Public Health (18 Credits)

Introduces concepts governing the spread of diseases, techniques of disease surveillance, the impact of environmental quality and security on public health, as well as the psychological and sociological factors that affect health dynamics at the population/community scale.

Note: PBH to be used as the three-letter code for cross-listing Public Health program courses.

Required Courses (9 credits)

PBH 206 Epidemiology for the Liberal Arts - 3 credits
PBH 228 Introduction for Public Health - 3 credits
PBH 494 Field Internship in Public Health or
HSC 490 Internship in Health Sciences - 3 credits

Public Health Issues: Must choose one course:

HPE 209 Nutrition and Public Health Issues - 3 credits
PBH 330 Principles of Global Health - 3 credits
HSC 235 Conflicts in Native American Health - 3 credits
HSC 306 Introduction to Health Policy - 3 credits
PBH 414 Violence & Injury in Public Health - 3 credits

Application: Must choose one course:

PBH 350 Principles of Community Health - 3 credits
PBH 441 Regulatory Affairs in Healthcare - 3 credits
*PBH 311 Emergency Preparedness and Response - 3 credits
*PBH 340 Non-Profits and NGOs of Health - 3 credits
**PBH 3xx Chronic Diseases Prevention and Control - 3 credits
**PBH 3xx Ethics, Law and Health - 3 credits
**HSC/PBH 4xx Global Perspectives on Reproductive Health - 3 credits
**HSC/PBH 4xx Epidemiological Methods for the Health Sciences - 3 credits

* Submitted for approval with CC
** Under Development

Experiential and Practice Analysis: Must choose one course:

BUS/HSC 255 Health Communication and Social Marketing - 3 credits
SOC 312 Sociology of Mental Illness - 3 credits
SWK 344 Substance Abuse - 3 credits
SWK 365 Health Promotion and Prevention - 3 credits
PBH 333 Principles of Health Care System - 3 credits
BIS 462 Healthcare Informatics - 3 credits
PBH 323 Drinking Water Management - 3 credits
PSY 325 Health Psychology - 3 credits
**PBH 4xx Health Programing, Planning and Evaluation - 3 credits

** Under Development