Health Sciences: Concentration in Public Health

I. Required core courses in the major—32 hours:

• HS 223 - The Science of Physical Activity and Exercise (4)
• HS 224 - Mental and Emotional Health (4)
• HS 225 - Nutrition Science and Healthy Eating (4)
• HS 234 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• HS 245 - Research Methods (4)
• HS 310 - Community Health Promotion: Theory and Practice (4)
• HS 455 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (4)
• HS 459 - Senior Capstone (4)

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            Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 234.

II. Required courses for the concentration—at least 16 hours, including:

• HS 335 - Health Communication (4)
• HS 342 - Advancing Health Equity: Domestic and Global Contexts (4)
• HS 440 - Epidemiology and the Environment (4)

III: Required core course outside the major—4 hours:

• STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

IV. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated in HS 459. A grade of C or higher in the class is required to graduate.