Health Studies, BS

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Required Credits: 37

Program Code: BS-HLST

Program Specific Policies:

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

Pioneer Success Seminar

Required Course: 1

WPU 1011 Pioneer First Year Success Seminar Credits: 1.0

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits: 40

Four (4) University Core Curriculum courses are specified for ths 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

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World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Health Studies Core Courses

Required credits: 24

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 3040 Health Research Methods I Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4300 Counseling Skills Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4950 Cultural Dimensions of Health Credits: 3.0
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 .

Health Studies Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 6

Select two (2) courses:

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 3750 Human Disease Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4500 Health Administration Credits: 3.0
PBHL 4900 Practicum in Health Studies Credits: 3.0

Additional Required Courses Supporting this Major

Required Credits: 7

CS 2010 Computer and Information Technology Credits: 3.0
Select one (1) of the following Laboratory Science 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

One (1) Technology Intensive course is completed as part of the major requirements: CS 2010

One (1) additional Technology Intensive course is 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 B: ENG 1100

Two (2) Writing Intensive courses are completed as part of the major requirements: PBHL 3040 and PBHL 4950

One (1) additional Writing Intensive course is required for graduation.

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