PUBH*121 Personal and Community Health (3)
ENG*101 Composition (4)
HIST*201 (3)/POLI*201 American Gov. (3)
UNIV*110HP The First-Year Experience (3)
CI-Cognate/Conc. (3-4)
Total Credit Hours: 16-17
ENGL 102 Composition and Critical Reading (4)
PUBH 201 Philosophy and Principles of Public Health (3)
PSYC 101 or SOC 101 (3)
MATH Prerequisite (MATH 130a &b or MATH 139) (3)
PUBH Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours: 16
Comm Across Cultures (110 Course) (3)
CHEM 101/L (Non-Clinical Route) or CHEM 111/L (Clinical Route) (4)
BIOL 232/L Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Laboratory (4)
STAT 201/L Elementary Statistics and Laboratory (4)
Total Credit Hours: 15
BIOL 242/L Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Laboratory (4)
PUBH 284Q Public Health Field Experience (2)
Humanistic Thought (Core) (3)
Artistic Expression (Core) (3)
Comm Across Cultures (120 Course) (3)
Total Credit Hours: 15
PUBH 350 Community Health Promotion Strategies (3)
PUBH 333 Environmental Health (3)
PUBH 320 Public Health Policy and Advocacy (3)
Cognate or Minor (3-4)
Cognate or Minor (3-4)
Total Credit Hours: 17
PUBH 388 Needs Assessment and Program Planning (3)
PUBH 403 Leadership in the Health Professions (3)
PUBH Elective (3)
Humanistic Thought (Core) (3)
Cognate or Minor (3)
Total credit Hours: 15
PUBH 375 Global Health Perspectives (3)
PUBH 410 Epidemiology (3)
PUBH 481 Behavioral Foundations and Decision Making in Health Education (3)
PUBH 484 Pre-internship Seminar (1)
Cognate or Minor (3-4)
Total Credit Hours: 13-15
PUBH 380 Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System (3)
PUBH 398 Public Health Research and Evaluation Methods (3)
PUBH 485Q Internship in Health Careers (6)
PUBH 495 Senior Seminar - CHES Review (1)
Cognate or Minor (3)
Total Credit Hours: 16
COGNATE (the cognate is the default so no need to “choose”)
General Cognate (18-19 credits):
Default for ALL students. Students can take guided complementary courses of interest and take pre-requisite classes for graduate school.
This is default option and most flexible.
- 100 – 200 level basic science and mathematics courses
- 300 – 400 level classes outside of the major
- 100 – 200 level pre-approved courses (e.g., in mathematics, accounting, economics, languages)
Public Health Honors Cognate (18 credits):
For Public Health students in University Honors. Must take a research class and must take a special topics course or independent study as part of their cognate. The remaining cognate courses are populated with Honors options that are not Public Health foundation courses or Public Health required courses.
Students are not required to add this option but it is recommended.
- PUBH 498 Public Health Research Project (3)
- Complete 3 credits: PUBH 455 (1-3) or PUBH 399 (1-3)
- Complete 12 credits of University Honors courses that are not Public Health foundation courses or required courses.
- Student in the University Honors program complete a capstone project (for Public Health majors, this is a thesis)
Community Health (18 credits):
To address the health needs of communities based on public health concern. Students take courses in Drugs and Society, Sexuality, Nutrition and Consumer Health.
- Choose two (2) PUBH Electives not listed below
- Complete: PUBH 304; PUBH 310; PUBH 340; PUBH 347
Dietetics (19 credits):
Students can seamlessly trans- fer to Winthrop University’s post bacca- laureate program for the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and/or complete Masters in Human Nutrition programs
- Must complete: CHEM 111&L as chemistry option
- Must complete: PUBH 304 & PUBH 411Q in PUBH Electives
- Must complete: PUBH 222; BIOL 121&L BIOL 122 & L; CHEM 112&L BIOL 330&L OR CHEM 331 & L
Health Administration (18 credits):
Students who want to gain an understanding of how to manage and run health care facilities
- Choose two (2) BSHA Electives; not listed below.
- Complete: BSHA 305; BSHA 382; BSHA 456; BSHA 457
Health Literacy (18 credits):
For students interested in facilitating community and individual understanding of health topics, process health information and enable ability to make appropriate health decisions.
- Complete: COMM 140; COMM311; PUBH 361; PUBH 440;
- Choose one: COMM 412; or PUBH 411;
- Choose one: PUBH 455; COMM 340; JOUR 312