Bachelor of Science in Public Health

This 120 credit hour degree program offers a major in Health Administration.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students must satisfy requirements in four main areas: general education, electives, a public health core, and the health administration required courses.

General Education

Communications

(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following writing course:

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) or approved option (C– or higher)

One of the following courses:

• BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)

One of the following oral communication courses:

• BUS-X 104 Business Presentations (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 122 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 205 Introduction to Communication and Culture (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 225 Discussion and Decision Making (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 228 Argumentation and Advocacy (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 229 Ways of Speaking (3 cr.)
• THTR-T 120 Acting I (3 cr.)

• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

• Anthropology
• Geography
• Journalism
• Linguistics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

• African American and African Diaspora Studies
• American Studies
• Central Eurasian Studies
• Classical Studies
• Communication and Culture
• Comparative Literature
• East Asian Languages and Cultures
• English
• Fine Arts
• Folklore and Ethnomusicology
• Foreign Languages and Literature
• History
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Musicology and Music History
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Theatre and Drama

• ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
• BIOL-L 100 Humans and the Biological World (5cr.)
• BIOL-L 104 Introductory Biology Lectures (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 112 Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I with Laboratory (C121) (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II with Laboratory (C122) (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 103 Introduction to Chemical Principles (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II (5 cr.)
• GEOL-G 141 Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3 cr.)
• MSCI-M 131 Disease and the Human Body (3 cr.)
• PHSL-P 215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
• CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Microcomputers and Computing (3 cr.)
• CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I (4 cr.)

One of the following courses:

• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)

The following course:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)

Electives
Additional courses beyond the general education, core, and major requirements are needed to meet the B.S.P.H. requirement of 120 credit hours.
 
Public Health Core
(Six courses)

• SPEA-V 160 National and International Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.) or
• HPER-H 311 Human Diseases and Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 342 Community Health Education (3 cr.) or
• HPER-C 403 Public Health Program Planning (3 cr.)

Experiential Learning Requirement

• SPEA-H 267 Career Development and Planning and
• SPEA-H 466 Public Health Field Experience
  

Each B.S.P.H. student is required to complete an internship experience. Internships give students an excellent opportunity to apply classroom theory and techniques to real-life experiences. Students should register for SPEA-H 267 the first semester they are accepted into the program.

In order for an internship to satisfy the experiential learning requirement (SPEA-H 466), students must:

•  Be officially admitted to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs
•  Earn a passing grade in SPEA-H 267
•  Successfully complete a minimum of one class in their major/concentration with a passing grade
•  Be in overall good academic standing
•  Be at least a sophomore
•  Receive internship approval from the Office of Career Services before beginning the internship experience

All students admitted to SPEA in the fall of 2008 and thereafter who have completed either BUS-X 220 Career Perspectives or BUS-X 420 Business Career Planning/Placement with a grade of C or higher prior to admission to SPEA are not required to complete SPEA-H 267 Career Development. These students are still required to register for and complete an internship experience. Specific enrollment instructions and authorizations will be provided to these students by SPEA Career Services.

All students admitted to SPEA in the fall of 2008 and thereafter who have completed either ASCS-Q 299 Job Search Strategies for Liberal Arts Students or ASCS-Q 294 Basic Career Developmeent and ASCS-Q 275 Professional Portfolio Development with a grade of "S" (passing) prior to admission to SPEA are not required to complete SPEA-H 267 Career Development. These students are still required to register for and complete an internship experience. Specific enrollment instructions and authorization will be provided to these students by SPEA Career Services.

Health Administration Major

Requirements (Twelve courses)
The following seven courses:

• SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 365 Health Sevices Practicum (2 cr.)
• SPEA-H 474 Health Administration Seminar (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)

Five of the following courses:

• SPEA-H 401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 402 Hospital Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 411 Chronic and Long-Term Care Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 432 Health Care Marketing (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 455 Topics in Public Health (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-H 456 Managed Care (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 316 Insects and the Environment (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)