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

Attribute 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.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (42 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  COMM 26501 Introduction to Health Communication 3  
  PH 10001 Introduction to Public Health 3  
DG PH 10002 Introduction to Global Health 3  
  PH 20001 Essentials of Epidemiology 3  
  PH 30002 Introductory Biostatistics 3  
  PH 30004 Public Health Research 2 3  
  PH 30005 Social and Behavioral Science Theories in Public Health 3  
  PH 30006 Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety 3  
  PH 30007 Prevention and Control of Diseases 2 3  
  PH 30012 Communicable Diseases 3  
  PH 30014 Strategies for Prevention in Public Health 3  
  PH 30033 Public Health Policy and Decision-Making 2 3  
WIC/DD PH 44000 Health Disparities 3 C 3
ELR PH 49000 Capstone Experience in Public Health 3  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 4 6  
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (56-61 credits)
  Allied Health (56)  
  Community-Based Public Health (56)  
  Environmental Health Science (59)  
  Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (61)  
  Global Health (56)  
  Health Promotion and Education (56)  
  Health Services Administration (56)  
  Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy (56)  
  Prevention and Preparedness (60) Admissions suspended  
MINIMUM TOTAL  120-125  
  1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. 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.
  3. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  4. Recommended for students pursuing Global Health concentration: GEOG 22061, PSYC 11762, SOC 12050.

 

Allied Health Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  State Licensure 1 12  
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (44 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 29  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 56  
  1. 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
     

 

Community-Based Public Health Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  PH 32005 Emerging Issues in Social and Behavioral Sciences 3  
  PH 34001 Public Health Interventions I 3  
  PH 34002 Public Health Interventions II 3  
  PH 35001 Community-Based Public Health Practice 3  
  PH 35005 Advocacy and Activism in Public Health 3  
ELR PH 45092 Service Learning Practicum in Community-Based Public Health 3  
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (44 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 23  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 56  

 

Environmental Health Science Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (25 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  PH 30009 Environmental Health and Safety Regulations and Policy 3  
  PH 30101 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3  
  PH 30102 Air Quality and Pollution Control 3  
  PH 30103 Food Protection 3  
  PH 30105 Water and Wastewater Management 3  
  PH 30106 Environmental Toxicology 3  
  PH 41000 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management 3  
ELR PH 42092 Environmental, Occupational, Health and Safety Internship 4  
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (34 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KBS BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations 4  
  BSCI 30171 General Microbiology 4  
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I 4  
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II 4  
KBS CHEM 10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1  
KBS CHEM 10063 General Chemistry II Laboratory 1  
  CHEM 20481 Basic Organic Chemistry I 4  
ELR CHEM 30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1  
KBS GEOL 21062 Environmental Earth Science 3  
KMC MATH
MATH		 11022
12001		 Trigonometry (3)    or
Algebra and Trigonometry (5)		 3-5  
KBS PHY
PHY
PHY		 13001
13021
23101		 General College Physics I (4)     and
General College Physics Laboratory I     or
General University Physics I (5)		 5  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 59  

 

Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (13 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  EVHS 30002 Environmental Issues II 3  
  EVHS 30020 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 4  
  EVHS 40006 Fire Prevention and Control 3  
  TECH 43080 Industrial and Environmental Safety 3  
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (48 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4  
KBS BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations 4  
KBS CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry 3  
KBS CHEM 10052 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 2  
  COMT 11000 Introduction to Computer Systems 3  
  EVHS 10001 Environmental Technology I 3  
  EVHS 10004 Toxicology 3  
  EVHS 10010 Industrial Hygiene I 4  
  EVHS 20001 Environmental Law 3  
  EVHS 20008 Environmental Safety Administration 3  
ELR EVHS 20092 Environmental Technology Internship I 3  
ELR EVHS 21092 Environmental Technology Internship II 3  
KSS/DG
KSS		 GEOG
GEOG		 17063
21062		 World Geography     or
Physical Geography		 3  
KBS GEOL 21062 Environmental Earth Science 3  
KMC MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 61  

 

