Public Health, B.S.

Professors: Doris Cancel-Tirado
Associate professor: Emily Vala-Haynes
Assistant professors: Leanne Cusack, Daniel Dowhower, Megan Patton-Lopez

Mission

To maximize individual and professional development in health and movement science and to promote healthy lifestyles and communities.

Learning Outcomes

Plan effective strategies, interventions and programs based on assessment of individual and community needs.
Implement and evaluate programs.
Coordinate, communicate and advocate for research-based practices.

Core Courses

BI 134 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
BI 135 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
HE 227 Community and Public Health Credits: 4
HE 285 Foundations of Health Education Credits: 4
HE 330 Theory of Health Promotion Credits: 4
HE 334 Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Credits: 4
HE 343 Introduction to Health Data Analysis and Visualization Credits: 4
or MTH 243 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 4
HE 346 Infectious Disease and Injury Prevention Credits: 4
HE 348 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Credits: 4
HE 360 U.S. Health Care System And Health Policy Credits: 4
HE 375 Epidemiology Credits: 4
HE 448 Research Methods Credits: 4
HE 471 Program Planning Credits: 4
HE 487 Assessment and Program Evaluation Credits: 4
HE 498 Community Health Internship Credits: 8

Health Education Elective Credits: 16

Upper Division HE courses with advisor approval

Total Credits: 80

Note:

HE 285 , HE 343 , MTH 243 , HE 330 , HE 375 , HE 448 , HE 471 , HE 487 , and HE 498 have prerequisites. See course descriptions for specific prerequisites.

Public Health majors must have a grade of C- or better in all courses used to satisfy requirements of the major.