Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Bachelor of Science

Official Public Health Major Curriculum

The College of Public Health Curriculum encompasses University of Arizona general education and foundation curriculum, major foundational courses, major core, emphasis and elective courses as well as a senior year hands-on experiential learning course component. Students should speak with their academic advisor for information on course pre-requisites, course sequencing, and other course information.

General education curriculum

General Education Overview Courses (2u)

UNIV 101 (1u) Intro to Gen Ed Experience
UNIV 301 (1u) Gen Ed Portfolio

Exploring Perspectives (12u)

Artist
Humanist
Natural Scientist
Social Scientist

Building Connections (9u)

Building Connections (1 of 3)
Building Connections (2 of 3)
Building Connections (3 of 3)
*Fall 2026 & beyond will replace (1) BC with Civic Institutions

Major Foundation

*Emphasis Foundation Courses (6 total). Must complete these courses before you are eligible to declare an emphasis or enroll in internship units

Writing & Language

WRIT 101 First Semester Composition
WRIT 102 Second Semester Composition
Second Language (1st Sem. Proficiency)

Foundation Math

MATH 108 or Higher

*MATH 112 College Algebra is recommended
and required if pursing an MPH

Public Health Introduction Coursework

'C" or Better Required

HPS 178 Personal Health and Wellness
HPS 200 Introduction to Public Health

Major Courses Continued:

Not required prior to declaring an emphasis but encouraged to be completed early in your program

Language Cont. & Advanced Writing

Second Language (2nd Sem. Proficiency)

'C' or Better Required

(Pick 1):

ENGL.WRIT 307 Business Writing OR
ENGL/WRIT 308 Technical Writing OR
HPS 307 Public Health Narratives

Nutrition & Biology

NSC 170C1 Nutrition, Food, and You
MCB 181 L & R General Biology
*Fall 2026 ECOL 182 L & R is an option

Chemistry & Selective Science

CHEM 130 & 130L OR
CHEM 151 OR
CHEM 161/163

AND

Selective Science OR
CHEM 152 OR
CHEM 162/164

Public Health Major core requirements

Public Health Major Core One (18u)

'C' or Better Required

BIOS 376 Introduction to Biostatistics
EHS 375 Intro to Environ. & Occupational Health
EPID 309 Introduction to Epidemiology
HPS 350 Principles of Health Ed & Health Promotion
HPS 387 Health Disparities & Minority Health
PHPM 310 Healthcare in the US

Public Health Major Core Two (9u)

'C' or Better Required

HPS 405 Biology in Public Health
HPS 433 Global Health
HPS 478 Public Health Nutrition

Public Health Electives (9u)

Public Health Electives can be any
public health course offering that
is not required as a part of your
core or being used within your
chosen public health emphasis area.

public health internship (6u)

To enroll in your public health internship units you must Declare an Emphasis and complete additional enrollment paperwork.

HPS 493A
HPS 493A

Emphasis Courses (12u)

Declare an emphasis

See below course offerings for Spring 2027 enrollment

Select GHI 463 and any 9 units of the following courses to complete the AI Innovation in Population Health emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
GHI 463**	Foundations of Public Health Applications of Artificial Intelligence	W	9:00-11:50am	HSIB 321	3
SOC 301A	Introduction to Computational Social Science	M, W, F	9:00-9:50am	Ed. 308	3
INFO 402	Data Ethics	T & TH	12:30-1:45pm	PSY 205	3
HSD 415	Design Visualization Practices for Health	W	1:00-3:30pm	HSIB 625	3
HSD 420	Makerspaces, Design Practices, and Community Impacts				3
BSM 441	Diagnostic Technologies and Their Role in Healthcare	T & TH	11:00am-12:15pm	HSIB 306	3
BIOS 452	Health Data Analysis and Communication Methods	T & TH	2:00-3:15pm	HSIB 321	3
EPID 453	Health Data Science Practice	T & TH	4:00-5:15pm	HSIB 321	3
PHP 465	Leadership and Strategy for Population Health Using Generative AI	15W	Fully Online		3
**GHI 463 is required as for the AI Innovation in Population Health emphasis.

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	T & TH	11:00am-12:15pm	HSIB 531	3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	M & W 7W1	3:30-4:45pm Fully Online	Drachman A114	3
HPS 313	Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity				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	M	1:00-2:45pm	HSIB 320	3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults	7W2	Fully Online		3
EHS 425	A Public Health Lens to Climate Change	15W	Fully Online		3
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

