Public Health, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health prepares students for leadership and education roles in community health and other public health careers as well as for graduate study.

Requirements for the Degree

The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health is 120 units, of which 55 units are in the major. The Public Health major’s curriculum includes lower and upper-division core courses (46 units) and directed electives (9 units, must select at least 6 units in Public Health).
Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives. See the Undergraduate Studies: General Information for details about the General Education and other requirements that constitute the units outside the major.
A minimum C grade is required in all courses used to meet major requirements.

Admission Criteria

Learning Outcomes

Roadmap (2021)

Requirements for the Major (55 units)

Requirements for the Core (46 units)

Lower Division Core Courses (10 units)

PH 1500 - Health and Wellness [3]
One course from the following:
EDFN 1090 - Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation [4]
MATH 1090 - Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics, with Lab [4]
One course from the following:
ANTH 1500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology [3]
PSY 1500 - Introductory Psychology [3]
SOC 2010 - Introduction to Sociology [3]

Upper Division Core Courses (36 units)

PH 3100 - Reading and Writing in Public Health [3]
PH 3110 - Introduction to Community Health [3]
PH 3120 - Introduction to Epidemiology [3]
PH 3130 - Data Analysis for Public Health [3]
PH 3140 - Health Care Delivery System [3]
PH 4140 - General Principles of Environmental Health [3]
PH 4340 - Health Promotion [3]
PH 4370 - Proseminar: Current Issues in Health [3]
PH 4960 - Internship in Public Health [3]
And any three courses (9 units) from the following list:
PH 4150 - Critical Issues in Health Policy [3]
PH 4160 - Public Health Research Methods [3]
PH 4170 - Public Health Administration [3]
PH 4320 - Introduction to International and Global Health [3]
PH 4360 - Introduction to Public Health Communication [3]

Directed Electives (9 units)

Select a total of three courses from the following two lists below. Any courses that have been taken to satisfy the core requirement for this major cannot be double-counted to satisfy the directed electives requirements.

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