Transcript Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH)

Bachelor of Science in Public
Health (BSPH)
 The degree requires a minimum of 124 credit hours, typically
distributed as follows:
 First level (60 credit hours)
 General education courses, including PHPH-101 Introduction to
Public Health--SB (34)
 Foreign language (6)
 Electives in Humanities or Social Sciences at the 300-level or above
(20)
 Second level (64 credit hours)
 Required core public health courses (28)
 Required supporting courses, which may optionally include the five
core courses required in the dual bachelor-MPH degree program
(27)
 Open electives (9)
Requirements Bachelor of Science
in Public Health (BSPH)
General Education
Cr Hrs
General Education (including PHPH-101 Introduction to Public Health--SB)
34
Minimum Total
34
General Programmatic Requirements
Cr Hrs
Foreign Language (completion of the second semester of a single foreign language; hours
will vary depending on language taken)
6
Electives in Humanities or Social Sciences at the 300-level or above
(in addition to courses counted toward General Education) taken in years 2,3, and 4 of
standard degree cycle
20
Total
26
Requirements Bachelor of Science
in Public Health (BSPH)
Public Health Coursework
Cr Hrs
Core Public Health Courses
28

PHBS- 400 Policy, People, and the Environment
(3)

PHBS- 401 Lab for Policy, People, and the Environment
(1)

PHBS- 405 Community, Culture, and Health Equity
(3)

PHBS- 406 Lab for Community, Culture, and Health Equity
(1)

PHBS- 410 Global Health
(3)

PHBS- 411 Lab for Global Health
(1)

PHBS- 420 Practice of Public Health
(3)

PHBS- 421 Lab for Practice of Public Health
(1)

PHBS- 425 Data Management and Analysis Lab I
(2)

PHBS- 426 Data Management and Analysis Lab II
(2)

PHBS-430 Public Health Seminar (4 semesters at 1 credit hour each)
(4)

PHBS-491Senior Thesis I (CUE)
(2)

