Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Major in Public Health — Major Requirements - 14 units
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| The student must complete the General Education Requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences. | 9 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Scientific Foundation | ||
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| Public Health Core | ||
| PUBH 140V | Introduction to Public Health | 1 |
| PUBH 284 | Foundations of Epidemiology | 1 |
| PUBH 301 | Foundations of Environmental Health Science | 1 |
| PUBH 303 | Global Health | 1 |
| BIOL 243Q | Biostatistics | 1 |
| or ENSS 345Q | Statistics for Environmental Professionals | |
| or PSYC 306Q | Behavioral Statistics | |
| PUBH 498 | Senior Research Proposal 2 | 1 |
| PUBH 499 | Senior Project 2 | 1 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 1 | |
| Food Insecurity Challenges and Solutions | ||
| Food Safety and Public Health | ||
| Planning for Healthy Cities | ||
| Public Health Internship | ||
| Language Requirement | ||
| Proficiency in a foreign language at or above 202L | 1 | |
| Major Electives | ||
| Choose three units from the following list (2 of the 3 should have a different prefix): 1 | 3 | |
| Microbiology * | ||
| Genetics * | ||
| Cell Biology * | ||
| Organic Chemistry I * | ||
| Biochemistry I * | ||
| Organic Chemistry II * | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction to Maps and Geographic Information Systems * | ||
| Growing Food in Cities | ||
| School Food: Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat | ||
| Seeds of Equity | ||
| Anatomy & Physiology I * | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology II * | ||
| Introduction to Nutrition Science | ||
| Theories and Methods of Health Behavior Change | ||
| Virology of Spillover | ||
| Bio-Medical Ethics | ||
| American Health Care Policy | ||
| Politics, Policy, and Public Health (Junior Seminar) | ||
| Drugs, Mind and Behavior | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Food Insecurity Challenges and Solutions | ||
| Food Safety and Public Health | ||
| Planning for Healthy Cities | ||
| Medicine and Health in Society | ||
| Examining a Pandemic: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Tuberculosis | ||
| General Electives | 9 | |
| Total Units | 32 | |
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Course has a lab requirement.
- 1
Courses outside this list should seek program approval.
- 2
Double major students who wish to satisfy PUBH 498 and/or PUBH 499 through another program or department must: 1) seek prior approval from the Public Health program; and 2) take at least 1 unit with a PUBH prefix in the place of PUBH 498 / PUBH 499. This unit can not be internship or Independent study.