General Requirements (Core A - E): 42 Credit Hours

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major: 18 Credit Hours

Select 18 credit hours from the following:

• ANTH 1105K - Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4 Credit Hours)
• ANTH 1150 - Glob Pers Ant: People of World (3 Credit Hours)
• BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I (3 Credit Hours)
• BIOL 1107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)
• BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II (3 Credit Hours)
• BIOL 1108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)
• BIOL 2260K - Foundations of Microbiology (4 Credit Hours)
• GEOG 1130 - World Regional Geography (3 Credit Hours)
• HDFS 2135 - Child Development (3 Credit Hours)
• HIST 1111 - World History I: Development of World Civilization (3 Credit Hours)
• HSCC 2200 - Health Communication (3 Credit Hours)
• INTS 2130 - Introduction to International Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• KINS 2511 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)
• KINS 2512 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (1 Credit Hour)
• KINS 2531 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 Credit Hours)
• KINS 2532 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 Credit Hours)
• NTFS 2530 - Nutrition and Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PBAD 2231 - Introduction to Public Administration (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
• PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
• POLS 2101 - Introduction to Political Science (3 Credit Hours)
• RELS 2100 - World Religions (3 Credit Hours)
• SOCI 2130 - Introduction to Gerontology (3 Credit Hours)
• TCGT 1530 - Global Sustainability and Innovation (3 Credit Hours)
• WGSS 2200 - Gender in Global Contexts (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements: 33 Credit Hours

• PUBH 2131 - Introduction to Community and Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3131 - Introduction to Chronic Diseases (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3132 - Health Care Systems and Advocacy (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3136 - Principles of Environmental Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3231 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3431 - Introduction to Global Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4798 - Internship in Public Health (6-12 Credit Hours)

• ¹ Students not meeting the prerequisite requirements for the internship must complete a minor.

Directed Major Electives: 9 Credit Hours

Select 9 credit hours from the following Directed Major Electives and/or Public Health courses from another BSPH emphasis area:

• PUBH 2135 - Introduction to Statistical Packages (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3110 - Public Health Writing (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3130 - Substance Use and Abuse (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3138 - Multicultural and Social Determinants of Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3331 - Stress Theory and Management in Health Promotion (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3430 - Sexuality Education (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 3432 - Introduction to Global Health Policy (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4090 - Selected Topics in Public Health (1-3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4141 - SAS Basics: A Statistical Software Primer for Health Professionals (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4195 - International Studies Abroad in Public Health (3-9 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4230 - Global Maternal and Child Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4231 - Health Aspects of Aging (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4232 - Global Environmental Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4233 - Topics in Global Epidemiology (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4234 - International Development in Health (Poverty, Social Justice and Global Health) (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 4890 - Directed Individual Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 5000 - Selected Topics in Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 5111 - LGBTQ+ Issues in Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
• PUBH 5521 - Women and Minority Health Issues (3 Credit Hours)
• HITC 3000 - Introduction to Health Informatics (3 Credit Hours)

Area of Emphasis: 15 Credit Hours

Students will choose one area of emphasis from the following:

• Community Health Education and Promotion
• Environmental Health Sciences
• Epidemiology
• Global Health

Please see below for details.

General Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Select 3 credit hours of Electives

Total Credit Hours: 124

Emphasis Area: Community Health Education and Promotion

Locations:  Armstrong campus, Statesboro campus

Teaching Method:  Face-to-face/Hybrid

Emphasis Area: Environmental Health Sciences

Location:  Statesboro campus

Teaching Method:  Face-to-face/Hybrid

Emphasis Area: Epidemiology

Location:  Statesboro campus

Teaching Method:  Face-to-face/Hybrid

Emphasis Area: Global Health

Location: Online

Advisement

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