Health Studies, BS

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

• WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

11 Courses Required; 33 Credits;

Assumes three (3) courses required for the major are also used for the UCC:

• UCC Area A, Well Being: PBHL 1100  
• UCC Area H, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Natural Sciences: BIO 1120   or BIO 1200  

One of the following two options:

• UCC Area C, Quantitative Literacy: MATH 1300  
• UCC Area J, Data & Analysis: MATH 2300  

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World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Major Courses

10 Required Courses; 30 Credits:

• PBHL 2150 Drugs and Health 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 3020 Health Care in U.S. Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 3190 Disability and Public Health Credits: 3.00
• PBHL 3750 Human Disease Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 4200 Health Informatics Credits:
• PBHL 4300 Counseling for Health Professionals Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 4950 Cultural Dimensions of Health Credits: 3.0

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  For students transfering into Health Studies from the Nursing major, the following courses, if already completed, may substitute for required Health Studies courses:

   

• PBHL 2240 Therapeutic Nutrition Credits: 3.0

• May substutute for PBHL 2210 .

   

• NUR 3250 Cultural Foundations of Nursing Credits: 3.0

• May substitute for PBHL 4950 .

   

• NUR 3270 Comprehensive Health Assessment Credits: 4.0

• May substitute for PBHL 4300 .

Elective Major Courses

2 Courses Required; 6 Credits:

• PBHL 2100 Women’s Health Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 2200 Stress Management Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 2920 LGBTQ Health Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 2950 Disparities in Health Credits: 3.0
• PBHL 3110 Global Health Issues 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 4900 Practicum in Health Studies Credits: 3.0

Required Supporting Courses

3 Courses Required; 10 to 11 Credits:

• PBHL 1100 Healthy U Credits: 3.0

• Choose one (1) of the following two (2) courses:

• MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics Credits: 3.0
• MATH 2300 Statistics I Credits: 4.0

• Choose one (1) of the followng three (3) courses:

• BIO 1120 General Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4.0
• BIO 1140 Applied Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4.0 (Not approved for the UCC)
• BIO 1200 Human Biology Credits: 4.0