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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health - Education, BS

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Required Credits for Major: 53

Program Code: BS-PBHL-ED

Program Specific Policies:

A minimum grade of C is required in all in all major and co-requisite science courses.

Transfer students as well as current WPU students wishing to add Public Health as a major must first earn a grade of C- or better in the following courses (or transfer equivalents). Students admitted to the Public Health major as freshmen must earn a grade of C- or better in these courses before progressing to their 3^rd year:

BIO 1140 Applied Anatomy and Physiology ; or BIO 1120 General Anatomy and Physiology I and BIO 1130 General Anatomy and Physiology II ; or BIO 1180 Basic Anatomy and Physiology I and BIO 1190 Basic Anatomy and Physiology II ; or BIO 1200 Human Biology
MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics (or MATH 2300 Statistics I )
PBHL 1100 Healthy U , or PBHL 1200 Current Health Issues , or PBHL 1300 Healthy Living After 30

Will. Power. 101

Required Course: 1

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits (excluding those completed as part of the major): 34

Four (4) University Core Curriculum Courses are specified by the major:

UCC Area 1: Personal Well Being: PBHL 1100 , PBHL 1200 or PBHL 1300
UCC Area 3C: Ways of Knowing: Social and Behavioral Sciences: PSY 1100
UCC Area 3D: Ways of Knowing: Scientific Perspective:BIO 1120 , BIO 1140 , BIO 1180 , or BIO 1200
UCC Area 3E: Quantitative Thinking: MATH 1300 or MATH 2300

Two (2) University Core Curriculum courses are completed as part of the major requirements:

UCC Area 4: Diversity and Justice: PBHL 2950
UCC Area 6: Global Awareness: PBHL 3110

University Core Curriculum requirements and courses.

World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Public Health Core Courses

Required Credits: 24

PBHL 2950 Disparities in Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3000 Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3020 Health Care in U.S. Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3040 Health Research Methods I Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3042 Health Research Methods II Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3110 Global Health Issues Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3400 Environmental Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4000 Epidemiology Credits: 3.0

Public Health Education Track Required Courses

Required Credits: 22

PBHL 3010 Principles of Behavior Change Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3610 Health Communication Methods Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4610 Program Planning Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4710 Health Education Management Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4963 Introduction to Internship in Public Health Education Credits: 1.0
PBHL 4973 Internship in Public Health Education Credits: 12.0

Additional Laboratory Science Requirement

Required Credits: 4

select one (1) of the following laboratory courses:

BIO 1300 Field Biology Credits: 4.0
BIO 1700 Basic Microbiology Credits: 4.0
CHEM 1310 College Chemistry Credits: 4.0
ENV 1100 Environmental Sustainability Credits: 4.0
PHYS 1100 Introduction to Physics Credits: 4.0

Technology Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 2

Two (2) Technology Intensive courses are completed as part of the major requirements: PBHL 3042 and PBHL 3610

No additional technology Intensive courses are required for graduation.

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Writing Intensive Requirement

Required courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed for University Core Curriculum Area 2B:ENG 1100

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the major requirements: PBHL 3040

Two (2) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

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