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Public Health, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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      • Interdisciplinary
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        • Public Health, BA
        • Health Science, BS
        • Data Science and Health Science, BS
        • Environmental Engineering and Health Science, BSEnvE
        • Health Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Health Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Health Science and Psychology, BS
        • Health Science and Sociology, BS
        • Exercise Science, Minor
        • Global Health, Minor
        • Health Psychology, Minor
        • Health Research Methods, Minor
        • Health, Humanities, and Society, Minor
        • Healthcare System Operations, Minor
        • Mindfulness Studies, Minor
        • Nutrition, Minor
        • Public Health, Minor
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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 and professions such as:

  • Community health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health administration
  • Health communication and education
  • Law
  • Public policy
  • Social work

Please visit Bouvé College Learning Outcomes for the specific student learning outcomes for this program.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Public Health Core

Course List
Code Title Hours
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2210Foundations of Biostatistics4
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4

Science Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Biology
Complete one of the following options:8-10
Option 1
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

Social Science Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following introductory courses: 12
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
COMM 1225
Communication Theory
ECON 1115
and ECON 1125
Principles of Macroeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1115
ECON 1116
and ECON 1126
Principles of Microeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1116
ENGL/HIST 1300
Introduction to Health and Humanities
HUSV 1101
Social Change and Human Services
INTL 1101
Globalization and International Affairs
PHIL 1101
Introduction to Philosophy
POLS 1160
and POLS 1161
International Relations
and Recitation for POLS 1160
SOCL 1101
Introduction to Sociology
Complete three of the following (two must be at the 3000 level or above and from the same area): 9-12
Society and Behavior
AFAM 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
or HIST 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
or WMNS 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
AFAM 2355
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
AFAM 2360
Politics of Poverty
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
ANTH 3441
Medical Anthropology
ASNS 2245
The Asian-American Experience
CAEP 1290
Personal Behavior Change
CAEP 2101
Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Health Problems in the 21st Century
COMM 2105
Social Networks
COMM 3201
Health Communication
COMM 4102
Health Communication Campaigns
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
ECON 3420
Urban Economic Issues
HLTH 2100
Interprofessional Ethics for Individual and Population Health
HLTH 5280
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHTH 5222
Health Advocacy
PSYC 1214
The Moral Mind: The Science Underlying Ethical Decision-Making and Virtuous Character
PSYC 3402
Social Psychology
PSYC 3404
Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3450
Learning and Motivation
SOCL 2303
Gender and Reproductive Justice
SOCL 2358
Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs
SOCL 3241
Violence and Society
SOCL 3441
Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCL 4520
Race, Class, and Gender
WMNS 1101
Sex, Gender, and Popular Culture
Globalization and Global Health
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
or PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ENTR 2206
Global Social Enterprise
HIST 2233
The History of Medicine in North America
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3400
International Conflict and Negotiation
PHTH 5230
Global Health
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Environmental Health and Climate Change
ECON 3423
Environmental Economics
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
COMM 3500
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
or PPUA 5100
Climate and Development
PHTH 2414
Environmental Health
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PPUA 5238
Climate Change and Global Urbanization
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
SOCL 2485
Environment, Technology, and Society
Law, Policy, and Human Rights
AFAM 2549
Public Policy and Black America
ECON 3424
Law and Economics
CRIM 1400
Human Trafficking
HIST 2299
Uses and Abuses of History: Historical Reasoning in U.S. Global and Domestic Policy
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
PHIL 2155
Human Rights
PHIL 2301
Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
PHIL 2303
Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 2325
Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5002
Ethics and Public Policy
POLS 2345
Urban Policies and Politics
POLS 2385
U.S. Health and Welfare Policy
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3900
Social Policy
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public-Health Policy
Healthcare Administration and Management
ECON 1230
Healthcare and Medical Economics
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3413
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
IS 2000
Principles of Information Science
MGMT 3340
Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
ORGB 3201
Organizational Behavior
PHTH 4511
Healthcare Management
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Capstone Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following options:4-8
Health Science Capstone
Complete 4 credits from the following:
HSCI 4700
Health Science Capstone Introduction
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service
or HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research
or HSCI 4740
Health Science Capstone Seminar
Honors Project
Complete 8 credits from the following (must meet GPA requirement):
HSCI 4970
and HSCI 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2

Other Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
HSCI 1000College: An Introduction1
HSCI 2000Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op1
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3306Advanced Writing in the Health Professions4

General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete at least 10 general electives (Honors Capstone HSCI 4970 will use 1 elective, if chosen). 40

Public Health Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, HSCI, and PHTH courses.

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

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops (Option 1 of Science Requirement)

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 10001ENGW 11114PHTH 23504Vacation
PHTH 12604PHTH 25154Elective4 
PSYC 11014BIOL 11474  
BIOL 11434Introductory language course4  
Elective4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 20001Co-opCo-opENGW 33064
PHTH 22104Elective*4 Social science course4
PHTH 23004   
Intermediate language course4   
Social science course4   
 17 4 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHTH 42024Co-opCo-opSocial science course4
PHTH 45404Elective*4 Elective4
Social science course4   
Elective4   
 16 4 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHTH 41204Electives8  
Social science course4Capstone course4  
Elective (HSCI 4970 can be used for 4 credits)8Social science course4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130

*Students must fulfill two electives during co-op or vacation or use AP/IB credit. 

Sample Five Years, Two Co-ops (Option 2 of Science Requirement) 

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 10001PHTH 23504NUterm (optional)Vacation
PHTH 12604ENGW 11114  
PSYC 11014BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
5  
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
5Introductory language course4  
Elective4   
 18 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHTH 23004HSCI 20001VacationCo-op
PHTH 25154PHTH 22104  
Intermediate language course4Social science course4  
Social science course4Electives8  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opENGW 33064VacationCo-op
 PHTH 42024  
 Elective4  
 Social science course4  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opPHTH 45404VacationVacation
 Social science course4  
 Electives8  
 0 16 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
HSCI 47000HSCI 4720, 4730, or 47404  
PHTH 41204Electives8  
Electives8Social science course4  
Social science course4   
 16 16  
Total Hours: 132
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