Public Health, BS

Public Health Core Requirements (30 credit hrs)

• H SC 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• HIA 4200 - Research in Health Care and Health Information Management Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• NURS 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3313 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3450 - Public Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4418 - Basic Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3315 - Hlth Behavior/Promtn Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4423 - Intro Environmental Hlth Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4424 - Program Planning & Evaluation Credit Hours: 3

Public Health Capstone Course (3 credit hrs)

• H SC 4425 - Comm Health Practicum Credit Hours: 3 to 6

• (Fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement)

Public Health Required Courses (21 credit hrs)

Optional for Dual-Degree students.

• H SC 3312 - Current Topics H SC Credit Hours: 3 to 9
• H SC 2265 - Complementary and Integrated Medicine Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2350 - Drugs Alcohol Soc Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4420 - Introduction to Urban Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3328 - International Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4414 - Entrepreneurshp Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3311 - Spec Topics in A H Credit Hours: 1 to 9

Required Program Core and Supportive Courses (30 credit hrs)

Students can select 30 hours of free electives in coordination with academic advisor.

1st Year - Fall

• BIOL 1701 - Introduction to Biology I Credit Hours: 4
• ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• HON 1200 - Honors English Comp I Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1600 - Basic Prob/Statis I Credit Hours: 3
• Oral Communication -  Credits / Units: 3
• Social Sciences I -  Credits / Units: 3

1st Year - Spring

• ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• HON 1200 - Honors English Comp I Credit Hours: 3
• Humanities or Fine Arts I -  Credits / Units: 3
• Any Physical Science -  Credits / Units: 3
• Social Science II -  Credits / Units: 3
• Elective # 1 -  Credits / Units: 3

2nd Year - Fall

• H SC 2265 - Complementary and Integrated Medicine Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2350 - Drugs Alcohol Soc Credit Hours: 3
• Humanities or Fine Art II -  Credits / Units: 3
• Social Sciences III -  Credits / Units: 3
• Elective # 2 -  Credits / Units: 3

2nd Year - Spring

• H SC 3312 - Current Topics H SC Credit Hours: 3 to 9
• H SC 3328 - International Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3311 - Spec Topics in A H Credit Hours: 1 to 9
• Humanities or Fine Arts III -  Credits / Units: 3
• Elective # 3 -  Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Fall

• H SC 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3313 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3
• Elective # 4 -  Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year - Spring

• H SC 4414 - Entrepreneurshp Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3315 - Hlth Behavior/Promtn Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4418 - Basic Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4423 - Intro Environmental Hlth Credit Hours: 3
• Elective # 5 -  Credits / Units: 3

4th Year - Fall

• H SC 4424 - Program Planning & Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3450 - Public Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4420 - Introduction to Urban Health Credit Hours: 3 - (Elective # 6) 
• H SC 4414 - Entrepreneurshp Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3

4th Year - Spring

• Elective # 7 -  Credits / Units: 3
• Elective #  8 -  Credits / Units: 3
• H SC 4425 - Comm Health Practicum Credit Hours: 3 to 6
• Elective # 9 -  Credits / Units: 3

• Elective # 10 -  Credits / Units: 3

Total Degree Credit Hours : 120