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2011-2012 CU Denver Catalog 
    
2011-2012 CU Denver Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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):

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:

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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):

Total: 8 Hours


Additional Math and Science Ancillary Courses


Take all of the following:

Total: 31 Hours


Major Total: 71 Hours


 

 

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