BSAS in Public Health - Environmental Health & Safety Track 2017/2018 Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Applied Science, Public Health (Environmental Health & Safety Track) online degree:

  • All development courses such as ENGL 1539/1540, RSS 1510A/1510B, MATH 1500/1501/1504 do not count toward degree requirements.
  • No minor is required for this major.
  • To continue enrollment in the major, a GPA of 2.0 must be maintained.
  • Courses in the major require a grade of "C" or better.
  • Courses taken under the Credit (CR)/No Credit (NC) option may not be counted toward the major. (You must confer with the program director before electing this option. Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for more information.).
  • Total minimum hours required for the Degree = 122 semester hours.

 

2017/2018 Curriculum
Catalog # Course name S.H.
1. 65 Semester Hours of Required Public Health Content Courses
PHLT 3725 Topics in Public Health 3
PHLT 3702 Health Education Theory & Methods 3
AHLT 3708 Preventive Public Health Care 3
PHLT 3757 Health & Disease 4
PHLT 3791 Community Health 3
AHLT 4808 Environmental Health Concerns 3
AHLT 4810 Management Skills for Health Professionals 3
PHLT 4826 Community Health Planning & Promotion 4
PHLT 4827 Program Evaluation 3
PHLT 4828 Grant Writing 3
AHLT 5807 Epidemiology 3
PHLT 4892 Environmental Health & Safety Internship 8
PHLT 4898 Environmental Health & Safety Senior Seminar 3
PHLT 5810 Agents of Mass Casualty 3
PHLT 5812 Crisis Management in Public Health 3
PHLT 2607 Ethical Issues in Public Health 3
AHLT 4831 Industrial Hygiene 3
PHLT 3709 Elements of Urban Environmental Health Practices 3
AHLT 5816 Environmental Regulations 3
PHLT 5804 Multicultural Health 3
2. 14 Semester Hours of Required Support Courses
Must take all of the following courses:
AHLT 3755 Principles of Occupational Health & Safety 3
AHLT 4806 Research Methods 3
BIOL 1545 /L Anatomy and Physiology plus Lab 5
Take 1 of the following courses:
AHLT 3740 Pathology of Infectious Diseases 3
BIOL 1560* Paramedical Microbiology 3
2017/2018 Curriculum (Continued)
Basic skills Course name S.H.
Writing  ENGL 1550 - Writing 1  AND
 ENGL 1551 - Writing 2
3
3
Speech CMST 1545 - Communication Foundations 3
Quantitative MATH 2623 - Survey of Mathematics  OR
MATH 2625 - Math Literacy Critical Reason
3
4
Natural Science (NS) BIOL 2601 - General Biology: Molecules and Cells AND
GEOL 1500/L - Environmental Geology
4
4
Arts & Humanities (AH) PHIL 1560 - Introduction to Philosophy  OR
PHIL 2625 - Introduction to Professional Ethics  AND
1 other course from the approved list
3
3
3
Social Science (SS) PHLT 1531 - Fundamentals of Public Health  AND
SOC 1500 - Introduction to Sociology
3
3
Social & Personal Awareness (SPA) PHLT 1568 - Healthy Lifestyles  AND
PHLT 1513 - Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety
3
3
General Education Electives (NS, AH, SS or SPA) BIOL 1545/L - Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology 3
  PHLT 1500 - First Year Experience 3

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