2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Public Health (B.S.)Audra Gollenberg, Assistant Professor of Public HealthHenkel Hall, Room 229, (540) 665-4798, agollenb@su.eduCollege of Arts & Sciences • 207The Public Health major prepares students to be able to identify the causes of disease andthe principles and practices of health promotion, disease/injury prevention and protection,to understand national/international public health issues from historical, social, cultural, aswell as a scientific perspective, and to integrate knowledge and methods into the practiceof public health.Courses required for the Public Health MajorCourse Title Credit HoursPH 101 Introduction to Public Health 3PH 202 Global Health 3BIO 121 General Biology I 4BIO 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics 3PH 301 Epidemiology 3WR 302 Writing for the Health Professions 3PH 499 Program Implementation in Public Health 3Subtotal 26Electives: Choose 4 of the following; 3 must be at the 300-400 level.PHIL 130 Introduction to Medical Ethics 3ES 101 Introduction to Environmental Studies 3BIO/HIST 365 Diseases in History 3PH 395 Topics in Public Health 3SOC 332 Medical Sociology 3SOC 350 Research Methods in Social Sciences 3MCOM 310 Mass Media Theory and Research 3PSY 208 Research Methods in Psychology I 3PSY 360 Biopsychology 3PH 490 Internship in Public Health 3PH 495 Topics in Public Health 3BA 337 Introduction to Health Care Management 3BA 470 Current Issues in Healthcare Management 3Subtotal 12Total 38Courses Required for the Public Health MinorCourse Title Credit HoursPH 101 Introduction to Public Health 3PH 202 Global Health 3PH 301 Epidemiology 3MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics 3Choose 2 of the following:BIO/HIST 365 Diseases in History 3KIN 252 Personal and Community Health 3PH 395 Topics in Public Health 3PH 490 Internship in Public Health 3