Public Health - Epidemiology (PHEP) - BS Major

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75-78 S.H. (no minor required)

2.5 GPA required.

Letter grade required in all major courses unless otherwise noted.

Public Health - Epidemiology Major Map

Public Health

A Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health provides students with a thorough grounding in the science and art of maintaining and promoting the health of communities and populations. The degree will prepare students for a broad spectrum of careers in public health including health promotion, community development, health care administration, epidemiology, public health research, public health program planning and management.

Public Health Core

The Public Health core is based on the recommendations of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) for under-graduate programs in Public Health. The core includes courses that introduce the concepts and practice of public health as well a series of courses that explore the different ways in which the public’s health is promoted through preventing and controlling disease and managing health services. Many of the courses contain opportunities for service learning and community engagement to ensure that students have practical experience of working as public health professionals by the time they graduate.

Students majoring in Public Health take courses from the core and elect one of three emphases - Community Health Specialist, Epidemiology, or Health Administration. Each emphasis contains a sequence of courses designed to teach students skills and provide them with the entry-level knowledge and experience they will need to become effective professionals in their chosen field within public health.

Epidemiology Emphasis

The Epidemiology emphasis (PHEP) is designed for students who are interested in attending graduate school as preparation for careers in health-based research and epidemiology (the science of how disease spreads in populations). It is also a useful adjunct for students in pre-professional programs for medicine and dentistry. Students in the epidemiology emphasis take core courses in public health. In addition they take a series of courses in statistics, biology and chemistry.

The HERS Department encourages its public health majors to become members of its academic Public Health Club.

Public Health Core (58-60 S.H.)

Health, Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences (44-46 S.H.)

✽ HERS 204 - Personal & Community Health (3 S.H.)
HERS 288 - Health Perspectives (3 S.H.)
△ HERS 316 - Introduction to Public Health (3 S.H.)
HERS 317 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3 S.H.)
◎ HERS 318 - Global Health (3 S.H.)
HERS 319 - Health Administration and Management (3 S.H.)
◎ HERS 328 - Behavioral Interventions (3 S.H.)
△✪ HERS 350 - Program Planning in Health Promotion (3 S.H.)
HERS 395 - Practicum in Public Health (1-3 S.H.)
◆ HERS 403 - Epidemiology (3 S.H.)
HERS 415 - Grant Writing (3 S.H.)
HERS 433 - Senior Health Seminar (1 S.H.)
HERS 496 - Internship in Public Health (10-12 S.H.)

Biology/Chemistry (8 S.H.)

Choose one course grouping:

Epidemiology Emphasis (17-20 S.H.)

Biology (3 S.H.)

BIOL 209 - Microbiology (3 S.H.)

Chemistry (5-8 S.H.)

CHEM 210 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry (5 S.H.)
OR
CHEM 212 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 S.H.) AND
CHEM 213 - Principles of Chemistry II (4 S.H.)

Math/Stats (9 S.H.)

STAT 110 - Fundamentals of Statistics (3 S.H.)
△ STAT 310 - Intermediate Statistics (3 S.H.)

Choose one:

STAT 360 - Regression Analysis (3 S.H.)
STAT 365 - Experimental Design and Analysis (3 S.H.)
STAT 405 - Biostatistics (3 S.H.)

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning