Public Health Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits: 1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^p and any one approved
	or	CO2^pcourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^p course and any one approved
		CO3^pcourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 132 ^p (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements - Credits: 56

Core Courses:

PH 101 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
PH 102 - Environmental Public Health I Credits: 3
PH 250 - Health and Disease Credits: 3
OR HS 208 - Microbiology for the Health Sciences Credits: 4^p
PH 275 - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3 ^p
PH 340 - Global Health Credits: 3
PH 380 - Epidemiology Credits: 3 ^p
PH 460 - Public Health Senior Project Credits: 3 ^p
PH 495 - Research Design Credits: 3
PH 496 - Public Health Research Credits: 3

Complete four (4) courses from the following:

HS 320 - Health Policy Credits: 3
PH 225 - Food Safety and Health Credits: 3
PH 330 - Health Education and Communication Credits: 3 ^p
PH 333 - Environmental Public Health II Credits: 3 ^p
PH 440 - Advanced Topics in Public Health Credits: 3 ^r
PH 444 - Environmental Public Health III Credits: 3 ^p

Major Electives:

Professional Practice Electives:

Complete three (3) courses from the following:

ANTH 246 - Human Biological Variation Credits: 3
ANTH 357 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3
BIO 106 - Evolution and the Diversity of Life Credits: 4
BIO 113 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology Credits: 4 ^n,p
BIO 233 - Human Anatomy Credits: 4 ⁿ
BIO 234 - Human Physiology Credits: 4 ^n,p
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^n,p
ENVS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3
ES 353 - Sport Nutrition and Weight Management Credits: 3 ^n,p
GEOG 310 - Introduction to Computer Mapping and GIS Credits: 4
HIST 181 - US/SW Environmental History Credits: 3
HIST 307 - History of Disease Credits: 3 ^n,p
NAIS 280 - Contemporary Issues of Native Nations Credits: 3
PHIL 341 - Professional Ethics Credits: 3
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 ⁿ
PSYC 254 - Lifespan Human Development Credits: 3 ^n,p
PSYC 393 - Health Psychology Credits: 3 ^n,p
SOC 311 - Ecology and Society Field School Credits: 5
SOC 353 - Medical Sociology Credits: 3

Auxiliary Course:

MATH 132 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3 ^p

Upper Division Requirement - Credits: 36

Among the total required courses, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses. This major will require additional courses to meet the upper division requirement.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

ⁿThese courses are strongly recommended for students planning allied health career pathways.

^p This course has a prerequisite. You must complete the prerequisite course(s) before enrolling in this course. Sometimes you are given a choice or a list of prerequisites to complete.

^rThis course will count once towards the major, repeating this course with a different topic will count as an additional free elective.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.