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2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health (Health Education) BS Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Electives 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. *AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr. *
DPH 101 - Personal Wellness 3 hrs.
Electives 2 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

2nd semester (15 hours)

BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. *AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr. *
LIS 201 - Introduction to Information Literacy 3 hrs.
MLS 201 - Medical Terminology 2 hr.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs. or
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs. or
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
Electives 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

DPH 305 - Introduction to Public Health 3 hrs.
DPH 420 - Communicable and Chronic Disease in Man 3 hrs.
DPH 428 - Introduction to Health Systems 3 hrs.
DPH 440 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 hrs.
PSY 432 - Behavioral Interventions 3 hrs. or
PSY 450 - Social Psychology 3 hrs. (both courses are required)

2nd semester (15 hours)

DPH 321 - Community Health 3 hrs.
DPH 375 - Health Education Foundations 3 hrs.
DPH 427 - Health Policy 3 hrs.
DPH 432 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 hrs.
DPH Elective 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

DPH 408 - Health Education Methods 3 hrs.
DPH 412 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education 3 hrs.
DPH 410 - School Health Education Planning 3 hrs. or
DPH 437 - Health Education in Clinical Settings 3 hrs. or
DPH 438 - Workplace Health Promotion 3 hrs.
PSY 432 - Behavioral Interventions 3 hrs. or
PSY 450 - Social Psychology 3 hrs. (both are required)
DPH Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

DPH 409 - Community Health Education Planning 3 hrs.
DPH 485 - Communication in Public Health 3 hrs.
DPH 493 - Practicum 3 hrs.
Electives 6 hrs.

Notes:

*BSC 250 and BSC 250L and BSC 251 and BSC 251L are recommended to fulfill GEC02 Natural Science requirements. Consult with your advisor if you have taken other natural science courses.