Public Health, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares students to identify health needs of communities, promote health, and reduce health disparities. Students receive training in the five core competencies of public health with a solid foundation in the liberal arts and natural sciences. The program will prepare students to make a positive difference in the world by promoting health equity and is directly in line with the USJ mission and core values.

Public health emphasizes prevention of health problems before they occur and focuses on the health of populations and communities. Students will gain practical skills to be competitive in the job market, and will be well prepared for many graduate programs, including the master’s in public health.

By 2020, there is expected to be a shortage of 250,000 health care workers nationwide. Public health professionals will continue to be in high demand and the outlook for job placement is high. Given the critical shortage in the public health workforce, the need for offering an entry-level baccalaureate degree is strongly supported by the Council on Public Health Education. Public health professionals work to protect and improve the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention.

Learning objectives:

To prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with the prevention of disease and injury and the promotion of health from local communities to communities across the world
To train students to advocate for public policies that improve access to quality, affordable, and culturally appropriate health care and promote health equity
To equip students with the knowledge and skills to improve health literacy of residents in the community in which they serve
To provide students with an integrative, undergraduate public health program, compliant with general and liberal arts education
To prepare students to practice as public health professionals with an understanding of the interrelationships among multiple determinants and correlates of health

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2015-2016 Course Catalog Program: Public Health, B.S.
Public Health, B.S. The Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares students to identify health needs of communities, promote health, and reduce health disparities. Students receive training in the five core competencies of public health with a solid foundation in the liberal arts and natural sciences. The program will prepare students to make a positive difference in the world by promoting health equity and is directly in line with the USJ mission and core values. Public health emphasizes prevention of health problems before they occur and focuses on the health of populations and communities. Students will gain practical skills to be competitive in the job market, and will be well prepared for many graduate programs, including the master’s in public health. By 2020, there is expected to be a shortage of 250,000 health care workers nationwide. Public health professionals will continue to be in high demand and the outlook for job placement is high. Given the critical shortage in the public health workforce, the need for offering an entry-level baccalaureate degree is strongly supported by the Council on Public Health Education. Public health professionals work to protect and improve the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. Learning objectives: To prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist with the prevention of disease and injury and the promotion of health from local communities to communities across the world To train students to advocate for public policies that improve access to quality, affordable, and culturally appropriate health care and promote health equity To equip students with the knowledge and skills to improve health literacy of residents in the community in which they serve To provide students with an integrative, undergraduate public health program, compliant with general and liberal arts education To prepare students to practice as public health professionals with an understanding of the interrelationships among multiple determinants and correlates of health
Degree Requirements
Required Core Courses (39 credits)
PUBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health	3 Credits
PUBH 107 - Introduction to Health Informatics	3 Credits
PUBH 201 - Introduction to Global and Multicultural Health	3 Credits
PUBH 202 - Epidemiology	3 Credits
PUBH 203 - Environmental Health	4 Credits
PUBH 301 - Social and Behavioral Health	3 Credits
PUBH 320 - Research Methods	3 Credits
PUBH 490 - American Health Care Policy	3 Credits
PUBH 496 - Public Health Experiential Learning I	3 Credits
BIOL 110 - General Biology	4 Credits
MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics	3 Credits
NUTR 101 - Survey of Careers in Nutrition and Public Health	1 Credits
NUTR 220 - Fundamentals of Nutrition	3 Credits
Required Supporting Courses (16 credits)
Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
CHEM 170 - Principles of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry	4 Credits
PHIL 120 - Discovering Philosophy	3 Credits
POLS 125 - American Government	3 Credits
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology	3 Credits

RELS 301 - Moral Issues in Health Care: A Christ Perspective or	3 Credits
PHIL 236 - Ethical Decision-Making or	3 Credits
POLS 347 - Environmental Ethics or	3 Credits

PHIL 340 - Contemporary Ethical Problems	3 Credits
Electives (6 credits) These are approved Public Health electives. Students can request another course with approval of their advisor and the public health director.
Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
PUBH 325 - Epidemics in World History	3 Credits
PUBH 390 - Special Topics in Public Health	3 Credits
PUBH 420 - Managing in a Non-Profit Organization	3 Credits
PUBH 485 - Public Health Internship	3 Credits
PUBH 495 - Advanced Independent Study	3 Credits
NUTR 245 - Health Promotion Strategies	3 Credits
NUTR 315 - Community Nutrition I	2 Credits
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Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses (39 credits)

Required Supporting Courses (16 credits)

Electives (6 credits)