Public Health Major

(66 - 70 credits)

The Public Health program prepares students with an interdisciplinary understanding of biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health behavior, health programming/implementation/evaluation, and health policy.

Public Health Core Courses (45-46 credits)

AHS 220 - Public Health Concepts 3 credits
AHS 340 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 credits
AHS 391 - Educational Methods 3 credits
AHS 480 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
AHS 491 - Health Sciences Internship 6 credits
AHS 341 - Health Sciences Research Methods 3 credits
AHS 360 - Epidemiology 3 credits
AHS 409 - Health Screening 2 credits
AHS 409L - Health Screening Laboratory 1 credits
AHS 414 - Health Promotion Planning 3 credits
AHS 418 - Health Program Evaluation 3 credits
AHS 444 - Public Health Administration & Policy 3 credits
PSY 101 - General Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior 3 credits
Choose one of the following groups:
ATTR 210 - Human Anatomy for Allied Health Professions 2 credits
ATTR 210L - Human Anatomy for Allied Health Professions Laboratory 1 credits
or
BIO 231 - Human Anatomy 2 credits
BIO 231L - Human Anatomy Laboratory 1 credits
and
PE 220 - Human Physiology for Allied Health Professions 4 credits
or
BIO 241 - Human Physiology 2 credits
BIO 241L - Human Physiology Laboratory 1 credits

Public Health General Concentration (21 credits)

Applied Health Sciences Courses:

AHS 201 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 credits
AHS 210 - Principles of Environmental Health 3 credits
AHS 401 - Substance Abuse Education 3 credits
AHS 403 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases 3 credits
AHS 406 - Human Sexuality Education 3 credits
AHS 410 - Mental Health and Stress Education 3 credits
AHS 416 - Individual, Community, and General Safety Education 3 credits

Health Administration Concentration (21 credits)

Applied Health Sciences Courses:

Select One of the Following Courses:
AHS 401 - Substance Abuse Education 3 credits
AHS 403 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases 3 credits
AHS 406 - Human Sexuality Education 3 credits

Other Required Courses:

ACCT 200 - Survey of Accounting 3 credits
FIN 200 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 credits
HRD 420 - Career Development and Employee Appraisals 3 credits
HRD 425 - Organizational Development 3 credits
MGT 301 - Survey of Management 3 credits
MKTG 301 - Introduction to Marketing 3 credits

Health Psychology Concentration (24 credits)

Applied Health Sciences Courses:

AHS 401 - Substance Abuse Education 3 credits
AHS 410 - Mental Health and Stress Education 3 credits
Select One of the Following Courses:
AHS 201 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 credits
AHS 210 - Principles of Environmental Health 3 credits
AHS 403 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases 3 credits
AHS 406 - Human Sexuality Education 3 credits
AHS 416 - Individual, Community, and General Safety Education 3 credits

Other Required Courses:

PSY 240 - Psychology of Health Behavior 3 credits
PSY 266 - Developmental Psychology 3 credits
PSY 270 - Social Psychology 3 credits
PSY 384 - Interviewing Skills 3 credits
PSY 475 - Biological, Psychological, and Sociocultural Models of Addiction 3 credits

Health Communications Concentration (21 credits)

Applied Health Sciences Courses:

Select One of the Following Courses:
AHS 201 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 credits
AHS 210 - Principles of Environmental Health 3 credits
AHS 401 - Substance Abuse Education 3 credits
AHS 403 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases 3 credits
AHS 406 - Human Sexuality Education 3 credits
AHS 410 - Mental Health and Stress Education 3 credits
AHS 416 - Individual, Community, and General Safety Education 3 credits

Other Required Courses:

COMM 211 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
COMM 290 - Introduction to Media Writing 3 credits
COMM 312 - Persuasion Theories 3 credits
COMM 326 - Introduction to Health Communication 3 credits
COMM 328 - Health Communication Theory 3 credits
COMM 470 - Public Campaigns 3 credits