Public Health, BA (New York)

The public health major offers students a strong foundation and experiential education in the core components of public health such as the social determinants of health, biostatistics and research methods, health communication and health education, and program planning. The public health core is supported with social science and the biology of health and disease to provide breadth and depth for students to discover their passion and desired discipline. The major positions students well with a broad range of knowledge and skills to pursue graduate studies and professions such as:

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

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New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

All undergraduate students enrolled in programs at the New York campus are required to fulfill New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements.

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Public Health Core

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHTH 1260	The U.S. Healthcare System	4
or PHTH 1261	Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300	Communication Skills for the Health Professions	4
or PHTH 2301	Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350	Community and Public Health	4
or PHTH 2351	Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515	Healthcare Policy and Administration	4
PHTH 4120	Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health	4
PHTH 4202	Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health	4
PHTH 4540	Health Education and Program Planning	4
Complete one of the following:		3-5
ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501	Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500
HLTH 5410	Introduction to Statistics in Health and Behavioral Science
PHTH 2210	Foundations of Biostatistics

Science Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Psychology
PSYC 1101	Foundations of Psychology	4
Biology
Complete one of the following options:		8–10
Option 1
BIOL 1141	Microbes and Society
or BIOL 1143	Biology and Society
BIOL 1147	The Human Organism
Option 2
BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1112	General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1114	General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113

Public Health Social Science Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHIL 1165	Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare	4
or HLTH 2100	Interprofessional Ethics for Individual and Population Health
Complete an additional 17-19 semester hours from courses within the following subject codes: AFCS, ANTH, CAEP, COMM, ECON, ENGL, HIST, HLTH, HUSV, INTL, PHIL, PHTH, POLS, PSYC, SOCL. Two courses must be at the 3000 level or above.		17-19

Capstone

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HSCI 4740	Health Science Capstone Seminar	4

Other Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENGW 1111	First-Year Writing	4
ENGW 3306	Advanced Writing in the Health Professions	4
HSCI 1000	College: An Introduction	1

Public Health Major Credit Requirement

Complete 68 semester hours in the major.

Public Health Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the public health core, science requirements, and capstone.  Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000) and Professional Development for Co-op (EXED 2000) must achieve a C or higher.

General Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete remaining semester hours to meet minimum by taking general electives.

Optional Co-op

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Successful completion of EXED 2000 is required for participation in co-op.
EXED 2000	Professional Development for Co-op	1
COOP 3945	Co-op Work Experience	0
or COOP 3946	Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
or COOP 3947	Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
or COOP 3948	Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Academic Policies and Procedures

Please visit Bouvé College of Health Sciences Undergraduate page for academic policies and procedures, including Academic Appeals.

Program Requirements

Minimum of 128 semester hours required