Public Health (BS)

Program requirements for the Public Health (BS) degree.

University Core – 36 credits

Area I: Writing (6)

  • ENG 101 English Composition I
  • ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument

Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (6)

  • STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
  • MAT 115 College Algebra (3)

Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)

  • UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
  • UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)

Area IV: Communication (3)

  • COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)

Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)

  • POL 101 American Government (3)
  • PHI 120 Ethics (3)
  • GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)

Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)

  • Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
  • Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts

HLS Methods Core – 6 credits

  • HLS 210 Scienti c Inquiry & Evidence in Health (3)
  • HLS 220 Health Writing & Communication (3)

Public Health Core – 30 credits

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  • PUH 101 Foundations of Public Health (3)
  • PUH 210 Epidemiology I (3)
  • PUH 220 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)
  • PUH 230 Environmental & Occupational Health (3)
  • PUH 240 Health Policy & Systems (3)
  • PUH 250 Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health (3)
  • PUH 310 Program Planning & Evaluation (3)
  • PUH 320 Global Health (3)
  • PUH 330 Health Communication (3)
  • PUH 490 Public Health Capstone (3)
  • Concentration Requirements – 12 credits – Choose ONE Concentration:
  • Concentration: Public Health (General)
  • Choose 4 PUH courses (12), at least 2 courses must be upper-division (300–400) PUH
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  • Concentration: Healthcare Administration
  • HCA 210 Healthcare Administration & Operations (3)
  • HCA 220 Healthcare Finance (3)
  • HCA 310 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (3)
  • HCA 320 Healthcare Information Systems (3)
  • Concentration: Health Informatics
  • HIN 210 Health Informatics Foundations (3)
  • HIN 220 Healthcare Data Standards & Interoperability (3)
  • HIN 310 Clinical Data & Analytics (3)
  • HIN 320 Privacy, Security & Compliance in Health IT (3)

Electives – 36 credits

  • 12 credits upper-division (300–400 level) HLS courses
  • 6 credits upper-division (300–400 level) College of Natural & Mathematical Sciences or
  • College of Computing & Data Sciences courses
  • 18 credits free electives (100–400 level)