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

  • Allied Health concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
  • Environmental Health Science concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
  • Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety 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-Admissions suspended

  • 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 (42 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
      COMM 26501 Introduction to Health Communication 3
      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 Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety 3
        30007* Prevention and Control of Diseases 3
        30012 Communicable Diseases 3
        30014 Strategies for Prevention in Public Health 3
        30033* Public Health Policy and Decision-Making 3
    WIC
    DD    		   44000 Health Disparities** 3
     ELR   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 (57-62 credits)
      Allied Health (57)
      Environmental Health Science (62)
      Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (61)
      Global Health (57)
      Health Promotion and Education (57)
      Health Services Administration (57)
      Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy (57)
      Prevention and Preparedness (60) Admissions suspended
    MINIMUM TOTAL 
    121-126

    * 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.

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  • Special Major Note:
    Students who pass 15 credits of non-remedial academic coursework each fall and spring semester and the 1-credit First Year Experience course will accumulate 121 credits in four years. Some concentrations in this major require more than 121. Students can stay on track for graduation by:

  • Declaring their major as freshmen and completing all courses in sequence (bear in mind that switching majors may cause a delay in graduation);
  • Prioritizing required courses above electives;
  • Meeting regularly with their academic advisors to stay on track;
  • Passing each required course the first time attempted and maintaining the minimal GPA for the major;
  • Successfully completing more than 15 credit hours of relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during academic semesters; and/or
  • Completing relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during summer sessions.


  • Allied Health Concentration

  • For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2013-2014 Roadmap.
     
  •  I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
      State Licensure* 12
     II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
      Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
      Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
      Kent Core Additional 6
      General Electives 27-30
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
    		 57
     

    *Students must submit a copy of their state licensure at the time of admission into the program to an academic advisor in the College of Public Health

     

  • Environmental Health Science Concentration

  • For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2013-2014 Roadmap.
     
  • I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (28 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
      PH 30101 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3
        30102 Air Quality and Pollution Control 3
        30103 Food Protection 3
        30105 Water and Wastewater Management 3
        30106 Environmental Toxicology 3
        41000 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management 3
        42092 Environmental, Occupational, Health and Safety Internship 4
      Choose from the following: 6
      CMGT 22200 Construction Document Reading (3)  
      GEOG 41082 Geography of Soils (3)  
      MIS 24053 Computer Applications (3)  
      PH 40100 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (3)  
        40101 Occupational Health and Safety (3)  
        40109 Laboratory Safety and Hygiene (3)  
        40112 Institutional and Recreational Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety (3)  
        40200 Built Environments (3)  
        44003 Environmental Health Issues in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (3)  
    II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (34 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
    KBS  BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations 4
        30171 General Microbiology 4
    KBS  CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I 4
    KAD    10061 General Chemistry II 4
    KBS   10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
    KBS   10063 General Chemistry II Laboratory 1
        20481 Basic Organic Chemistry I 4
        30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
      GEOL 21062 Environmental Geology 3
    KMC  MATH 11022

    12001    		 Trigonometry (3)
    or
    Algebra and Trigonometry (5)    		 3-5
    KAD PHY 13001

    23101    		 General College Physics I (4)
    or
    General University Physics I (5)    		 4-5
    KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I (must be taken if PHY 13001 is chosen) 0-1
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
    		 62
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  • Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Concentration

  • For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2013-2014 Roadmap.
  •  I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (13 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
      EVHS 30002 Environmental Issues II 3
        30020 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 4
        40006 Fire Prevention and Control 3
      TECH 43080 Industrial Safety 3
     II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (48 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
    KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4
    KAD   10120 Biological Foundations 4
    KBS CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry 3
    KBS   10052 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 2
      COMT 11000 Introduction to Computer Systems 3
      EVHS 10001 Environmental Technology I 3
        10004 Toxicology 3
        10010 Industrial Hygiene I 4
        20001 Environmental Law 3
        20008 Environmental Safety Administration 3
        20092 Environmental Technology Internship I 3
        21092 Environmental Technology Internship II 3
    KAD GEOG 17063
    21062    		 World Geography or
    Physical Geography    		 3
      GEOL 21062 Environmental Geology 3
    KMC MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
    		 61

     

     

  • Global Health Concentration

  • For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2013-2014 Roadmap.
     
  • I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
    ELR PH 41092


    40092    		 Field Experience in Meeting the Basic Health and Human Needs
    or
    International Health Practicum    		 3
        44003 Environmental Health Issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 3
      Choose from the following: 6
      ANTH 48250 Culture and Curing (3)*  
      COMM 35852 Intercultural Communications (3)  
      GEOG 31070 Population and the Environment (3)  
        42052 Medical Geography (3)*  
      HED 47070 AIDS: Issues, Education and Prevention (3)  
      PHIL 40005 Health Care Ethics (3)  
      POL 30301 Introduction to Public Administration (3)*  
        30511 Problems of International Organization (3)  
        30810  Politics of the Global Economy (3)*  
        40450 Health Care and Social Policy (3)*  
        40470 Women, Politics and Policy (3)*  
    II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
      Foreign Language (Elementary I and II; and Intermediate I and II) Must be Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish 14-20
      Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
      Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
      Kent Core Additional 6
      General Electives (Minimum 12 credit hours of Study Abroad Semester courses count as general electives) 7-16
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
    		 57

    * 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 2013-2014 Roadmap.
     
  •  I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
      Choose from the following: 12
      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)  
      PH 31005 Social Determinants of Health and Health Behavior (3)  
        32005 Emerging Issues in Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)  
    II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
      Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
      Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
      Kent Core Additional 6
      General Electives 27-30
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 57

     * 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 2013-2014 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 one course 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 (42 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
      Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
      Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
      Kent Core Additional 6
      General Electives 24-27
    MINIMUM  SUBTOTAL 
    		 57

     * 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 2013-2014 Roadmap.
     
     I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (56-60 credits) Courses count in major GPA
    Type Course Title Credits
    KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4
    KAD    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
    KBS   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 (1 credits)
    Type Course Title Credits
      General Electives 1
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
    		 57

    * 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

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    Prevention and Preparedness Concentration-Admissions suspended

     

     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 Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
      Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
      Kent Core Additional 6
      General Electives 33-36
    MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 60