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Public Health (BS): Epidemiology Emphasis

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Public Health Bachelors BS

Minimum Credit Hours

60

Maximum Credit Hours

61

Major Academic Plan

Title

Data Analysis and Presentation

Learning Outcome

Analyze and interpret data and present results in words tables charts and graphs.

Title

Epidemiologic Study Design

Learning Outcome

Design epidemiologic studies and compare and contrast study methodology.

Title

Critical Assessment of Epidemiologic Literature

Learning Outcome

Critique studies for their validity and contribution to the discipline.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 —Complete 12 Courses

Note: Prior to taking HLTH 493, the student must complete HLTH 210, 313, 314, 315, 345, 440, 447, 449.

HLTH 210 - Foundations of Public Health 3.0

HLTH 312 - Intro to Plan, Interv, Eval 3.0

HLTH 313 - Intro to Data Coll & Analysis 3.0

HLTH 314 - Hlth, Disease & Determinants 1 3.0

HLTH 315 - Hlth, Disease & Determinants 2 3.0

HLTH 316 - Health Systems and Policy 3.0

HLTH 345 - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

HLTH 440 - Statistical Computing in Epi 3.0

HLTH 447 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3.0

HLTH 449 - Epi Study Design and Analysis 3.0

HLTH 493 - Epidemiology Capstone 3.0

STAT 121 - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 3 Options

Option 2.1 — Complete 3 hours

HLTH 101 - Health and the Human Body 3.0

Option 2.2 — Complete 6 hours

CELL 210 - Human Anatomy (w/ virtual lab) 3.0

MMBIO 221 - General Microbiology 3.0

Option 2.3 — Complete 7 hours

CELL 220 - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

MMBIO 221 - General Microbiology 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 3 hours

Applied Learning Experience

HLTH 199R - Global Health Experiences - You may take up to 3.0 credits 0.5v

HLTH 481 - Applied International Health - You may take up to 3.0 credits 1.0v

HLTH 491R - Mentored Research - You may take up to 3.0 credits 0.5v

HLTH 496R - Academic Internship: EH/OH - You may take up to 3.0 credits 0.5v

Requirement 4 — Complete 6 hours

HLTH 322 - Environmental Health 3.0

HLTH 324 - Occupational Health & Safety 3.0

HLTH 420 - Injury & Violence Prevention 3.0

HLTH 422 - Disaster Response & Emer Prep 3.0

HLTH 426 - Environmental Toxicology 3.0

HLTH 436 - Sexual and Reproductive Health 3.0

HLTH 450 - Women's Health 3.0

HLTH 456 - Families and Public Health 3.0

HLTH 460 - Substance Use Disorders 3.0

HLTH 461 - Population Mental Health 3.0

HLTH 466 - Hlth & the Aging Process 3.0

HLTH 480 - International Health 3.0

NDFS 201 - Society Nutr Chronic Disease 3.0

NDFS 380 - International Nutrition 3.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 12 hours

BIO 264 - Stat Analysis for Biologists 4.0

HLTH 199R - Global health Experirences - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

HLTH 416 - Clinical Data Sys in Pub Hlth 3.0

HLTH 434 - Program Evaluation & Analysis 3.0

HLTH 482 - Medical Geography 3.0

HLTH 492R - Directed Pub Hlth Readings - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 1.0v

MATH 112 - Calculus 1 4.0

MATH 113 - Calculus 2 4.0

MATH 116 - Essentials of Calculus 1.0

MATH 213 - Elementary Linear Algebra 2.0

MATH 215 - Computational Linear Algebra 1.0

SOC 300 - Methods of Research in Soc 3.0

STAT 124 - SAS Base Programming Skills 1.5

STAT 230 - Analysis of Variance 3.0

STAT 234 - Methods of Survey Sampling 3.0

STAT 240 - Probability and Inference 1 3.0

STAT 330 - Introduction to Regression 3.0

Recommended Courses are not required to complete the program

WRTG 315 - Writing in the Social Sciences 3.0

WRTG 316 - Technical Communication 3.0

Math 112, 113 are recommended for students who want a firm foundation in calculus and/or plan to pursue graduate education.