Courses | B.S. in Public Health
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include 51ÂÜÀò's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, .
GPA Requirements
All major requirements must be completed with a C- or better grade.
Curriculum Requirements
The number of credits required to graduate with a Public Health, B.S is the university minimum of 120, and the degree offers two concentrations, Global Health or Pre-Health Professions, as well as a track to the MPH, all of which are detailed below.
Concentrations
Global Health
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in behavioral science, science, and mathematics within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. is the recommended Philosophy Core Curriculum course. | ||
| Concentration Core Courses | ||
| Public Health Principles and Practice | 3 | |
| Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| Community and Global Health | 3 | |
| Global Health Leadership | 3 | |
| Health Policy and Ethics | 3 | |
| Health Care Systems | 3 | |
| Public Health Capstone Practicum | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective Courses (select 6 credits) | 6 | |
| Introduction to Development | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
or | Intercultural Communication | |
| Seminar: Topics in Intercultural Health Care 1 | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology | ||
| Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology | ||
| Principles of Biostatistics | ||
| Health Behavior and Health Promotion | ||
| Applied Public Health Research Methods | ||
| Current Issues in Global Health | ||
| Global Health Ethics and Human Rights | ||
| Global Communicable Disease Control | ||
| Topics in Kinesiology and Public Health | ||
| Internship | ||
| Introduction to Psychopathology | ||
or | Cross-Cultural/Ethnic Issues in Psychology | |
or | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | |
| Biology Requirements | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
| or | Human Anatomy | |
| or | Physiology | |
| Global Development and Ecological Sustainability | 3 | |
| or | Environmental Ethics | |
| Environmental Health | 3 | |
| Math Requirement 2 | ||
| Biostatistics | 3 | |
| or | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
| Psychology Requirement | ||
| Introduction to Psychology 3 | 3 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 43 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 4 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives 5 | 19-23 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Select from the following topics: Global Health Perspectives, Global Health Priorities, Global Health Begins with Personal Health, Communication in the Context of Culture.
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Either course fulfills the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
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Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
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See for details.
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May be taken as additional Concentration Elective courses. May also be counted as prerequisites required for Concentration Elective courses.
Pre-Health Professions
The Pre-Health Professions concentration helps prepare students for seven different Health Profession graduate/professional programs: (1) Pre-Medicine, (2) Pre-Veterinary Medicine, (3) Pre-Dental, (4) Pre-Optometry, (5) Pre-Pharmacy, (6) Pre-Physician Assistant, and (7) Pre-Podiatry. Each Health Profession graduate/professional program has slightly different prerequisite courses that students in the Pre-Health Professions concentration may take. Students are guided toward graduate/professional requirements during individual academic advising with their faculty advisor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in behavioral science, science, and mathematics within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. is the recommended Philosophy Core Curriculum course. | ||
| Concentration Core Courses | ||
| Public Health Principles and Practice | 3 | |
| Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| Health Policy and Ethics | 3 | |
| or | Health Care Systems | |
| Public Health Capstone Practicum | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective Courses (select 3 credits) 1 | 3 | |
| Microbiology | ||
| Nutrition and Metabolism | ||
| Genetics | ||
| General Biochemistry I | ||
or | General Biochemistry I | |
| General Biochemistry II | ||
or | General Biochemistry II | |
| Principles of Epidemiology | ||
| Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology | ||
| Community and Global Health | ||
| Principles of Biostatistics | ||
| Health Behavior and Health Promotion | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Applied Public Health Research Methods | ||
| Global Communicable Disease Control | ||
| Current Issues in Epidemiology | ||
| Molecular Epidemiology | ||
| Epidemiology of Chronic Disease | ||
| Outbreak and Emergency Preparedness | ||
| Cancer Epidemiology | ||
| Public Health Policy and Practice | ||
| Topics in Kinesiology and Public Health | ||
| Internship | ||
| Introduction to Psychopathology | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | ||
| Chemistry Requirements | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry 2 | 3 | |
| General Chemistry I | 3 | |
| General Chemistry I Lab | 1 | |
| General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| General Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |
| Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| Laboratory in Organic Chemistry I | 1 | |
| Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| Laboratory in Organic Chemistry II | 1 | |
| Physics Requirements 3 | ||
| Physics I 4 | 3 | |
| or | Physics I with Foundations | |
| Physics I Laboratory | 1 | |
| Physics II | 3 | |
| Physics II Laboratory | 1 | |
| Biology Requirements | ||
| Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 1 | |
| Fundamentals of Organismal Biology | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 | |
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
| or | Human Anatomy | |
| or | Physiology | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 | |
| Math Requirement 5 | ||
| Biostatistics | 3 | |
| or | Calculus I | |
| or | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
| Psychology Requirement | ||
| Introduction to Psychology 6 | 3 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 60-63 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 7 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives 8 | 2-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
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Approved transfer coursework may also fulfill this requirement.
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is waived for students who meet the qualifications to enter . See the current Placement Options for CHEM 105 for more information.
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The recommended Physics sequence is PHSC 111 or 100/117 and PHSC 112/118, but it can be substituted with the PHSC 132/134 and PHSC 233/237 course sequence.
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All students who do not meet one of the Physics 111 Placement Options must enroll in .
