Public Health Major, B.S. (Community Health Concentration)

General Program Information

Community Health Concentration

 The Department of Community and Behavioral Health (previously Department of Community Health) offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in public health with a concentration in community health. The degree prepares students to become effective health educators and community health specialists capable of developing and implementing health programs in a variety of community-based settings. Students completing the degree are eligible to sit for the national credential exam - Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES.)

TBR General Education Requirements: 41 Credit Hours

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
• SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
• HSCI 2010 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
• HSCI 2011 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (0 credit)
• HSCI 2020 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
• HSCI 2021 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (0 credit)
• HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits) ¹
• Fine Arts (3 credits) ¹
• PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
• ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)

Public Health Core: 45 Credit Hours

• ENVH 3040 - Environmental Sanitation (3 credits)
• PUBH 1010 - Lifetime Behaviors for Healthy Living (3 credits)
• PUBH 2030 - First Aid and Emergency Care (3 credits) ²
• PUBH 2750 - Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• PUBH 3000 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
• PUBH 3080 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PUBH 3200 - Health Services Administration (3 credits)
• PUBH 4030 - Community Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 4457 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions (3 credits)
• PUBH 4607 - Gerontology and Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 3330 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality in Health Care (3 credits)

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• PUBH 4850 - Field Experience (12 credits) or
• CUAI 4580 - Directed Student Teaching (1-12 credits) (12 credits required) ³

Community Health Concentration: 16 Credit Hours

• NTFD 2420 - Principles of Nutrition Science (3 credits)
• PUBH 3120 - Principles and Practices of Public Health Education I (4 credits)
• PUBH 4060 - Community Organization for Health Education Programs (3 credits)
• PUBH 4357 - Thanatology (3 credits)

Minor: 18 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Note:

¹ See General Education Core requirements .

² Lab fee applies.

³ See College of Education  for requirements of K-12 licensure with emphasis on health.

Note for transfer and graduate students:

Transfer students - transfer students who major in public health shall earn a minimum of 18 hours of credit (12 hours must include either field experience or student teaching) with an average grade of C or above in this department. (See section of catalog on transfer students for other requirements.)

Graduate study - The Department of Community and Behavioral Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) degree in community health. the department also offers a graduate certificate in rural health and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in gerontology in conjunction with the colleges of Nursing, Business and Technology, Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Education.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total credits required for degree: 120