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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Health, BS
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About the Program
The Public Health major prepares students to plan, implement, and evaluate public health programs for individuals, groups, and populations in a variety of settings that include worksites, hospitals, schools, and communities. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States, training a highly skilled public health workforce is becoming a much greater priority. Courses in this major introduce students to the five core public health competency areas (Behavioral Social Sciences, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, and Health Policy and Management). An internship at a worksite or in a clinical, community, or government public health setting is part of the curriculum. The goal of the program is to prepare students for entry-level positions in a variety of public health areas. Some students choose to pursue graduate or professional education in areas such as public health (e.g., a Master of Public Health is offered by the Department), nursing, occupational (OT) or physical therapy (PT), and medicine.
Summary of Program Requirements
The Summary of Program Requirements for Public Health is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.
Detailed Program Requirements
Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.
HK-BS
PUBH
120 Credits
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Public Health Core (University Foundational Learning Outcomes) (26-30 credits)
Fulfills 1 Science Core Course
Fulfills 1 Science Core Course
Humanities
- select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Science, Technology, & Society
select from PUBH Core Science, Technology, & Society list (HSCI 20100 , if selected below, fulfills this requirement)
Required Courses in Other Departments (33 credits)
Required Public Health Courses (25 credits)
Concentration Required For Major (18-20 credits)
Behavioral Social Sciences Concentration - BSSC
Biostatistics/Communications & Informatics/Systems Thinking Concentration - BCIS
Environmental Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Biology Concentration - EHEP
Health Policy & Management Concentration - HPMG
Global Health Concentration - GHLH
- Intro Course - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- GHLH Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- GHLH Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- GHLH Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- GHLH Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- HK 58100 - International Health
Interdisciplinary Concentration - INTC (by approval only)
- Intro Course - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Intro Course - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
- INTC Concentration Selective - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
- INTC Concentration Selective - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
- INTC Concentration Selective - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Public Health Core Course - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
Electives (12-18 credits)
Requirements
Students must earn a “C-” or better in all HK courses.
At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher.
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.
32 Credits @ 30000 Level*
* Assuming no transfer credits.
PUBH Core Science, Technology & Society List - 3 credits
Culture & Diversity Selective List - 3 credits
Leadership/Policy Selective List - 3 credits
Psychology Selective List - 3 credits
Sociology Selective List - 3 credits
Other Languages - 6 credits from one language
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Behavioral Social Sciences Concentration - BSSC
Intro Course Selective - 3 credits
BSSC Concentration Selectives - 9 credits
Biostatistics/Communications & Informatics/Systems Thinking Concentration - BCIS
BCIS Concentration Selectives - 12 credits
Environmental Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Biology Concentration - EHEP
EHEP Concentration Selectives - 9 credits
Health Policy & Management Concentration - HPMG
HPMG Concentration Selectives - 9 credits
Global Health Concentration - GHLH
Intro Course Selective - 3 credits
GHLH Concentration Selectives - 12 credits
Interdisciplinary Concentration - INTC (by approval only)
Intro Course Selectives - 6 credits
Course selections determined in consultation with Public Health faculty
INTC Concentration Selectives - 9 credits
Course selections determined in consultation with Public Health faculty
Public Health Core Selective - 3 credits
Course selection determined in consultation with Public Health faculty
Note
1 Behavioral Social Sciences Concentration
2 Environmental Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Biology Concentration
3 Global Health Concentration
4 Health Policy & Management Concentration
5 Culture & Diversity Selective
6 Leadership/Policy Selective
7 Psychology Selective
8 Sociology Selective
Fall 4th Year
- Concentration Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Concentration Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Concentration HK 50000/HK 60000 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- HK 46500 - Research Methods
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
1 Credit
Note: Students typically do their internship during the summer after their third or fourth year. Doing so allows them to take coursework during this semester and lighter loads in previous semesters.
Note
* Satisfies a University Foundational Learning Outcome
Students must earn a “C-” or higher in all required HK courses.
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.
Expired Course
Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired. However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.
Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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