Public Health BS

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Director: David P. Tracer, Professor of Health and Behavioral Sciences and Anthropology
Office: Administration Building, 280
Telephone: 303-556-6792
Fax: 303-556-8501
E-mail: David.Tracer@ucdenver.edu

Website: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/hbsc/Programs/Bachelors/Pages/Bachelors.aspx

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health consists of 71 credit hours in required classes. Each class must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher to count for the major. The major classes for the BS degree are organized into five categories: (1) public health core, (2) quantitative methods, (3) biological sciences, (4) additional math and science and (5) electives.

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Program Requirements

Public Health Required Courses

Seven courses (two still in development):

PBHL 2000 - Introduction to Public Health
PBHL 2020 - Introduction to Environmental Health gtPATHWAYS:
PBHL 3001 - Introduction to Epidemiology gtPATHWAYS:
PBHL 3070 - Global Public Health
PBHL 4040 - Social Determinants of Health gtPATHWAYS:
One health policy course and a capstone experience are still being developed. Check the Health and Behavioral Sciences bachelors programs website for current information.

Total: 23 Hours

Quantitative Methods

This one-course requirement may be fulfilled with a wide array of statistics courses offered in a number of disciplines. Examples include:

The particular class chosen to fulfill the quantitative methods requirement should be cleared with the undergraduate program director/advisor in advance.

Total: 3 Hours

Electives

The two-course electives requirement may be fulfilled from a wide array of over 100 courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A listing of pre-approved classes is available online. Other classes may be chosen to fulfill the electives requirement, but must be cleared with the undergraduate program director/advisor in advance.

Total: 6 Hours

Public Health Core Total: 32 Hours

Biological Sciences Ancillary Courses

Take all of the following lecture/lab courses (also fulfill the campuswide core requirement in biological and physical sciences):

BIOL 2051 - General Biology I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
BIOL 2071 - General Biology Laboratory I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
BIOL 2061 - General Biology II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
BIOL 2081 - General Biology Laboratory II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1

Total: 8 Hours

Additional Math and Science Ancillary Courses

Take all of the following:

CHEM 2031 - General Chemistry I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
CHEM 2038 - General Chemistry Laboratory I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
CHEM 2061 - General Chemistry II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
CHEM 2068 - General Chemistry Laboratory II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
CHEM 3411 - Organic Chemistry I gtPATHWAYS:
CHEM 3421 - Organic Chemistry II gtPATHWAYS:
MATH 1401 - Calculus I gtPATHWAYS: GT-MA1
(fulfills the math requirement for the campuswide core)
PHYS 2010 - College Physics I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
PHYS 2030 - College Physics Lab I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
PHYS 2020 - College Physics II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
PHYS 2040 - College Physics Lab II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1

Total: 31 Hours

Major Total: 71 Hours

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