Public Health Concentration

The Public Health concentration provides students the opportunity to prepare for entry level health educator or health facilitator positions in hospital settings, state, regional or local health departments, home health care agencies, health maintenance organizations, nursing homes, surgical care centers, insurance companies, physician groups, and voluntary health agencies.

Required

HHP 2250 - Public Health Essentials 3
HHP 2251 - Health Education Professions Orientation 1
HHP 3000 - Health Care Management 3
HHP 3055 - Program Planning and Evaluation I 3
HHP 3450 - Health Issues of Special Populations 3
HHP 3600 - Communication and Advocacy 3
HHP 4010 - Health Education Theory and Practice 3
HHP 4055 - Program Planning and Evaluation II 3
HHP 4070 - Human Health and Disease 3
HHP 4500 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3
HHP 4800 - Capstone for Public Health 3

Option 1

HHP 440I - Internship in HHP 1 to 12 (6 hours required)
and

Complete two courses from those listed in option 2.

Option 2

Complete 12 hours from:
COMM 1400 - Introduction to Public Relations 3
COMM 3800 - Principles of Media Advertising 3
HHP 3030 - Nutrition: Science and Application 3
HHP 3110 - Substance Use and Abuse 3
HHP 3400 - Coordinated Approach to Child Health 3
HHP 4050 - Implementing Health Behavior Changes 3
HHP 4060 - Consumer Health 3
HHP 4080 - Human Sexuality 3
HHP 4300 - Introduction to Stress Management 3
HHP 4801 - CHES Exam Preparation 1
POLS 2040 - Introduction to Public Policy 3
POLS 4050 - Health Care Policy in the U.S. 3
PSYC 3340 - Health Psychology 3
PSYC 4150 - Principles of Behavior Analysis 4
SOC 1040 - Social Problems 3
SOC 3700 - Health, Illness, and Medicine 3