Advising Course Plan - Public Health Major
Public Health (general) - with Public Health Studies minor
Those interested in pursuing a career in Public Health should plan on majoring in Public Health. Some requirements may differ from the ones below, depending on the area of Public Health you wish to pursue (e.g., Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Health Policy, Biomedical Sciences, etc.). Speak to your advisor if you have a particular area of interest in mind. You’ll notice that there is a substantial amount of flexibility in the course plan, which will be modified to meet your particular area(s) of interest within Public Health. Please make sure to look at various graduate program requirements for different universities (early on! – preferably in your 1st year as an undergraduate) and areas of Public Health in which you may be interested, so that you can modify your course plan according to requirements needed for graduate programs in your specialty area of Public Health.
Students will apply to public health programs using the Centralized Application Service for Public Health (SOPHAS):
The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) maintains a list of nationally-accredited, by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), programs across an array of areas within public health:
http://www.aspph.org/program-finder/
Before applying, students will need to take the GRE standardized exam.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| PUBH 140V | Introduction to Public Health | 1 |
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology I: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Writing requirement course for General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOCI 101S | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology II: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| General Elective OR MATH125Q: Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PUBH 284 | Foundations of Epidemiology | 1 |
| Approved Cultural Competency Course | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course) | 1 | |
| Sociology Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PUBH 308Q | Health and Medical Statistics | 1 |
| Public Health Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course) | 1 | |
| Sociology Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Junior Seminar or PUBH Elective1 | 1 | |
| SOCI 496 | Social Research Methods ( Minimum three SOCI courses required before enrolling in this course) | 1 |
| PUBH 303 | Global Health | 1 |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| Junior Seminar or PUBH Elective | 1 | |
| SOCI 497 | Methods and Styles of Social Science Communication | 1 |
| PUBH 375 | Community Healthcare Seminar | 0.5 |
| PUBH Elective | 1 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Summer II | ||
| Students should take the GRE during the summer prior to Fourth Year | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOCI 499 | Senior Project | 1 |
| PUBH 376 | Health Coach Practicum I | 0.5 |
| PUBH Elective | 1 | |
| General Elective | 0.5 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| PUBH 377 | Health Coach Practicum II | 0.5 |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Total Unit: 32 | ||
| 1 | Junior Seminar must be taken during the Third Year. |