Athens State Graduates

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Public Health (PH)

The Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health provides students with a strong foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and related administrative functions, public health law enforcement, health economics and budgeting, public communications and professional standards and ethics. The program prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services; to function as public health professionals in public agencies, the private sector, and other settings; and to provide leadership in the field of public health. Graduates are also prepared for graduate studies.

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science degree must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

English Composition I and English Composition II

6

Total Credit Hours:6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

Fine Arts Course or Equivalent

3

At Least One Literature Course

3

Other Courses in Humanities and Fine Arts

6

Total Credit Hours:12

At least one literature course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Finite Math or Higher Mathematics Course

3

Natural Sciences

8

Total Credit Hours:11

Natural sciences: Lab-based.

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

At Least One History Course

3

Other Courses in History or Behavioral or Social Science

9

Total Credit Hours:12

At least one history course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Total Credit Hours: 41

Area V - Pre-Professionals

Required

Microcomputer Applications (CIS 146)

3

Or

ITE 301Problem Solving with Computers

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 50

Major Course Requirements

Professional Courses

UNV 300Pathways to Success

3

HS 300Foundations of Public Health

3

HWM 401Measurement & Evaluation

3

HWM 450Introduction to Epidemiology

3

HS 447Public Health Concepts and Systems

3

HS 465Senior Research Project

4

HS 355Health Policy in the U.S.

3

 

HS 352Sociology of Health & Illness

3

Or

SO 352Sociology of Health & Illness

3

 

HCM 340Introduction to Health Care Systems

3

HS 451Environmental Health and Regulation

3

PSHA 455Ethics in the Public Sector

3

HS 305Survey of Human Disease

3

HS 310Determinants and Disparities in Public Health: from Global to Local

3

UNV 400Career Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours: 41

General Electives

Elective hours as needed to meet minimum 124 hour requirement and all other general University requirements

Total Credit Hours: 39

Total Credit Hours: 124