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Fulfills the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
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Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
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See for details.
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May be taken as additional Concentration Elective courses. Not required for students who take .
MPH Grad Track
Students will earn a Public Health, B.S. and advance to the Master of Public Health in one of two specializations offered by completing a minimum of 150 credits for both degrees.
The mission of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program is to provide rigorous academic and practical experiences to equip public health agents of change: dedicated to improving population health, establishing preventative measures, and promoting health equality, with careers in government health agencies, healthcare systems, and non-profit organizations.
The MPH program at 51ÂÜÀò is focused on preparing public health professionals who are ethical leaders equipped to serve local and global communities. Our MPH program allows students to focus on one of two public health specializations:
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2.
The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for the Undergraduate portion of the MPH Grad Track are located on the tab of this program page. The PLOs and Admission/Graduation Requirements for the Graduate (MPH) degree can be found on the program pages for the Master of Public Health in Global Health and the Master of Public Health in Epidemiology.
CEPH Accreditation Status
The MPH program at 51ÂÜÀò is a pre-candidate for accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). 51ÂÜÀò University is working with CEPH towards obtaining Public Health Program (PHP) CEPH accreditation.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Level Requirements | ||
| Public Health majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in behavioral science, science, and mathematics within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. is the recommended Philosophy Core Curriculum course. | ||
| Public Health Requirements | ||
| Public Health Principles and Practice | 3 | |
| Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| Health Policy and Ethics | 3 | |
| Health Care Systems | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective Courses (Select 9 credits) | 9 | |
| Introduction to Development | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
or | Intercultural Communication | |
| Seminar: Topics in Intercultural Health Care 1 | ||
| Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology | ||
| Applied Public Health Research Methods | ||
| Topics in Kinesiology and Public Health | ||
| Internship | ||
| Introduction to Psychopathology | ||
| Cross-Cultural/Ethnic Issues in Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | ||
| Biology Requirements | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
| or | Human Anatomy | |
| or | Physiology | |
| Global Development and Ecological Sustainability | 3 | |
| or | Environmental Ethics | |
| Math Requirement 2 | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 | |
| or | Biostatistics | |
| Psychology Requirement | ||
| Introduction to Psychology 3 | 3 | |
| Graduate Level MPH Requirements | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | |
| Community and Global Health | 3 | |
| Principles of Biostatistics | 3 | |
| Public Health Policy and Practice | 3 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 46 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 4 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives 5 | 16-20 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Select from the following topics: Global Health Perspectives, Global Health Priorities, Global Health Begins with Personal Health, Communication in the Context of Culture.
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Fulfills the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
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Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
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See for details.
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May be taken as additional Concentration Elective courses. May also be counted as prerequisites required for Public Health Elective courses.
Graduate Level (MPH) Requirements
Public Health BS/MPH Advancement Requirements
In order to advance from the Public Health, B.S. to the MPH degree, students need to fulfill the following requirements prior to starting graduate coursework (by the beginning of their last year).
- Complete 51ÂÜÀò’s Graduate Education application
- Interview with an MPH graduate faculty
- Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Students with a 2.8 cumulative GPA or higher will be considered but the decision is highly weighted on their graduate faculty interview
- Write a statement of purpose and objectives
MPH, Global Health Specialization
Below are the detailed requirements for the MPH, Global Health specialization. Four 500-level PHLT courses are taken in the MPH Grad Track students’ last undergraduate year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Global Health Core Requirements | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology 1 | ||
| Community and Global Health 1 | ||
| Principles of Biostatistics 1 | ||
| Health Behavior and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| Environmental Health | 3 | |
| Global Health Leadership | 3 | |
| Public Health Policy and Practice 1 | ||
| Research Methods | 3 | |
| Public Health Integrative Experience | 2 | |
| Graduate Project | 4 | |
| Public Health Practicum | 3 | |
| Global Health Elective courses (select 9 credits from the following) | 9 | |
| Current Issues in Global Health | ||
| Global Health Ethics and Human Rights | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Integration of Global Health and Missions | ||
| International Program Design | ||
| Global Communicable Disease Control | ||
| Community Health Assessment, Planning and Evaluation | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Graduate MPH course taken in students' last undergraduate year.
MPH, Epidemiology Specialization
Below are the detailed requirements for the MPH, Epidemiology specialization. Four 500-level PHLT courses are taken in the MPH Grad Track students’ last undergraduate year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology Core Requirements | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology 1 | ||
| Community and Global Health 1 | ||
| Principles of Biostatistics 1 | ||
| Health Behavior and Health Promotion | 3 | |
| Environmental Health | 3 | |
| Global Health Leadership | 3 | |
| Public Health Policy and Practice 1 | ||
| Research Methods | 3 | |
| Public Health Integrative Experience | 2 | |
| Graduate Project | 4 | |
| Public Health Practicum | 3 | |
| Epidemiology Elective courses (select 9 credits from the following) | 9 | |
| Global Communicable Disease Control | ||
| Current Issues in Epidemiology | ||
| Molecular Epidemiology | ||
| Epidemiology of Chronic Disease | ||
| Outbreak and Emergency Preparedness | ||
| Cancer Epidemiology | ||
| Applied Methods in Epidemiology | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Graduate MPH course taken in students' last undergraduate year.