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)
| Exploring Perspectives (12u)
| Building Connections (9u)
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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
| Foundation Math
*MATH 112 College Algebra is recommended | Public Health Introduction Coursework'C" or Better Required
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Major Courses Continued:Not required prior to declaring an emphasis but encouraged to be completed early in your program | ||
Language Cont. & Advanced Writing
'C' or Better Required (Pick 1):
| Nutrition & Biology
| Chemistry & Selective Science
AND
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Public Health Major core requirements | ||
Public Health Major Core One (18u)'C' or Better Required
| Public Health Major Core Two (9u)'C' or Better Required
| Public Health Electives (9u)
Public Health Electives can be any |
public health internship (6u)To enroll in your public health internship units you must Declare an Emphasis and complete additional enrollment paperwork. | ||
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| Select any 9 units and EHS484 to complete the Environmental and Occupational Health emphasis:** | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| EHS 484** | Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health** | 15W | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 306 | Drugs and Society | M & W 7W2 | 10:30am - 11:45am Fully Online | Drachman A118 | 3 |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 7W1 7W2 | Fully Online Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 313 | Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity | 3 | |||
| EHS 320 | Disaster Management and Response | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 401 | Introduction to Mapping for Public Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 409 | Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene | 3 | |||
| EHS 418 | Introduction to Health Risk Assessment | W | 9am-10:15 Online | Drachman Hall A118 | 3 |
| EHS 420 | Environmentally Acquired Illnesses | 3 | |||
| EHS 422 | Safety Fundamentals | 3 | |||
| PHP 424 | Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults | 3 | |||
| EHS 425 | A Public Health Lens to Climate Change | 3 | |||
| EHS 426 | Topics in Environmental Justice | M & W | 10:30am-11:45am | Drachman Hall A122 | 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: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| HPS/GHI 302 | Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 306 | Drugs and Society | M & W 7W2 | 10:30am-11:45am Fully Online | Drachman Hall A118 | 3 |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 7W1 7W2 | Fully Online Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 311 | Childhood Obesity | T & TH | 1pm-2:15pm | Drachman Hall A112 | 3 |
| HPS 316 | Global Food Systems & Human Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | ||
| HPS 401 | Introduction to Mapping for Public Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 404 | Fundamentals of Evaluation | 3 | |||
| HPS/GHI 406 | CURES Immersive Experiences Women's Research | 3 | |||
| HPS 409 | Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene | 3 | |||
| EPID 401 | Health and Disease Across Time and the World | 3 | |||
| GHI 414 | Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 417 | Health Systems in Global Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| CPH/GHI 423 | Health Promotion Approach to Address Health Inequity | 3 | |||
| EHS 426 | Topics in Environmental Justice | M & W | 10:30am-11:45am | Drachman Hall A122 | |
| CPH/GHI 432 | Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health | 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 | 3 | |||
| CPH/GHI 457 | Global Maternal Health: Cultural Perceptions and Policy Approaches | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 459 | Management of Global Public Health Emergencies | 3 | |||
| GHI/HPS 470 | Global Health Leadership | 3 | |||
| EPID 479 | Infections and Epidemics | 3 | |||
| CPH/GHI 481 | Crisis-Ready Food Systems | 3 | |||
| HPS 497F | Community and School Garden Workshop | M | 3:30pm-5:00pm | ENR2 S230 | 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: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| HPS 300 | Public Health in the 21st Century | M & W 7W2 | 10:30am-11:45am Fully Online | Drachman Hall A114 | 3 |
| PHP 301 | Introduction to Gerontology | 3 | |||
| HPS/GHI 302 | Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 7W1 7W2 | Fully Online Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 311 | Childhood Obesity | T & TH | 1pm-2:15pm | Drachman Hall A112 | 3 |
| PHP 312 | Health Promotion and Well-being in Later Life | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 330 | Human Sexuality | W | 1pm-3:50pm | Drachman Hall A118 | 3 |
| HPS 400 | Contemporary Community Health Problems | T & TH | 8am-9:15am | Drachman Hall A112 | 3 |
| HPS 401 | Introduction to Mapping for Public Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 402 | Corporate Wellness | 3 | |||
