Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (Public Health)

Health studies majors who select the Public Health area of study can pursue employment in entry-level public health positions such as a health educator, community health worker, occupational health and safety specialist and technician, environmental science and protection technician, and epidemiologist. Students enrolled in this track will take core courses in Health Studies and a three-hour Health Studies elective.

All applicants must meet the general undergraduate admission requirements.

Total Semester Credit Hours (sch): 120-125

Major: 58 sch

HLTHSTUD.BS CIP Code: 51.1504.00

Note: Students must achieve and maintain a 3.0 gpa to graduate from this program.

Texas Core Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
ENG 1013	Composition I	3
ENG 1023	Composition II	3
Mathematics		3
Life & Physical Sciences		6
Language, Philosophy, & Culture		3
Creative Arts		3
HIST 1013	History of the United States, 1492-1865	3
HIST 1023	History of the United States, 1865 to the Present	3
GOV 2013	U.S. National Government	3
GOV 2023	Texas Government	3
Social & Behavioral Sciences		3
CAO: Women's Studies		3
CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics		3
Total SCHs		42

Courses Required for Major

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
HS 1363	Introduction to Health Education	3
HS 2013	Health Communications	3
HS 2813	Introduction to Global Health (GP)	3
HS 3033	Medical Terminology	3
HS 3053	Community Health	3
HS 3073	Health Promotion Program Planning and Design	3
HS 3083	Program Evaluation in Health Promotion	3
HS 3383	Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics	3
HS 3403	Environmental Health and Safety Education	3
HS 3413	Epidemiology	3
HS 3433	Current Trends in Population Health and Health Informatics	3
HS 4563	Overview of Public Health Surveillance	3
HS 4353	Grant Writing in Health Education	3
HS 4473	Professionalism and Ethics in Health Care	3
HS 4583	Health Care in Multicultural Settings	3
HS 4121	Preparation for Internship in Health Education	1
HS 4123	Internship in Health Education (Students must enroll in 4 sections totaling 12 semester credit hours)	12
Select 3 semester credit hours from the following Health Studies electives (Must be upper level):		3
HS 3363	History and Principles of Health Education
HS 3373	Health Promotion for Children
HS 3443	Health Aspects of Aging
HS 4363	Consumer Health
HS 4483	Psychosocial Aspects of Mental Health
HS 4553	Stress Management Techniques
Total SCHs		61

Other Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	SCHs
ZOOL 2033 & ZOOL 2031	Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory	4
SOWK 2813	Human Behavior and the Social Environment	3
PSY 1013	Introduction to General Psychology (may be applied from core)	3
PSY 1603	Developmental Psychology	3
or PSY 2513	Abnormal Psychology
NFS 2323	Introduction to Nutrition	3
MATH 1703	Elementary Statistics I (may be applied from core)	3
HS 4903	Special Topics (Cultural and Health Literacy)	3
Total SCHs		22

(GP) Satisfies global perspectives graduation requirement.

First Year
Fall		TCCN	SCHs
HIST 1013	History of the United States, 1492-1865	HIST 1301	3
ENG 1013	Composition I	ENGL 1301	3
UNIV 1231	Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience	EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300	1
Wellness/Mathematics CAO			2
HS 3383	Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics		3
BIOL 1023	Environmental Biology	BIOL 2406	3
	SCHs		15
Spring		TCCN
HIST 1023	History of the United States, 1865 to the Present	HIST 1302	3
ENG 1023	Composition II	ENGL 1302	3
GOV 2013	U.S. National Government	GOVT 2305	3
HS 1363	Introduction to Health Education		3
BACT 1003 & BACT 1001	Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory	( BIOL 2320) and ( BIOL 2120)	4
	SCHs		16
Second Year
Fall		TCCN
GOV 2023	Texas Government	GOVT 2306	3
HS Elective 1 (Upper Level)			3
ZOOL 2033 & ZOOL 2031	Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory		4
HS 2013	Health Communications		3
HS 3133	Perspectives on Women's Health		3
	SCHs		16
Spring		TCCN
PSY 1013	Introduction to General Psychology	PSYC 2301	3
Creative Arts			3
HS 3033	Medical Terminology		3
NFS 2323	Introduction to Nutrition	BIOL 1322	3
HS 3053	Community Health		3
	SCHs		15
Third Year
Fall		TCCN
Language, Philosophy, & Culture			3
HS 4563	Overview of Public Health Surveillance		3
HS 4473	Professionalism and Ethics in Health Care		3
HS 3073	Health Promotion Program Planning and Design		3
HS 3413	Epidemiology		3
	SCHs		15
Spring		TCCN
MATH 1703	Elementary Statistics I	MATH 1342	3
PSY 1603 or 2513	Developmental Psychology	( PSYC 2314) or ( PSYC 2320)	3
HS 2813 (GP)	Introduction to Global Health		3
SOWK 2813	Human Behavior and the Social Environment		3
HS 3083	Program Evaluation in Health Promotion		3
	SCHs		15
Fourth Year
Fall		TCCN
HS 4353	Grant Writing in Health Education		3
HS 4583	Health Care in Multicultural Settings		3
HS 4121	Preparation for Internship in Health Education		1
HS 3433	Current Trends in Population Health and Health Informatics		3
HS 3403	Environmental Health and Safety Education		3
HS 4903 (Cultural and Health Literacy)	Special Topics		3
	SCHs		16
Spring		TCCN
HS 4123	Internship in Health Education		3
HS 4123	Internship in Health Education		3
HS 4123	Internship in Health Education		3
HS 4123	Internship in Health Education		3
	SCHs		12
	Total SCHs:		120

(GP) satisfies global perspectives graduation requirement.