Bachelor of Science in Public Health
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health program prepares students for professional positions in public health agencies, community-based organizations, health care, tribal health, and international organizations. The curriculum is competency based in compliance with standards set by the Council on Education for Public Health and by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Graduates of the program will be eligible to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) national examination administered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
Requirements (68 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.S. in Public Health
Note: All Health Science concentrations require grades of "C" (2.0) or better in all upper-division coursework with an HSCI prefix or any course approved for upper-division Health Science substitutions required in the major.
(Program Code: PBHL)
| Lower-division requirements - includes 4 GE units: (14) | ||
| HSCI 1100 | Problem Solving Skills for Health Science | 1 |
| HSCI 1200 | Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach | 3 |
| HSCI 1200L | Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach Lab | 1 |
| HSCI 2200 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HSCI 2202 | Software Applications in the Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSCI 2203 | Introduction to Statistics in Health Sciences | 3 |
| Upper-division requirements: (42) | ||
| HSCI 3200 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3201 | Health Behavior | 3 |
| HSCI 3202 | Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3203 | Global Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3204 | Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 3205 | Biostatistics for Health Science | 3 |
| HSCI 3206 | Public Health Law and Ethics | 3 |
| HSCI 3207 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3208 | Introduction to Professional Development and Communication | 3 |
| HSCI 4200 | Health Administration | 3 |
| HSCI 4202 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HSCI 4203 | Public Health Program Planning and Implementation | 3 |
| HSCI 4204 | Research Methods and Evaluation in Public Health | 3 |
| HSCI 4205 | Advanced Professional Writing in Public Health | 3 |
| Capstone Experience (3) | ||
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Community Service Project in Public Health | ||
| Field Experience in Health Science | ||
| Field Experience in Health Science | ||
| Honors Thesis for Public Health | ||
| Electives (6) | ||
| Six units chosen from: | 6 | |
| Infectious Disease Burden in U.S. | ||
| Chronic Disease Burden in U.S. | ||
| Drug and Alcohol Issues | ||
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | ||
| Cultural Competency | ||
| Mental Health Issues in Public Health | ||
| Topics about Special Populations | ||
| Independent Study for Public Health | ||
| Independent Study for Public Health | ||
| Independent Study for Public Health | ||
| Total Units | 65 | |