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Bachelor of Science - Major Course Requirements

Students should speak with their academic advisor for information on course pre-requisites, course sequencing, and other course information.

• Minimum of 58 units in the major are required. Total Minimum Credit Requirement for the Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health = 120 units
• General Curriculum and Foundational Domains, Competencies, Cumulative and Experiential Activities, and Cross Cutting Concepts (pdf)

Official Public Health Major Curriculum

The College of Public Health Curriculum is divided into the prerequisites, general education courses, and major courses (core courses, emphasis courses, electives). For access to the curriculum guides and recommended four-year plans, please refer to the Curriculum page.

Required Core Courses

Grade of C or higher required

Course Number	Title	Units
PSIO 201 Or PSIO 380	Anatomy & Physiology  Or Fundamentals of Human Physiology *For students in the 2021/2022 catalog year and earlier	4
ENGL 307 Or ENGL 308 HPS 307	Business Writing or Technical Writing or Public Health Narratives	3
EPID 309	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
PHPM 310	Health Care in the U.S.	3
HPS 350	Principles of Health Education & Health Promotion	3
EHS 375	Introduction to Environmental & Occupational Health	3
BIOS 376	Introduction to Biostatistics	3
HPS 387	Health Disparities & Minority Health	3
HPS 405	Biology in Public Health *For students in the 2022/2023 catalog year or later	3
HPS 433	Global Health	3
HPS 478	Public Health Nutrition	3
HPS 493A	Internship in Public Health	6

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Emphasis Courses

• Select one Emphasis Option
• Minimum 12 units; grade of D or higher required
• Below you will see the Spring 2025 day & time offering for emphasis courses

EMPHASIS OPTION 1: Environmental and Occupational Health

Select any 9 units and EHS484 to complete the Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis:**
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
EHS 484**	Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health**				3
HPS 306	Drugs and Society	Tues & Thurs	11:00-12:15	HSIB 305	3
HPS 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks				3
HPS 313	Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity	Tues & Thurs	2:00-3:15	Chavez 400	3
EHS 320	Disaster Management and Response				3
HPS 401	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health				3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
EHS 418	Introduction to Health Risk Assessment				3
EHS 420	Environmentally Acquired Illnesses	15W	Fully Online		3
EHS 422	Safety Fundamentals	Mon	1:00-2:45	HSIB 320	3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and resilience in Older Adults
EHS 425	A Public Health Lens to Climate Change	15W	Fully Online
EHS 426	Topics in Environmental Justice				3
EHS 439A	Outbreaks and Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now				3
EHS 489	Public Health Preparedness				3
**Note: EHS 484 is required for the Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis

EMPHASIS OPTION 2: Global Health

Select any 12 units of the following courses to complete the Global Health emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
HPS/GHI 302	Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health	7W1	Fully  Online		3
HPS 306	Drugs and Society	Tues &     Thurs	11:00-12:15	HSIB 305	3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 311	Childhood Obesity				3
HPS 401	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health				3
HPS 404	Fundamentals of Evaluation	15W	Fully  Online		3
HPS/GHI 406	CURES Immersive Experiences Women's Research	Tues	1:00-3:50	HSIB 880	3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully  Online		3
EPID 411	Health and Disease Across Time and the World	Mon & Wed	1:00-2:15	Drachman A122	3
GHI 414	Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences				3
HPS 416	The World’s Food and Health				3
HPS 417	Health Systems in Global Health				3
CPH 423	Health Promotion Approach to Address Health Inequity				3
CPH/GHI 432	Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health	Wed	4:00-6:50	Drachman A119	3
HPS 438A	Women's Health in the Global Perspective				3
GHI 440	Comparative Health Analysis from Global Perspective				3
HPS 456	A CIRCULAR Approach to Global Indigenous Research	15W	Fully Online		3
CPH/GHI 457	Global Maternal Health: Cultural Perceptions and Policy Approaches				3
HPS 459	Management of Global Public Health Emergencies				3
GHI/HPS 470	Global Health Leadership				3
EPID 479	Infections and Epidemics	Tues & Thurs	11:00-12:15	Drachman A118	3
CPH/GHI 481	Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workshop				2-6
HPS 400 Level	Public Health Study Abroad Credits				3-6