| HPS 403 | Applications in Health Promotion | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 404 | Fundamentals of Evaluation | 3 | |||
| HPS 408 | Disabilities in Public Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 409 | Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene | 3 | |||
| HPS 412 | Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the US | 3 | |||
| HPS 419 | Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias & the Role of Public Health | 3 | |||
| PHP 424 | Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults | 3 | |||
| HPS/PHPM 425 | Latino Health Disparities | T & TH | 2pm-3:15pm | Harvill 305 | 3 |
| HPS 449 | Family Violence | M | 1pm-3:50pm | Drachman Hall A118 | 3 |
| EPID 454A | Health Aging in Action I | 3 | |||
| EPID 454B | Healthy Aging in Action II | 3 | |||
| HPS 481 | Health Education Intervention Methods | 3 | |||
| HPS 488 | Adolescent Health | 3 | |||
| HPS 497F | Community and School Garden Workshop | M | 3:30pm-5:00pm | ENR2 S230 | 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: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| PHP 305 | Population Health in the Digital Age | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 322 | Health Education and Ethical Leadership | 3 | |||
| HPS 402 | Corporate Wellness | 3 | |||
| PHPM 407 | Health Economics and Policy | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 412 | Public Health Approaches to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S. | 3 | |||
| PHPM 415 | Strategic Planning | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 417 | Health Systems in Global Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 419 | Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias and the Role of Public Health | 15W | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHP 421 | Introduction to Public Health Law and Ethics | 3 | |||
| PHP 424 | Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults | 3 | |||
| HPS/PHPM 425 | Latino Health Disparities | T & TH | 2pm-3:15pm | Harvill 305 | 3 |
| PHP 437 | Management and Leadership in Long-term Care | 3 | |||
| PHP 438 | Health Profession Finance | 7W1 | Fully Online | 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 | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| PHPM 458 | Health Care Marketing | 3 | |||
| HPS 487 | Feminist Interpretations of Health | 3 | |||
| Select EHS/EPID445, EHS 446 and any 6 units of the following courses to complete the One Health emphasis:** | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| EHS/EPID 445** | One Health Foundations** | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| EHS 446** | One Health Approach and Case Studies** | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 300 | Public Health in the 21st Century | M & W 7W2 | 10:30am-11:45am Fully Online | Drachman Hall A114 | 3 |
| PHP 308 | Community Health Education for Disease Outbreaks | 7W1 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 313 | Health and Medicine in Classic Antiquity | 3 | |||
| EHS 320 | Disaster Management and Response | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| CPH 402 | Climate and Health | 7W1 | Fully Online | ||
| HPS 409 | Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene | 3 | |||
| EHS 418 | Health and Disease Across Time and the World | W | 9am-10:15am | Drachman Hall A118 & Online | 3 |
| EHS 420 | Environmentally Acquired Illnesses | 3 | |||
| EHS 426 | Topics in Environmental Justice | M & W | 10:30am-11:45am | Drachman Hall A122 | |
| PHP 436 | Aging, Environment & Well-being | 7W1 | Fully Online | ||
| EHS 439A | Outbreaks and Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now | 3 | |||
| EPID 479 | Infections and Epidemics | 3 | |||
| HPS 497F | Community and School Garden Workshop | M | 3:30pm-5pm | ENR2 S230 | 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: | |||||
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| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
| HPS/GHI 302 | Introduction to Program Evaluation in Global Health | 7W2 | Fully Online | 3 | |
| HPS 401 | Introduction to Mapping for Public Health | 3 | |||
| EPID 401 | Health and Disease Across Time and the World | 3 | |||
| EPID 430 | Infection Prevention in Healthcare and Congregate Settings | ||||
| EPID/BIOS 450 | Health Data Acquisition, Assessment, and Integration | T & TH | 9:30am-10:45am | HSIB 321 | 3 |
| BIOS/EPID 451 | Health Data Management and Visualization | T & TH | 11am-12:15pm | HSIB 321 | 3 |
| BIOS/EPID 452 | Health Data Analysis and Communication Methods | 3 | |||
| EPID/BIOS 453 | Health Data Science Practice | 3 | |||
| EPID 479 | Infections and Epidemics | 3 | |||
| Course Number | Title | Day | Time | Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPH/GHI 325 | Dietary Assessment in Public Health Practice | 3 | |||
| EHS 428 | Indigenous Research and Ethics | 3 | |||
| PHP 436 | Aging, Environment & Well-being | 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 |