Apr 07, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Public Health Major (BA)

Foundations (5 courses)

PB 101 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 4
BI 215 - Epidemiology Credits: 4
SO 215 - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 4
PH 233 - Healthcare Ethics Credits: 4 (Preferred) OR Approved Equivalent (see below)
ST 140 - Biological Data & Statistics Credits: 4 (Preferred) OR Approved Equivalent (see below)

Approved Equivalents:

Equivalent to PH-233:

Equivalent to ST-140:

Cultural Competence (1 course)

FR 202 - French for Health Professions Credits: 2
SP 202 - Spanish for Health Professions Credits: 2
Intermediate 1 Level or higher of a Modern Language
Elective from approved Study Abroad Experience

Experiential Requirement (choose 1)

HS 160 - Emergency Medical Technician Credits: 4
HS 260 - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Credits: 4
JS 318 - CAN Research and Action Practicum Credits: 4
PB 299 - Community Health Action Practicum Credits: 4
PB 497 - (IS) Independent Study/Research Credits: Variable
PB 499 - (INT) Internship Credits: Variable
OR Study Abroad

Senior Experience (choose 1)

Senior Seminar in Anthropology, Biology, Sociology or Political Science (with director approval based on topic).
Director-Approved Second Experience (paired with summative reflection)

Electives (choose any 3)

Environmental and Biological Determinants of Health

BI 108 - Topics in Organismal Biology Credits: 4 (Topic: Nutrition)
BI 235 - Topics in Biology Credits: Variable (Topic: Infectious Disease)
ES 225 - Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture Credits: 4
ES 306 - Environmental Justice Credits: 4
ES 310 - Environmental Hazards Credits: 4
ES 311 - Community and Environmental Planning Credits: 4

Social Determinants of Health

ANT 217 - Social Inequalities Credits: 4
ANT 341 - Anthropology of Mental Health Credits: 4
DMC 323 - Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Media Credits: 4
EC 225 - Economics of Health Care Credits: 4
EC 321 - Economics of Development and Poverty Credits: 4
GS 101 - Gender Studies: Foundations Credits: 4
JS 325 - Economics of Health Care Credits: 4
PH 235 - The Philosophy of Disability Credits: 4
PH 358 - Power, Resistance, & Race Credits: 4
PO 255 - Health Policy Credits: 4
PO 292 - Global LGBTQI + Politics and Culture Credits: 4
PO 325 - The Politics of Food Credits: 4
PO 351 - Politics of the Global AIDS Pandemic Credits: 4
PS 350 - Psychology of Health and Illness Credits: 4
SO 221 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 4

Skills for Public Health

DS 202 - Computational Methods for Data Science Credits: 4
DS 203 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: 4
DS 303 - Statistical Learning Credits: 4
JS 304 - Data Visualization Credits: 4
MA 110 - Mathematics for Social Justice Credits: 4
ST 201 - Intermediate Statistics Credits: 4