EMPHASIS OPTION 3: Health Promotion

Select any 12 units of the following courses to complete the Health Promotion emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
HPS 300	Public Health in the 21st Century				3
PHP 301	Introduction to Gerontology	15W	Fully Online		3
HPS/GHI 302	Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health	7W1	Fully Online		3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 311	Childhood Obesity				3
PHP 312	Health Promotion and Well-being in Later Life				3
HPS 330	Human Sexuality	Tues & Thurs	2:00-3:15	HSIB 531	3
HPS 400	Contemporary Community Health Problems				3
HPS 401	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health				3
HPS 402	Corporate Wellness				3
HPS 403	Applications in Health Promotion				3
HPS 404	Fundamentals of Evaluation	15W	Fully Onliine		3
HPS 408	Disabilities in Public Health	Tues & Thurs	3:00-4:15	Drachman A119	3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
HPS 412	Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US	Tues & Thurs	9:30-10:45	HSIB 532	3
PHP 419	Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias & the Role of Public Health				3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults				3
HPS/PHPM 425	Latino Health Disparities				3
HPS 442	Nicotine Dependence, Treatment, and Coaching Interventions				3
HPS 449	Family Violence				3
EPID 454A	Healthy Aging in Action !	Thurs	12:30-1:45	Drachman A119	3
EPID 454B	Healthy Aging in Action II				3
HPS 481	Health Education Intervention Methods	Tues & Thurs	9:30-10:45	HSIB 442	3
HPS 488	Adolescent Health	Thurs	9:00-11:50	Drachman A122	3
HPS 497E	Public Health for Community Wellness	Wed	2:00-4:00	Off Campus	2
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workshop	Mon	3:30-5:10	ENR2 S230	2-6
HPS 497G	Open Airways for Schools				1
HPS 497L	Public Health for School and Community Based Obesity Prevention				2

EMPHASIS OPTION 4: Health Systems Theory and Practice

​Select any 12 units of the following courses to complete the Health Systems Theory and Practice emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
PHP 305	Population Health in the Digital Age	Mon & Wed	2:30-3:45	Drachman A122	3
PHP 322	Health Education and Ethical Leadership	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 402	Corporate Wellness				3
PHPM 407	Health Care Economics and Policy	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 412	Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.	Tues & Thurs	9:30-10:45	HSIB 532	3
PHPM 415	Strategic Planning				3
HPS 417	Health Systems in Global Health				3
HPS 419	Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias and the Role of Public Health				3
PHP 421	Introduction to Public Health Law and Ethics				3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults				3
HPS/PHPM 425	Latino Health Disparities				3
PHP 437	Management and Leadership in Long-term Care	15W	Fully Online		3
PHP 438	Health Profession Finance	7W2	Fully Online		3
PHP 441	Medicaid Policy and Politics				3
HPS 444	rethinking Race and Health in the United States				3
PHP 447	Case Studies in State Health Policy				3
PHPM 448	Addiction and Substance Use Policy				3
PHPM 458	Health Care Marketing	15W	Fully Online		3
HPS 487	Feminist Interpretations of Health				3

EMPHASIS OPTION 5: One Health

Select any 12 units of the following courses to complete the One Health emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
EHS/EPID 445**	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health**				3
EHS 446**	Fundamentals of Evaluation**				3
HPS 300	Public Health in the 21st Century				3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 313	Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity	Tues & Thurs	2:00-3:15	Chavez 400	3
EHS 320	Disaster Management and Response				3
CPH 402	Climate and Health				3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
EHS 418	Health and Disease Across Time and the World				3
EHS 420	The World’s Food and Health	15W	Fully Online		3
PHP 436	Aging, Environment & Well-being				3
EHS 493A	Health Systems in Global Health				3
EPID 479	Infections and Epidemics	Tues & Thurs	11:00-12:15	Drachman A118	3
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workship	Mon	3:30-5:10	ENR2 S230	2-6

EMPHASIS OPTION 6: Quantitative Methods in Public Health

Select any 12 units of the following courses to complete the Quantitative Methods emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
HPS/GHI 302	Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 401	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health				3
EPID 411	Health and Disease Across Time and the World	Mon & Wed	1:00-2:15	Drachman A122	3
EPID 430	Infection Prevention in Healthcare and Congregate Settings	Tues & Thurs	4:00-5:15	Drachman A122	3
EPID/BIOS 450	Health Data Acquisition, Assessment, and Integration				3
BIOS/EPID 451	Health Data Management and Visualization				3
BIOS/EPID 452	Health Data Analysis and Communication Methods	Tues & Thurs	2:00-3:15	HSIB 320	3
EPID/BIOS 453	Health Data Science Practice	Tues & Thurs	4:00-5:15	HSIB 320	3
EPID 479	Infections and Epidemics	Tues & Thurs	11:00-12:15	Drachman A118	3

Upper Division Electives and Additional Requirements

Additional Curriculum Information & Requirements

• Upper Division Public Health Electives
  • Minimum 9 units; grade of D or higher required. Consult with a College of Public Health academic advisor
• General Electives
  • Minimum 14-15 units
• To enroll in 400 level public health courses, students must be admitted to Advanced Standing in the public health major or be completing a public health minor.