 Environmental Science in Action
• ENST/CHEM 234 Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
• ENST 240: Health and the Environment
• ENST 241: War on Cancer: Does Environment Matter
• HLTH 310 Special Topics (when approved by the program director)
• PSYC 355 Psychology and the Environment
• SOC 367/ENST 367 Environmental Sociology

Public Health Engagement and Policy Informed Action (Choose one of the following)

• PHIL 225: Medical Ethics (AV)
• PSCI 201 Law and Politics in States and Communities
• PSCI 281 American Social Policy
• PSCI 282 American Health Policy
• PSCI 398/SOC 398 Grant Writing
• HLTH 310 Special Topics (when approved by the program director)
• SOC 201 Social Problems
• SOC 340 Social Movements and Politics in the US
• SOC 362 Social Welfare and Human Services

 

Public Health Minor

The Public Health Minor consists of a minimum of six courses, including:

Required courses

• HLTH 101 Introduction to Public Health (LSI, U)
• HLTH 200 Epidemiology (LSI)
• HLTH 280 Perspectives in Global Health (G)

Choose three courses from at least two of the categories listed below:

Population Health and Disease

• HLTH/PSYC 204 Health Psychology
• HLTH 310 Special Topics*
• HLTH 350 Drug Abuse (AV) Substance Use Disorder: The Individual & Society (AV, G, W)
• NURS 330 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 
• PSYC 353 Mental Health and Aging
• SOC 270/370 Special Topics* 
• SOC 305 Medical Sociology (IT)

Public Health Environmental Issues

• CHEM/ENST 234 Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (PSL)
• ENST 200 Intro to Geographic Information Systems (FR)
• ENST 231 Environmental Science in Action (LSL)
• ENST 240: Health and the Environment
• ENST 241: War on Cancer: Does Environment Matter
• ENST/PSYC 355 Psychology and the Environment
• ENST/SOC 367 Environmental Sociology

Public Health Engagement and Policy Informed Action

• HLTH 310 Special Topics*
• HLTH/PSCI 340 Program Planning and Evaluation (W)
• PHIL 225 Medical Ethics (AV)
• PSCI 201 Law and Politics in States and Communities
• PSCI 281 American Social Policy (AV, U)
• PSCI 282 American Health Policy
• PSCI/SOC 398 Grant Writing (W)
• SOC 201 Social Problems (AV)
• SOC 340 Social Movements and Politics in the US (CHC, U)
• SOC 362 Social Welfare and Human Services

Measurement and Evaluation

• PSYC 227 Statistics or ECON 227 Statistics for Business and Economics
• ● PSYC 300 Research Methods or SOC 225 Methods of Social Research or NURS 385 Nursing in Research Practice