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The Bachelor of Science in Public Health requires the following courses. See below for more information about each option.

Class
Title
Credit Hours
Personal Health
3 hrs.
SFTY 171
Safety and First Aid
1 hrs.
Foundations of Health Education
3 hrs.
Community Health
3 hrs.
Biostatistics in the Health Sciences
3 hrs.
Introduction to Epidemiology
3 hrs.
BIOL 131
Anatomy & Physiology
4 hrs.
General Microbiology
4 hrs.
CHEM 109
Chemistry for Health Science
4 hrs.
PSY 100
Intro. Psychology
3 hrs.
COMM 145
Public Speaking
3 hrs.
Total Credit
34 hrs.

Public Health Education - 30 hrs

Public health work is done in a wide variety of settings in the public and private sectors. Graduates of the baccalaureate program in Community Health are prepared to use their skills in a variety of government agencies, hospitals and other facilities of the health care system, community mental health agencies, employee health programs in business and industry, student health services on college campuses, and many non-profit health agencies in communities. Graduates have a comprehensive knowledge base in health science, and skills in planning educational programs, designing instructional materials, conducting community health needs assessments, working with mass media, writing grants to support program activities, conducting individual health assessments, and completing common administrative duties, such as budgeting and supervising volunteers. Graduates have gone on to find employment throughout Kentucky and in other states. Many students choose to pursue advanced degrees in public health, and this is strongly encouraged

Admission:
Students who have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours, including COMM 145, PH 100, PSY 100, BIOL 131 and CHEM 109, with an overall GPA of 2.3, qualify for admission into the program. Equivalents of these courses from other accredited institutions will be accepted, but the minimum GPA requirement must be met.

Degree Requirements:

Class
Course Title
Credit Hours
Personal Health
3 hrs.
SFTY 171
Safety & First Aid
1 hrs.
Foundations of Health Education
3 hrs.
Community Health
3 hrs.
Biostatistics
3 hrs.
Epidemiology
3 hrs.
Comprehensive School Health Program
3 hrs.
Environmental Health
3 hrs.
PH 483
Administration of Health Programs
3 hrs.
Community Organization
3 hrs.
Methods of Community Health Education
3 hrs.
Internship
6 hrs.
BIOL 131
Anatomy & Physiology
4 hrs.
General Microbiology
3 hrs.
CHEM 109
Chemistry for Health Science
4 hrs.
MATH 116
College Algebra
3 hrs.
PSY 100
Intro. Psychology
3 hrs.
COMM 145
Public Speaking
3 hrs.
Electives (12 hours required)
HCIS 290
Medical Terminology
2 hrs.
CFS 111
Human Nutrition
3 hrs.
Health Care Organization & Management
3 hrs.
SFTY 270
General Safety
3 hrs.
PH 382
Peer Health Education
3 hrs.
PH 390
Wellness and Fitness Assessment
3 hrs.
Health Problems of the Aged
3 hrs.
Death Education
3 hrs.
Human Values and the Health Sciences
3 hrs.
PH 460
School/Community Health Workshop
3 hrs.
Women's Health
3 hrs.
Drug Abuse Education
3 hrs.
Sexuality Education
3 hrs.

Internship:

Students in the Community Health program are required to complete CH 490, Fieldwork in Community Health. During this twelve week internship students are placed in a public health and health promotion agency, for practical experience in a real-world setting. Students will be placed in internships in the type of agency and the geographic location of most interest to the individual student. Students are expected to just like permanent employees of the agency in which they are placed. They will be supervised by an agency staff member that serves as a preceptor. Activities will include completing assignments made by the preceptor and participating to the fullest extent possible in the program activities of the agency.

For More Information, Contact:

Dr. Grace Lartey
Interim Public Health Program Director
AC 129D
grace.lartey@wku.edu
(270) 745-3941