Kent State University Catalog 2012 - 2013

Public Health - B.S.P.H. Program Requirements Download to print

Allied Health concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Environmental and Occupational Health concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Global Health concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Health Promotion and Education concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Health Services Administration concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
Prevention and Preparedness concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (36 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	PH	10001	Introduction to Public Health	3
DG		10002	Introduction to Global Health	3
		20001	Essentials of Epidemiology	3
		30002	Introductory Biostatistics	3
		30004*	Public Health Research	3
		30005	Social and Behavioral Science Theories in Public Health	3
		30006	Environmental Health Science	3
		30007*	Prevention and Control of Diseases	3
		30012	Communicable Diseases	3
		30033*	Public Health Policy and Decision-Making	3
WIC DD		44000	Health Disparities**	3
		49000	Capstone Experience in Public Health	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) Students pursuing Global Health concentration should take GEOG 22061			6
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (63 credits)
	Allied Health Concentration (63)
	Environmental and Occupational Health (63)
	Global Health (63)
	Health Promotion and Education (63)
	Health Services Administration (63)
	Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy (63)
	Prevention and Preparedness (63)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*Students in the nursing [BSN-NURS] major may substitute NURS 40020 for PH 30007, NURS 40045 for PH 30033 and NURS 40872 for PH 30004.

** A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Allied Health Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course	Title	Credits
	State Licensure		12
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Type	Course	Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)		6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)		6-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning		3-5
	General Electives		36
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL			63

Environmental and Occupational Health Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Choose four courses from the following:			12
KBS	GEOG	21062	Physical Geography (3)
		41073	Conservation of Natural Resources (3)
KBS	GEOL	21062	Environmental Geology (3)
	HM	13022	Sanitation and Safety Principles and Practices (3)
	PH	20012	Sanitation and Hazardous Materials Management (3)
	POL	40440	U.S. Environmental Politics and Policies (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) may be fulfilled with options GEOG 21062 and GEOL 21062			1-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives			33-41
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

Global Health Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	GEOG	42052	Medical Geography *	3
ELR		40092 41092	International Health Practicum or Field Experience in Meeting the Basic Health and Human Needs	3
		44003	Environmental Health Issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	3
	Choose one course from the following:			3
	ANTH	48250	Culture and Curing (3) *
	COMM	35852	Intercultural Communications (3)
	ECON	42086	Economics of Health Care *
	GEOG	40195	Special Topics: GIS Applications in Health Research (3)
	HED	34050	Program Planning and Evaluation in Health Education (3) *
	NUTR	33512	Nutrition (3) *
	PHIL	40005	Health Care Ethics (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language (Elementary I and II)			8-10
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives			23-28
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

* Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.

Health Services Administration Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	PH	30015	United States Health Care System	3
		44005	Legal Aspects of Health Services Management	3
		44010	Public Health Planning and Finance	3
		44015	Public Health Management	3
	Choose from the following:			3
	ECON	42086	Economics of Health Care (3) *
	PH	40195	Special Topics in Public Health (1-3)
		44092	Internship in Public Health (3)
	PHIL	40005	Health Care Ethics (3)
	POL	30301	Introduction to Public Administration (3) *
	SOC	42563	Sociology of Health and Health Care (3)*
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (48 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives			30-33
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

* Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.

Health Promotion and Education Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HED	21050	Health Education Theories	3
		32565	Marketing in Health Education	3
		34050	Program Planning and Evaluation in Health Education *	3
		42041	Health Counseling	3
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives			33-36
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

* Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.

Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (52-56 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	10120	Biological Foundations	4
		30140	Cell Biology	4
		30156	Elements of Genetics	3
		30171	General Microbiology	4
		30030 40430	Human Physiology (4) or Animal Physiology (3)	3-4
KBS	CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I *	4
KAD		10061	General Chemistry II *	4
KBS		10062	General Chemistry Laboratory I *	1
		10063	General Chemistry Laboratory II *	1
		20481 30481	Basic Organic Chemistry I (4) or Organic Chemistry I (3)	3-4
		20482 30482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) or Organic Chemistry II (3)	2-3
		30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
		30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
KMC	MATH	12002 12021	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) or Calculus for Life Sciences (4)	4-5
		12022 30011	Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences (3) or Basic Probability and Statistics (3)	3
	PHY	13001 13021 23101	General College Physics I (4) *and* General College Physics Laboratory I (1) or General University Physics I (5)	5
		13002 13022 23102	General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Laboratory II (1) or General University Physics II (5)	5
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (7-11 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			2
	General Electives			5-9
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

* General Chemistry series may be substituted with honors General Chemistry (CHEM 10960, 10961)
** If Chem 20481 is taken student must take CHEM 20482. If CHEM 30481 is taken student must take CHEM 30482

Prevention and Preparedness Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	PH	30040	Public Health Laboratory Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness	3
		40020	Disaster Preparedness	3
		40040	Forensic Epidemiology	3
		40050	Public Health and First Responder Linkages	3
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives			33-36
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63