Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a concentration in nursing is a standard pathway for careers in public and community health. This degree prepares you to shift focus from one-on-one bedside care to promoting wellness, preventing disease and addressing health disparities across entire populations. This is a specialty practice within the nursing and public health fields. It focuses on improving population health by emphasizing prevention and attending to multiple determinants of health.
NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.
| FIRST YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| BIOL 2401 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | BIOL 2402 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | U.S. History I 1763-1877 | 3 | PSYC 2315 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| COMM 1315 | Public Speaking I | 3 | NUTR 1322 | Introductory Nutrition | 3 |
| MATH 1313 | Mathematics for Allied Health | 3 | HIST 1302 | U.S. History II Since 1877 | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | Hours | 16 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| BIOL 2421 | Microbiology for Science Majors | 4 | CHEM 1306
and CHEM 1106
|
Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences
and Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Lab
|
4 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | NURS 2373 | Basic Pathophysiology | 3 | |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | 3 | MATH 1342
or PSYC 2317
|
Elementary Statistical Methods
or Introduction to Statistical Methods
|
3 |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture | 3 | POLS 2302 | Intro/American Government II | 3 | |
| POLS 2301 | Intro to American Government I | 3 | |||
| Hours | 16 | Hours | 13 | ||
| THIRD YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| HLTH 1370 | Health and Wellness | 3 | HLTH 2380 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
| HLTH 1373 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 | HLTH 3360 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 3320 | Health Communications | 3 | HLTH 3363 | Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| HLTH 3370 | Contemporary Public Health Issues | 3 | HLTH 3380 | Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HLTH 3372 | Drug Use and Abuse | 3 | HLTH 2374 | Public and Consumer Health | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | Hours | 15 | ||
| FOURTH YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| HLTH 3337 | U.S./International Health Disparities | 3 | HLTH 4660 | Internship | 6 |
| HLTH 4340 | Public Health Program Planning | 3 | HLTH 4330 | Research Methods | 3 |
| HLTH 4342 | Workplace and Occupational Health | 3 | HLTH 4350 | Leadership in Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4370 | Community Health | 3 | HLTH 4372 | Public Health Intervention Strategies | 3 |
| HLTH 3378 or HLTH 4310 or HLTH 4320 or HLTH 4376 or HLTH 3316 | Human Sexuality or Grant Writing or Intro to Women's Health or Emergency Prep or Nutrition and Fitness | 3 | |||
| Hours | 15 | Hours | 15 | ||