Public Health Core (33 credits)

The Core Courses make use of courses from across the university: Biology, Business, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Kinesiology, Sociology, and Psychology:

• PBHL 100 - Foundations in Public Health 3 Credit(s)
• PBHL 200 - Social Determinants of Health 3 Credit(s)
• KIN 314 - Health Promotion 3 Credit(s)

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• PSYC 315 - Multicultural Issues 3 Credit(s)

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• SOC 365 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. 3 Credit(s)

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• NURS 305 - Transcultural Nursing 3 Credit(s)

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• NURS 350 - Global Health Nursing 3 Credit(s)

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• HCA 311 - Health Care Law and Ethics 3 Credit(s)

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• HCA 480 - Health Care Policy 3 Credit(s)

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• PBHL 300 - Rural Public Health 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 380 - Health Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• HCA 402 - Public and Population Health 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 425 - Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
• PBHL 498 - Public Health Capstone 3 Credit(s)

Quantitative Methods (6-7 credits)

Quantitative Methods courses ensure that students are well-versed in statistics and data analysis:

• MATH 110 - Introduction to Statistics, GT-MA1 3 Credit(s)

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• MATH 205 - Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 Credit(s)

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• PSYC 211 - Introduction to Statistics Lecture/Lab 4 Credit(s)

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• SOC 311 - Social Statistics 4 Credit(s)

Life Science (7-10 credits)

Life Science courses in biology and nutrition ensure that students understand the basic tenets of health and the human body:

• BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology GT-SC1 4 Credit(s) AND
• BIOL 101L - Introductory Biology Lab 0 Credit(s) AND
• BIOL 125 - Nutrition GT-SC2 3 Credit(s)

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• BIOL 209 - General Biology I GT-SC1 5 Credit(s)
• BIOL 210 - General Biology II GT-SC1 5 Credit(s)

Leadership (9-10 credits)

• BUS 265 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s)

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• COMM 100 - Public Speaking 3 Credit(s)

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• COMM 255 - Fundamentals of Media Communication GT-AH2 3 Credit(s)

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• HCA 303 - Trends and Issues in Health Care 3 Credit(s)

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• BUS 316 - Public and Nonprofit Mgmt 3 Credit(s)

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• BUS 361 - Principles of Management 3 to 4 Credit(s)

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• BUS 362 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit(s)

Choose Five Elective Courses (15 credits)

• BIOL 125 - Nutrition GT-SC2 3 Credit(s)

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• KIN 301 - Sport and Fitness Nutrition 3 Credit(s)

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• FOOD 100 - Perspectives on Food 3 Credit(s)
• KIN 120 - Concepts in Wellness 3 Credit(s)
• FOOD 200 - U.S. Food Systems 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 230 - Psychology of Mental Health 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 245 - Brain and Behavior 3 Credit(s)
• FOOD 250 - Community Food Systems 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 316 - Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 316 - Spanish for Health Professions 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 387 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 305 - Rural Sociology 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 320 - Marriages and Families 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 370 - Poverty and Wealth 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 401 - Self & Society 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 419 - Gender and Society 3 Credit(s)
• HCA 455 - Health Care Economics 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 460 - Medical Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 470 - Social and Public Programs 3 Credit(s)