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Course Requirements

Concentration Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
HLTH 194HUMAN PATHOGENS AND DEFENSE4
HLTH 195HUMAN FORM AND FUNCTION4
HLTH 310FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY4
HLTH 335COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT4
HLTH 336PROGRAM EVALUATION4
HLTH 360INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH4
Select one of the following Health Disparities courses:4
PHYSIOLOGY OF POVERTY
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
CMNS 315HEALTH COMMUNICATION4
ANT 272INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY4
PSY 354COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY4
Select one Statistics course from the following:4
BIOSTATISTICS
HEALTH STATISTICS
ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS
STATISTICS I
INTRO STATS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Concentration Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select four (4) electives from the following list to provide additional focus to their studies:16
INTRO TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
ETHICS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH EDUCATION
GAY MEN'S HEALTH MATTERS
QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
HEALTH OF AGING POPULATIONS
PHYSIOLOGY OF POVERTY
PHYSIOLOGY AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF DRUG USE
HEALTH HUMANITIES
HEALTH LEADERSHIP
BIOETHICS IN SOCIETY CAPSTONE SEMINAR
DEATH AND DYING
CANNABIS STUDIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF HUMAN DISEASE
TOPICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
MENTORED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
INDEPENDENT STUDY
GLOBAL ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
GLOBAL HISTORY OF HEALTH
GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
HEALTH ECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
KINESIOLOGY
HEALTH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
HUMAN SEXUALITY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL SCIENCE
SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
SOCIOLOGY OF DRUGS
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND RECOVERY
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY I
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II
CULTURAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN TEAMS AND SMALL GROUPS
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH AND HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.