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				3
HPS 306	Drugs and Society	T & TH	11:00am-12:15pm	HSIB 531	3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	M & W 7W1	3:30-4:45pm Fully Online	Drachman A114	3
HPS 311	Childhood Obesity				3
HPS 316	Global Food Systems & Human Health
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				3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
EPID 401	Health and Disease Across Time and the World	M & W	1:00-2:15pm	Drachman A119	3
GHI 414	Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences				3
HPS 417	Health Systems in Global Health				3
CPH/GHI 423	Health Promotion Approach to Address Health Inequity				3
EHS 426	Topics in Environmental Justice
CPH/GHI 432	Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health	7W2	Fully Online		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	T & TH	11:00am-12:15pm	Drachman A120	3
CPH/GHI 481	Crisis-Ready Food Systems	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workshop	M T	3:30-5:10pm 3:30-5:30pm	ENR2 S230 Off Campus	2-6
HPS 400 Level	Public Health Study Abroad Credits				3-6

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				3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	M & W	3:30-4:45pm	Drachman A114	3
HPS 311	Childhood Obesity				3
PHP 312	Health Promotion and Well-being in Later Life				3
HPS 330	Human Sexuality	T & TH	2:00-3:15pm	HSIB 444	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 Online		3
HPS 408	Disabilities in Public Health	T & TH	2:00-3:15pm	TBD	3
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
HPS 412	Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US	T & TH	9:30-10:45am	HSIB 532	3
HPS 419	Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias & the Role of Public Health				3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults	7W2	Fully Online		3
HPS/PHPM 425	Latino Health Disparities	7W2	Fully Online		3
HPS 449	Family Violence				3
EPID 454A	Health Aging in Action I				3
EPID 454B	Healthy Aging in Action II				3
HPS 481	Health Education Intervention Methods	T & TH	9:30-10:45am	HSIB 322	3
HPS 488	Adolescent Health	M	1:00-3:50pm	HSIB 444	3
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workshop	M T	3:30-5:10pm 3:30-5:30pm	ENR2 S230 Off Campus	2-6
HPS 497L	Public Health for School and Community Based Obesity Prevention				2

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				3
PHP 322	Health Education and Ethical Leadership	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 402	Corporate Wellness				3
PHPM 407	Health Economics and Policy	T 7W1	10:00-11:30am Fully Online	Drachman A119	3
HPS 412	Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.	T & TH	9:30-10:45am	HSIB 532	3
PHPM 415	Strategic Planning				3
HPS 417	Health Systems in Global Health				3
PHP 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	7W2	Fully Online		3
HPS/PHPM 425	Latino Health Disparities	7W2	Fully Online		3
PHP 437	Management and Leadership in Long-term Care	7W1	Fully Online		3
PHP 438	Health Profession Finance	T 7W1	3:30-4:45pm Fully Online	Drachman A119	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	7W1	Fully Online		3
HPS 487	Feminist Interpretations of Health	T 15W	11:00am-12:15pm Fully Online	Harvill 130	3

Select EHS/EPID445, EHS 446 and any 6 units of the following courses to complete the One Health emphasis:**
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
EHS/EPID 445**	One Health Foundations**				3
EHS 446**	One Health Approach and Case Studies**				3
HPS 300	Public Health in the 21st Century				3
PHP 308	Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks	M & W 7W1	3:30-4:45pm Fully Online	Drachman A114	3
HPS 313	Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity				3
EHS 320	Disaster Management and Response				3
CPH 402	Climate and Health
HPS 409	Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene	7W2	Fully Online		3
EHS 418	Health and Disease Across Time and the World				3
EHS 420	Environmentally Acquired Illnesses	15W	Fully Online		3
EHS 426	Topics in Environmental Justice
PHP 436	Aging, Environment & Well-being	7W1	Fully Online
EHS 439A	Outbreaks and Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now				3
EPID 479	Infections and Epidemics	T & TH	11:00-12:15pm	Drachman A120	3
HPS 497F	Community and School Garden Workshop	M T	3:30-5:10pm 3:30-5:30pm	ENR2 S230 Off Campus	2-6
**Note: EHS/EPID 445 and EHS 446 are required for the One Health emphasis

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				3
HPS 401	Introduction to Mapping for Public Health				3
EPID 401	Health and Disease Across Time and the World	M & W	1:00-2:15pm	Drachman A119	3
EPID 430	Infection Prevention in Healthcare and Congregate Settings	T & TH	4:00-5:15pm	Drachman A112
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	T & TH	2:00-3:15pm	HSIB 321	3
EPID/BIOS 453	Health Data Science Practice	T & TH	4:00-5:15pm	HSIB 321	3
EPID 479	Infections and Epidemics	T & TH	11:00am-12:15pm	Drachman A120	3

Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Units
CPH/GHI 325	Dietary Assessment in Public Health Practice	7W2	Fully Online	3
EHS 428	Indigenous Research and Ethics			3
PHP 436	Aging, Environment & Well-being	7W1	Fully Online	3
HPS 491	Preceptorship			1-3
CPH 492/399/499	Directed Research/Independent Study			1-3
HPS 493B	(Elective) Internship in Public Health			1-3
EPID 495	Special Topics in Epidemiology			3
CPH 498H	Honors Thesis			3-6

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