IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

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Bachelor of Science in Public Health

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Environmental Health Science major consists of a minimum of 66 credit hours of general education requirements, 40 credit hours of course work in the major, and electives to total 120 credit hours. The Environmental Health Science major is accredited by the Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council. Students enrolled in this major are eligible for special scholarship and internship opportunities. For more information, contact the academic advisor or faculty mentor for Environmental Health Science.

The curriculum provides students with knowledge, skills and abilities in the following competency areas: policy and management, foundation and methods, applications in environmental health science, and environmental health science integrative experience.

The following degree requirements are required of all students majoring in environmental health science and admitted to Indiana University beginning with the Fall Semester, 2008. Students who are returning to Public Health but have not enrolled in classes for three or more consecutive years will be required to follow these degree requirements.

Some courses in the major are not offered each semester. Students should contact the Office of Student Services in the Department of Public Health for advising information about the course rotation and to ensure that they will meet graduation requirements.

General Education (23 courses) - 66 credit hours

1. Communications (4 courses) - Minimum of 12 credit hours

Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The following courses:

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) OR BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.) OR TCM 220 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)
• COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)
• COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)

2. Social Sciences and Humanities (4 courses) - Minimum of 12 credit hours

Social Sciences

One approved course for a minimum of 3 credit hours from any of the following subject areas:

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

Humanities

One approved course for a minimum of 3 credit hours from any of the following subject areas:

• Afro-American Studies
• Classical Studies
• Communication & Theater
• Comparative Literature
• English
• Fine Arts
• Folklore
• Foreign Languages & Literatures
• History
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies 

3. Science (12 courses) - Minimum of 33 credit hours

The following courses:

• BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) 
• BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.) P: MATH 15900 or equivalent (MATH 15300 and Math 15400)

The following courses:

• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.) 
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) P: CHEM-C 106
• CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (2 cr.)

Two Additional Science Courses from the following list (or other courses approved by the Faculty Advisor):

• BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.) P: BIOL-N 212 AND
• BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) P: or C: BIOL-N 214
• BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
• BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 341 Principles of Ecology and Evolution P: BIOL-K 103
• CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry (3 cr.) AND 
• CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.) P: or C: CHEM-C 101
• CHEM-C 110 The Chemistry of Life (3 cr.) AND
• CHEM-C 115 Laboratory of the Chemistry of Life (2 cr.) P: or C; CHEM-C 101
• GEOL-G 107 Fundamentals of Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.) AND
• GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) P: or C: GEOL-G110
• GEOL-G 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.) P: GEOL-G 205, CHEM-C 106, or consent of instructor 
• PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science(3 cr.)

4. Quantitative Methods (5 courses) - Minimum of 14 credit hours

The following computer courses:

• SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.) OR SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 338 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.) 

One of the following mathematics sequences or higher -level mathematics course:

• MATH 15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.) AND MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.) 

     OR

• MATH 15900 Precalclulus

One statistics course:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) R: MATH-M 118 or higher course

Environmental Health Science Major (13 courses) - Minimum of 40 credit hours 

1. Policy and Management (3 courses) - Minimum of 9 credit hours

The following policy courses:

• SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)

One of the following management courses:

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)

2. Foundation and Methods (5 courses) - Minimum of 16 credit hours

EACH of the following courses:

• PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 322 Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 410 Introduction to Toxicology (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 459 Environmental Science and Health Data Analysis (3 cr.) P: PBHL-A 316, SPEA-K300, 1 semester of chemistry
• PBHL-A 460 Techniques in Environmental Science and Health (4 cr.) P: PBHL-A 459

3. Applications in Environmental Health Science (4 courses) - Minimum of 12 credit hours

EACH of the following courses:

• PBHL-A 423 Environmental Health Science Technology: Managing Water and Wastes (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 428 Food Science and Sanitation (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 433 Industrial Hygiene (3 cr.)
• PBHL-A 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)

4. Environmental Health Science Experience (1 course) - Minimum of 3 credit hours

• PBHL-A 380 Environmental Health Science Internship (1-6 cr.) OR
• PBHL-A 466 Public Health Field Experience (1-3 cr.)

General Electives 

A minimum of 106 credit hours of required courses are listed for this curriculum (66 credit hours in general education and 40 credit hours in the major). In addition, students must take a sufficient number of elective courses to total a minimum of 120 credit hours for the degree.

Grade Point Average Requirement

1) Students who  matriculate into this program prior to January 1, 2012 must obtain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA), a 2.0 semester GPA, and a minimum GPA of at least 2.3 in the major courses to remain in good standing. The cumulative and major GPAs must be met for graduation.

2) Effective January 1, 2012, student who are admitted of this date must obtain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a semester GPA of 2.0 to remain in good standing and graduate from the program. 

Program Deviations

Course substitutions and course waivers must be approved by the faculty advisor.