Public Health, BS Courses
The following are courses in the Public Health, BS program.
Required Courses
DA 308: Introduction to Epidemiology
3 CreditsDA 309: Introduction to Biostatistics
3 CreditsHA 401: Health Policy
3 CreditsHE 301: Introduction to Public Health
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation requirement number three, which covers instruction in the "overview of public health." It also covers criterion B3 for exposure to systems thinking.
Course description subject to change.
HE 302: Health Behavior
3 CreditsThis course meets the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number seven by introducing and covering "behavioral factor impacts on human health and health disparities."
Course description subject to change.
HE 304: Health Communication
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number 11, "health communication."
Course description subject to change.
HE 305: Community Health
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number five for "identifying and addressing population health challenges."
HE 316: Human Disease
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number two, "concepts of health and disease."
HE 401: Environmental Health
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number seven, "environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities."
Course description subject to change.
HE 402: Public Health Ethics
3 CreditsHE 403: Health Disparities and Cultural Diversity
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) B3 domain by introducing "the variety of cultural contexts in which public health professionals work."
HE 406: Program Planning and Evaluation
3 CreditsThis course covers the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) accreditation criterion number eight, "address the fundamental concepts and features of project implementation, including planning, assessment, and evaluation."
Course description subject to change.
HE 407: Collaboration and Advocacy in Public Health
3 CreditsThis course covers most of the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) B3 practice criteria.
Course description subject to change.
HE 420: Public Health Research Methods
3 CreditsThis course meets the Council on Education for Public Health's (CEPH) B3 accreditation requirements for "exposure to research methods" and "systems thinking."
Course description subject to change.
HE 450: Public Health Capstone
3 CreditsCourse description subject to change.
Elective Courses
HA 301: US Healthcare Systems
3 CreditsHA 303: Managed Care and Insurance
3 CreditsHA 310: Introduction to Health Careers
3 CreditsHA 319: Global Health
3 CreditsCourse description subject to change.
HE 314: Sexual Health
3 CreditsHE 315: Medical Terminology
3 CreditsHE 317: Health Mapping with ArcGIS
3 CreditsCourse description subject to change.
HE 318: Infectious Disease Response
3 CreditsHE 319: Health Education
3 CreditsCourse description subject to change.
HE 321: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Public Health
3 CreditsCourse description subject to change.