Bachelor of Arts Curriculum
Bachelor of Arts - Major Course Requirements
Students should speak with their academic advisor for information on course pre-requisites, course sequencing, and other course information.
- Total Minimum Credit Requirement for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice = 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.
Major Core Courses
Grade of C or higher required
| Course Number | Title | Units |
| HPS 178 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3 |
| HPS 200 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| PHP 210 | Diversity, Health, and Well-Being Later in Life | 3 |
| PHP 322 | Health Education and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| HPS 403 | Applications in Health Promotion: Behavioral Theories | 3 |
| HPS 404 | Fundamentals of Evaluation | 3 |
| HPS 405 | Biology in Public Health | 3 |
| EHS 425 | A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (Required with the Fall 2025 admit class) |
3 |
Major Requirements
Grade of C or higher required
| Course Number | Title | Units |
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Biostatistics:
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(CHOOSE ONE):
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3 |
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Communication Skills:
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(CHOOSE ONE):
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3 |
Applied Practice Requirements
Complete 6 Units; grades S/P required (must have Advanced Standing to enroll in the below courses):
| Course Number | Title | Units |
| HPS 394 | Practicum | 1-3 |
| HPS 394B | Introduction to Sleep Health Coaching | 3 |
| HPS 497E | Public Health for Community Wellness | 2 |
| HPS 497F | Community and School Garden Workshop | 2-6 |
| HPS 497L | Public Health for School and Community Based Childhood Obesity Prevention | 2 |
Complete 3 units; grades S/P required (must have Advanced Standing and have completed at least 3 units of Practicum coursework to enroll):
| Course Number | Title | Units |
| HPS 394A | Field Work in Public Health | 3 |
Emphasis Courses
- Select one Emphasis Option
- Minimum 15 units; 2.0 or higher GPA required
| Select any 15 units from the following courses to complete the Aging and Population Health emphasis: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| PHP 301 | Introduction to Gerontology | 3 | |||
| PHP 305 | Public Health in the Digital Age | 7w2 session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 312 | Health Promotion and Well-being in Later Life | 7w2 session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 412 | Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US | 3 | |||
| FSHD 413 | Issues in Aging | 3 | |||
| PHP 419 | Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias and the Role of Public Health | 15w session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 424 | Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults | 3 | |||
| EHS 428 | Indigenous research and Ethics | 3 | |||
| PHP 436 | Aging, Environment and Well-being | 7w1 session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 437 | Management and Leadership in Long-term Care | 3 | |||
| EPID 454A | Healthy Aging in Action I | 3 | |||
| EPID 454B | Healthy Aging in Action II | Tues. & Hybrid | 2:00-3:15pm | HSIB 320 | 3 |
| PHPM 458 | Health Care Marketing | 3 | |||
| Complete 6 required units (HPS 350 and HPS 481)** and 9 additional units to complete the Health Education emphasis: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| HPS 350** | Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion** | Sec. 01 Mon. & Wed. Sec. 02 7w2 session |
Sec. 01 3:30-4:45pm Sec. 02 Fully Online |
HSIB 532 | 3 |
| HPS 481** | Health Education Intervention Methods** | 3 | |||
| HPS 300 | Public Health in the 21st Century | 3 | |||
| HPS/GHI 302 | Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health | 3 | |||
| PHP 305 | Public Health in the Digital Age | 7w2 session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 306 | Drugs and Society | Mon. & Wed. | 10:30-11:45am | HSIB 532 | 3 |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 3 | |||
| HPS 311 | Childhood Obesity | Tues. & Thurs. | 1:00-2:15pm | HSIB 321 | 3 |
| HPS 330 | Human Sexuality | Wed. | 1:00-3:50pm | HSIB 320 | 3 |
| HPS 400 | Contemporary Community Health Problems | Tues. & Thurs. | 8:00- 9:15am | Drachman A112 | 3 |
| HPS 412 | Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US | 3 | |||
| HPS 449 | Family Violence | Mon. | 1:00-3:50pm | HSIB 320 | 3 |
| PHPM 458 | Health Care Marketing | 3 | |||
| HPS 488 | Adolescent Health | 3 | |||
| Select any 15 units from the following courses to complete the Health and Wellness emphasis: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 3 | |||
| HPS 311 | Childhood Obesity | Tues. & Thurs. | 1:00-2:15pm | HSIB 321 | 3 |
| NSC 312 | Weight Stigma, Nutrition & Health | 15 week | Fully Online | 3 | |
| NSC 320 | Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health Promotion | Sec. 01: Tues. & Thurs. Sec. 02: 7 week 2nd session |
9:30-10:45am Fully Online |
Elec. & Comp Eng. 258 |
3 |
| GHI 325 | Dietary Assessment in Public Health Practice | 3 | |||
| NSC 332 | Health Coaching | 7w1 session | Fully Online | 3 | |
| CPH 402 | Climate and Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 402 | Corporate Wellness | 3 | |||
| HPS 412 | Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US | 3 | |||
| HPS 416 | The World’s Food and Health | Wed. & Hybrid | 4:00-6:50pm | Drachman A122 | 3 |
| PHP 424 | Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults | 3 | |||
| HPS/PHPM 425 | Latino Health Disparities | 3 | |||
| PHPM 458 | Health Care Marketing | 3 | |||
| HPS 488 | Adolescent Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 478 | Public Health Nutrition | Tues. & Thurs. | 2:30-3:45pm | HSIB 532 | 3 |
Upper Division Electives and Additional Requirements
Additional Curriculum Information & Requirements
- General Electives may be required in order to reach the 120 units necessary to graduate from the University of Arizona with your Bachelor of Arts Degree.
- Pursuing a minor is often recommended
A minor will be required for all students admitted Fall 2025 and later. Prior to this a minor is encouraged to help students to reach the required 120 units for graduation. Students are able to choose from any minor across campus, as well as the following Public Health Minors:
- Addiction and Substance Use
- Climate Change and Public Health
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Global Health
- One Health
- Public Health (HPS 178 & 200 are the required courses to double dip)
- Population Health Data Science (BIOS 376 is required to double dip)
Note: BA students can double dip up to 6 units of their major curriculum with their PH minor.