Jan 27, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Public Health Studies Major

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Major Requirements: (41-45 hours)

PHST 115 - Introduction to Public Health Studies Credit Hours: 3
PHST 215 - Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
PHST 251 - Global Health Credit Hours: 3
PHST 308 - Community Health Credit Hours: 3
PHST 322 - Health Policy Credit Hours: 3
PHST 495 - Senior Studies in Public Health Credit Hours: 1
PHST 496 - Seminar in Public Health Credit Hours: 2
Choose one from the following:
PSYC 231 - Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 232 - Behavioral Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 140 - Practical Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Track (24 credit hours)

PHST 350 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Credit Hours: 3
PHST 360 - Social Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
PHST 420 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
Electives (Choose remaining 15 hours from the options below):
COMM 328 - Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHST 312 - Aging in the United States Credit Hours: 3
PHST 352 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4
PSYC 321 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 205 - Child Development Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 208 - Lifespan Development Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 101 - The Sociological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 215 - Exploring Human Services Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 216 - Contemporary Issues and Social Action Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 345 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3

Environmental Health Track (24 credit hours)

PHST 260 - Environmental Health Credit Hours: 3
Science Electives (Choose 21 credits from below):
BIOL 100 - Science and Society Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 106 - Contemporary Biologic Issues Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 111 - Organismal Biology I Credit Hours: 3 Co-Requisite: BIOL 107
BIOL 112 - Organismal Biology II Credit Hours: 3 Co-Requisite: BIOL 108
BIOL 121 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 122 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 312 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 108 - General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
ENVC 331 - Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 4
EXSC 131 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 105 - Geohazards Credit Hours: 3
MATH 170 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 190 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 200 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
PHEN 115 - Introductory Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHEN 116 - Introductory Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHEN 121 - Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHEN 122 - Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4

Administrative Track (20 credit hours)

BUSI 221 - Organizational Management Credit Hours: 3
HLAD 201 - Introduction to Health Administration Credit Hours: 3
HLAD 326 - Health Care Finance Credit Hours: 3
HLAD 406 - Legal Issues in Healthcare Credit Hours: 3
HLSC 110 - Medical Terminology I Credit Hours: 1
HLSC 111 - Medical Terminology II Credit Hours: 1
HLSC 305 - Health Informatics Credit Hours: 3
PHST 270 - Health, Medicine, and Society Credit Hours: 3