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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.

• Minimum of 58 units in the major are required. Total Minimum Credit Requirement for the Bachelor of Science with a major in Public Health = 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.

Required Core Courses

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

 

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
Grade of C or higher required
 

Course Number	Title	Units
BIOS 376	Introduction to Biostatistics	3
Communication Skills: COMM 114 COMM 117 COMM 119 COMM 201 COMM 209 COMM 314 GHI 414	(CHOOSE ONE): Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Culture and Communication Public Speaking Introduction to Public Relations Introduction to Communication Technology Creative Professional Communication Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences	3

Applied Practice Requirements

Applied Practice Requirements
Complete 6 Units; grades C/P or higher (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
EPID 497S	Skin Cancer Prevention in Community Settings	1-2

Internship

Complete 3 units; grades C/P or higher

Course Number	Title	Units
HPS 394x	Internship	3

 

Download Emphasis Areas

Emphasis Courses

• Select one Emphasis Option
• Minimum 12 units; grade of D or higher required

EMPHASIS OPTION 1: Aging and Population Health Emphasis

Select any 15 units from the following courses to complete the Aging and Population Health emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
PHP 301	Introduction to Gerontology				3
PHP 305	Public Health in the Digital Age	7 week 2nd session	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	3
PHP 312	Health Promotion and Well-being in Later Life	7 week 2nd session	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	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	15 week	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	3
PHP 424	Optimizing Well-being and Resilience in Older Adults				3
EHS 425	A Public Health Lens to Climate Change				3
PHP 436	Aging, Environment and Well-being	7 week 1st session	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	3
PHP 437	Management and Leadership in Long-term Care				3
HPS 442	Nicotine Dependence, Treatment, and Coaching Interventions				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

EMPHASIS OPTION 2: Health Education

Complete 6 required units (HPS 350 and HPS 481)** and 9 additional units:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
HPS 350**	Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion**	Sec. 01 Mon. & Wed. Sec. 02 7 week 2nd session	3:30-4:45pm  Fully Online	HSIB 532  iCourse Fee $50	3
HPS 481**	Health Education Intervention Methods**				3
PHP 305	Public Health in the Digital Age	7 week 2nd session	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	3
HPS 306	Drugs and Society	Mon. & Wed.	10:30-11:45am	HSIB 532	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
EHS 425	A Public Health Lens to Climate Change				3
HPS 442	Nicotine Dependence, Treatment, and Coaching Interventions				3
HPS 449	Family Violence	Mon.	1:00-3:50pm	HSIB 320	3
PHPM 458	Health Care Marketing				3
HPS 488	Adolescent Health				3

EMPHASIS OPTION 3: Health and Wellness Emphasis

​Select any 15 units from the following courses to complete the Health and Wellness emphasis:
Course Number	Title	Day	Time	Location	Units
HPS 311	Childhood Obesity	Tues. & Thurs.	1:00-2:15pm	HSIB 321	3
NSC 312	Weight Stigma, Nurtition & Health	15 week	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	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  iCourse Fee $50	3
GHI 325	Dietary Assessment in Public Health Practice				3
NSC 332	Health Coaching	7 week 1st session	Fully Online	iCourse Fee $50	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
EHS 425	A Public Health Lens to Climate Change				3
HPS 442	Nicotine Dependence, Treatment, and Coaching Interventions				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
SBS 301A	Foundations of Mindfulness				1
SBS 301B	Mindful Semester: Mindfulness-based Study Tools				1
SBS 301C	Mindful Semester: Mindfulness-based Movement				1

Upper Division Electives and Additional Requirements

Additional Curriculum Information & Requirements

• Upper Division Public Health Electives
  • Minimum 9 units; grade of D or higher required. Consult with a College of Public Health academic advisor
• 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