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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health - General, BS

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Required Credits: 53

Program Code: BS-PBHL-GEN

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:

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

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World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Public Health Core Courses

Required Courses: 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 General Track Required Courses

Required Credits: 10

PBHL 4301 Essentials of Public Health Practice Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4962 Introduction Internship Public Health Credits: 1.0
PBHL 4972 Internship Public Health Credits: 6.0

Public Health Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 15

Select five (5) of the following courses:

PBHL 2100 Women’s Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2150 Drugs and Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2200 Stress Management Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2210 Nutrition Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2700 Concepts and Issues of Aging Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2900 Human Sexuality Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2920 LGBTQ Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3110 Global Health Issues Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3120 Ethics in Public Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3130 Violence as A Public Health Issue Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3140 Reproductive Rights Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3150 Food and Community Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3170 Popular Literature in Public Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3180 Tobacco as A Public Health Issue Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3210 Life Span Nutrition Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3220 Food and Social Issues Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3750 Human Disease Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4300 Counseling Skills Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4500 Health Administration Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4950 Cultural Dimensions of Health Credits: 3.0

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 4301

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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