Academic Catalog

Public Health and Community Health Education, B.S. (PHCH)

This major prepares students for careers in Community Health Education, and Public Health.

BIOL 101Entering Students Seminar1
Select one of the following:3-8
Human Biology
Anatomy and Physiology I
and Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 150Introduction to Biology I: Cells4
BIOL 250Nutrition3
BIOL 312Epidemiology3
or PHCH 312 Epidemiology
BIOL 412Research Methods in Epidemiology3
or PHCH 412 Research Methods in Epidemiology
HLTH 150Introduction to Public and Community Health (or HLTH 150H or PHCH 150H)3
or PHCH 150 Introduction to Public and Community Health
HLTH 200Health Promotion and Planning3
or PHCH 200 Health Promotion and Planning
HLTH 310Environmental Health3
or PHCH 310 Environmental Health
HLTH 350Health Communication3
or PHCH 350 Health Communication
HLTH 540Internship in Community Health Education3
or PHCH 540 Internship in Community Health Education
MATH 232Introduction to Statistics3
or MATH 232H Honors: Introduction to Statistics
SOCI 100Introduction to Sociology3
Select three Health & Society electives of the following:9
Global Health
Community Health
Culture, Health and Illness
Gender and Health
Special Topics in Anthropology (Culture and the Brain)
Advanced Nutrition
Ethical Issues in Health Care
Social Problems
Honors: Social Problems
Families
Race and Ethnic Relations
Inequality and Social Policy
Poverty and Place
Select two Psychology electives of the following:6
Human Growth and Development
Honors: Human Growth and Development
Applied Developmental Psychology
Honors: Applied Developmental Psychology
Development Across the Lifespan
Social Psychology
Behavior Analysis
Biological Psychology
Drugs and Human Behavior
Human Sexuality
Psychology of Gender
Psychology of Women
Total Hours53-58