PHBS-491Senior Thesis II (CUE)
(2)
Required Supporting Courses**
27
Open Electives
9
Minimum Total
64
Requirements Bachelor of Science
in Public Health (BSPH)
** Required Supporting Courses
Cr Hrs
Statistics-related course (e.g. BIOL-350) or PHST-500
3
Health Communications or PHPB-501
3
Epidemiology related course or PHEP-501
3
Environmental Health related course or PHEH-500
3
Health Management related course or PHMS-500
3
Public Health Biology (BIOL-360)
3
Ethics
3
Economics
3
Quantitative course (GIS/Sociology)
3
Total
27
Total Credit Hours:
124
Second Level Coursework
Junior
Semester 1
(3rd)
Senior (4th) Year
Year
Semester 2
Semester 3
Course
CrHr
Course
CrHr
PHBS-401 Policies,
People, and the
Environment
3
PHBS-405 Community, Culture, and
Health Equity
3
PHBS- 402 PPE Lab
1
PHBS- 406 CCHE Lab
PHBS- 430 Public
Health Seminar
1
Statistics-related
course
Environment-related
course
CrHr
Course
CrHr
PHBS- 410 Global Health
3
PHBS- 420 Practice of Public Health
3
1
PHBS- 411 GH Lab
1
PHBS- 421 PHP Lab
1
PHBS- 430 Public Health Seminar
1
PHBS- 430 Public Health Seminar
1
PHBS- 430 Public Health Seminar
1
3
Health Communications
3
Epi-related course
3
Mgmt-related course
3
3
Public health-related elective
(ethics/economics/qualitative
assessment)
3
PHBS-491 Senior Thesis I (CUE)
2
PHBS- 492 Senior Thesis II (CUE)
2
Biol 360 Public
Health Biology
or
open elective if
already taken
3
Public health-related elective
(ethics/economics/qualitative
assessment)
open elective
3
Public health-related elective
(ethics/economics/qualitative
assessment)
3
open elective
3
PHBS-425 Data
Management and
Analysis Lab I
2
PHBS-426 Data Management and
Analysis Lab II
2
open elective
3
open elective
3
Semester credit
hours
16
16
Course
Semester 4
16
16
Selectives
Catalog Nbr
COMM 305
HEALTH BEHAVIOR SELECTIVES
Description
Survey of media institutions and effects
Course Title
Introduction to Mass
Communication
Organizational
Communication
Introduction to Urban
Communication
Pre-requisites
COMM 201.
Health Communication WR
Science Communication
COMM 201 or consent of
instructor
none listed
none listed
COMM 590
Public Communication
Campaigns
Health Communication
HPES 201
Introduction to HPES
none listed
PHIL 582
Gender,Race, and Culture
in Health Care
PHIL 583
Health Care, Justice &
Community
PSYC 581
Introduction to Health
Psychology
Human Behavior and the
Social Environment I
1 Philosophy course at 300
level or above, or consent of
instructor.
1 Philosophy course at 300
level or above, or consent of
instructor
PSYC 201 or consent of
instructor
Gen Ed requirements and
Admission to BSW program
Examines ways social groupings and systems affect the kind of health care needed and the kind
people receive. Addresses both biases and sterotypes, and empirical claims about biologicallybased differences.
Examines theories of justice and equaity as they apply to issues in health care delivery, considers
explanations for why disparities exist, and the practical ways that communities have addressed
inequalities.
Survey of theory and research on psychological factors which contribute to health and well-being,
and to the occurrence, severity, and remediation of illness and disease
Focuses on society at large (social movements, social institutions and social structure), larger
environments ( physical environment, communities, and formal organizations) and small groups.
SW 301
Focuses on families, dyads, and the individual person (biological person, psychological person,
spiritual person and the lifespan development).
COMM 313
COMM 328
COMM430
COMM530
COMM540
SW 301
SW 319
Human Behavior and the
Social Environment II
COMM 201
COMM 201
Consent of instructor
Surveys recent theory and research dealing with the roles and effects of communication in complex
organizations.
Theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of communication as it relates to the culture of
urban communities, especially African Americans, Latinos, women, and marginalized groups.
Emphasis is on cross-cultural relations, rhetoric and language, media, and educational
organizations with special focus on understanding the role communication plays in shaping the
identity of these communication groups.
Nature, function and importance of communication in health care delivery. Applies communication
theory and skills to health contexts.
The course examines the conceptual foundations and practices of science communication. It
examines the institutional and intellectual contexts of science communication as well as the
scientific constraints on science communication.
Drawing upon emerging new theories and empirical studies on influencing audiences, this course
examines mediated public communication campaigns.
Studies the nature, function, and importance of communication in the delivery of health care,
and/or medical knowledge.
The meaning and objectives of physical education from the perspectives of history, philosophy,
contemporary programs, organizations, the discipline of HPES and the educational setting.
Selectives
STATISTICS SELECTIVE
Description
Catalog Nbr Course Title
Pre-requisites
BIOL 350
Biostatistics
GEOG 256
Introduction to Quantitative
Methods in Geography and
Geosciences
Advanced Quantitative
Methods
Business Statistics
Prerequisite: Math
180 or Math 205.
none listed
A survey course of statistical procedures commonly used in the life sciences. It is taught at
an introductory level and will focus on the application of statistical procedures to data.
Introduction to the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to problem
solving in geography.
GEOG 256
Multivariate statistical analysis using SPSS and spatial statistics.
MATH 180 or
MATH 205 or
equivalent or
concurrently.
Data display techniques, such as frequency distributions and histograms. Descriptive
statistics, including measures of center and spread, corelation, and least squares lines.
Probability distributions, with emphasis on binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions.
Inferential statistics, including confidence interval estimation, tests of significance, and
process control charting. Students will learn to do statistical functions using Excel
A continuation of MGMT 201 including simple and multiple regression and correlation,
non-parametric statistics, time series analysis, analysis of variance, and special topics.
Descriptive statistics, normal and binomial distributions, inferential statistics, contingency
tables, correlation and regression, computer laboratory.
Descriptive statistics, data analysis and collection, probability and expected value,
introduction to statistical inference. Intended for prospective elementary and middle school
teachers. Note: Does not count toward major or minor in mathematics. Students may not
receive credit for both this course and any of the following: MATH 109, MGMT 201, SOC
301, PSYC 312, PSYC 316-317, JA 326.
Descriptive techniques, inferential techniques, simple and multiple linear regression.
Frequent use of statistical computer packages. No previous knowledge of the computer
required.
Random samples and statistics, point estimation, sufficiency and completeness, confidence
regions, classical theory of hypothesis testing, linear regression, nonclassical procedures.
Rank tests for comparing two or more treatments or attributes, the one-sample problem,
tests of randomness and independence, nonparametric estimation, graphic methods, and
computer programs.
Statistical concepts used in the social sciences: descriptive statistics, probability, sampling,
hypothesis testing, estimation, regression and correlation, categorical data analysis, and
statistical control.
GEOG 356
MGMT 201
MGMT 350
Statistical Inference and
Forecasting
Elementary Statistics
MGMT 201.
MATH 349
Statistics and Probability for
Teachers
Completion of
General Education
Mathematics
Requirement.
MATH 560
Statistical Data AnalysisWR
MATH 205 or
ENGR 101.
MATH 562
Mathematical Statistics
MATH 561
MATH 566
Nonparametric Statistical
Methods
MATH 561
SOC 301
Introduction to Social
Statistics
Completion of
General Education
Math Requirement.
MATH 109
Programmatic Needs

Two faculty from each Department to facilitate the development of each of the syllabus for the
following basic courses (each course and lab will be taught once a year – Fall or Spring)
 Public Health 400: Policies, People, and the Environment (with Lab PHBS 401)
 Public Health 405: Community, Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence in Public Health
(with Lab PHBS 406)
 Public Health 410: Global Health (with Lab PHBS 411)
 Public Health 420: The Practice of Public Health (with Lab PHBS 421)
 Public Health 425 and 426: Data Management and Analysis Lab I and II

Doctoral students to serve as course assistants and lab directors for each of the five core courses

Faculty to facilitate development of the syllabus for:
 PHBS 430: Public Health Seminar (Note: Doctoral students can facilitate the seminar which
will meet each semester (fall and spring)
 PHBS – 491 Senior Thesis I and II
 General SPHIS faculty participation in Senior Thesis (generally one faculty member will
be assigned to each student)

Belknap degree coordinator
Programmatic Needs
 Each Department to review courses for ‘selectives’ specific to their
program area
 Review ‘selectives’ for economics, ethics, public health biology, and the
second quantitative elective
 Once syllabi are developed, the learning objectives for each course
needs to be mapped to the competencies identified for the
Baccalaureate Degree
 Preparation of the CEPH accreditation documentation for the
baccalaureate degree
 Put the BSPH degree in the appropriate format for submission to CPE
and U of L
 Develop advising guidelines for the Degree