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2017-2018 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.
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Degree Requirements
120 Credits Required
Major Requirements (52 - 54 credits)
Students must earn a “C-” or higher in all HK courses.
Concentration Required For Major
Behavioral Social Sciences Concentration - BSSC
- BIOL 14600 - Introduction To Biology
or - BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I
- Intro Course - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BSSC Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BSSC Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BSSC Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BSSC Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Biostatistics/Communications & Informatics/Systems Thinking Concentration - BCIS
- CGT 14100 - Internet Foundations Technologies And Development
- BCIS Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BCIS Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BCIS Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BCIS Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
- BCIS Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Environmental Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Biology Concentration - EHEP
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
- GHLH Concentration Selective - select from list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Health Policy & Management Concentration - HPMG
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
- INTC Concentration Selective - approved by Public Health Faculty - Credit Hours: 3.00
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (57 - 60 credits)
Electives (6 - 11 credits)
University Core Requirements
Prerequisite Information:
For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.
Humanities Core - 3 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 - 12 credits
Biostatistics/Communications & Informatics/Systems Thinking Concentration - BCIS
BCIS Concentration Selectives - 15 credits
Environmental Health/Epidemiology/Public Health Biology Concentration - EHEP
EHEP Concentration Selectives - 12 credits
Global Health Concentration - GHLH
Intro Course Selective - 3 credits
GHLH Concentration Selectives - 15 credits
Health Policy & Management Concentration - HPMG
HPMG 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 - 12 credits
Course selections determined in consultation with Public Health faculty Fall 4th Year
- Concentration Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Concentration Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Concentration Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- HK 46500 - Research Methods
Notes
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
“C-” or better required in all HK courses.
At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher. PUBH includes 30 credits (if taken at Purdue).
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
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.
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