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2011 - 2012 Catalog of Courses

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2011 - 2012 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

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Specific Departmental Requirements:

BIO 141 - People and the Planet Credits: 3
PH 201 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
PH 205 - Environmental Health Credits: 3
PH 250 - Communicable & Chronic Disease Credits: 3
PH 380 - Epidemiology Credits: 4
PH 320 - Community Health Behavior Credits: 3
PH 460 - Public Health Service Learning Credits: 4
PH 480 - Public Health Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 26

Choose one of the following tracks and complete all courses:

Allied Health Track (this track recommended for pre-nursing students)

CHEM 150 - Fund of Chem I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4
BIO 208 - Introduction to Microbiology Credits: 4
BIO 233 - Human Anatomy Credits: 4
BIO 234 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

Total Allied Health - Credits: 16

Media Track

ENGL 215 - News Media Writing Credits: 4
ENGL 308 - Interactive Media Production Credits: 4
And complete 3 credits from either of the following courses:
ENGL 250 - Practicum - Newspaper Credits: 1-6
OR
ENGL 350 - Practicum - Newspaper Credits: 1-6

Total Media - Credits: 11

Native American Health Track

ANTH 388 - Ethnology of the Southwest Credits: 4
NAIS 322 - American Indian Philosophies Credits: 3
NAIS 315 - Native American News Writing Credits: 3

Total Native American Health - Credits: 10

Psychosocial Track

PSYC 254 - Life Span Human Development Credits: 4
PSYC 393 - Health Psychology Credits: 4
SOC 353 - Medical Sociology Credits: 4
OR
ANTH 357 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 4

Total Psychosocial - Credits: 12

Public Health Practice Track

CSIS 352 - Project Management Credits: 4
PH 350 - Substance Abuse Prevention Credits: 3
PH 450 - Program Planning & Evaluation Credits: 4

Total Public Health Practice - Credits: 11

Subtotal Track - Credits: 10-16

Auxiliary Requirements:

CSIS 105 - The Computer as a Tool Credits: 4
COMP 252 - Professional & Technical Writing Credits: 4
MATH 110 - College Algebra Credits: 4
OR
MATH 113 - Algebra for Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 16

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 52-58

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

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