Global Health Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  PH 44003 Environmental Health Issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 3  
  Choose from the following: 3-6  
ELR PH 40092 International Health Practicum (3-6)    
ELR PH 41092 Field Experience in Meeting the Basic Health and Human Needs (3)    
  PH 44002 Global Health Immersion: Geneva, Switzerland (3)    
  PH 44004 Global Health Immersion: Latin America (3)    
  Choose from the following: 6  
  ANTH 48250 Culture and Curing (3) 1    
  COMM 35852 Intercultural Communication (3)    
  GEOG 31070 Population and the Environment (3)    
  GEOG 42052 Medical Geography (3) 1    
  HED 47070 AIDS: Issues, Education and Prevention (3)    
  PHIL 40005 Health Care Ethics (3)    
  POL 30301 Introduction to Public Administration (3) 1    
  POL 30511 Problems of International Organization (3)    
  POL 30810 Politics of the Global Economy (3) 1    
  POL 40450 Health Care and Social Policy (3) 1    
  POL 40470 Women, Politics and Policy (3) 1    
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (44 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Foreign Language (Elementary I and II; and Intermediate I and II) 2 14-20  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 3 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 4 15  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 56  
  1. Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.
  2. Must be Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish
  3. Recommended courses: GEOG 22061, PSYC 11762, SOC 12050.
  4. Minimum 12 credit hours of Study Abroad Semester courses count as general electives; number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours

 

Health Promotion and Education Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Choose from the following: 12  
  HED 21050 Health Education Theories (3)    
  HED 32565 Marketing in Health Education (3)    
  HED 34050 Program Planning and Evaluation in Health Education (3) 1    
  HED 42041 Health Coaching (3)    
  PH 31005 Social Determinants of Health and Health Behavior (3)    
  PH 32005 Emerging Issues in Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)    
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (44 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 29  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 56  
  1. Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.

 

Health Services Administration Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  PH 20000 Public Health Professional Practice I 1 1  
  PH 30000 Public Health Professional Practice II 1 1  
  PH 30015 United States Health Care System 3  
  PH 40000 Public Health Professional Practice III 1 1  
  PH 44005 Legal Aspects of Health Services Management 3  
  PH 44010 Public Health Planning and Finance 3  
  PH 44015 Public Health Management 3  
  PH 44020 Public Health Ethics in Practice, Policy and Research 3  
  PH 44025 Principles of Public Health Leadership 3  
  Choose one course from the following: 3  
  ECON 42086 Economics of Health Care (3) 2    
  PH 40195 Special Topics in Public Health (1-3)    
ELR PH 44092 Internship in Public Health (3)    
  PHIL 40005 Health Care Ethics (3)    
  POL 30301 Introduction to Public Administration (3) 2    
  SOC 42563 Sociology of Health and Health Care (3) 2    
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (32 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 17  
MINIMUM  SUBTOTAL 
 56  
  1. Take PH 20000 as a sophomore, PH 30000 as a junior and PH 40000 as a senior.
  2. Course has prerequisites outside of the program requirements, please check course descriptions in this catalog.

 

Pre-Medicine, Dental, Osteopathy Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (56-60 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4  
KBS BSCI 10120 Biological Foundations 4  
  BSCI 30140 Cell Biology 4  
  BSCI 30156 Elements of Genetics 3  
  BSCI 30171 General Microbiology 4  
  BSCI
BSCI		 30030
40430		 Human Physiology (4)     or
Animal Physiology (3)		 3-4  
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I 1 4  
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II 1 4  
KBS CHEM 10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 1  
KBS CHEM 10063 General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 1  
  CHEM
CHEM		 20481
30481		 Basic Organic Chemistry I (4) 2     or
Organic Chemistry I (3) 2		 3-4  
  CHEM
CHEM		 20482
30482		 Basic Organic Chemistry II (2) 2     or
Organic Chemistry II (3) 2		 2-3  
ELR CHEM 30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1  
  CHEM 30476 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1  
KMC MATH
MATH		 12002
12021		 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)     or
Calculus for Life Sciences (4)		 4-5  
  MATH
MATH		 12022
30011		 Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences (3)     or
Basic Probability and Statistics (3)		 3  
KBS PHY
PHY
PHY		 13001
13021
23101		 General College Physics I (4) and
General College Physics Laboratory I (1)     or
General University Physics I (5)		 5  
KBS PHY
PHY
PHY		 13002
13022
23102		 General College Physics II (4) and
General College Physics Laboratory II (1)     or
General University Physics II (5)		 5  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  56  
  1. General Chemistry series may be substituted with honors General Chemistry (CHEM 10960, 10961)
  2. If Chem 20481 is taken student must take CHEM 20482. If CHEM 30481 is taken student must take CHEM 30482

Concentration Note:

  • CHEM 30284 is highly recommended as an additional course for those students planning to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

 

Prevention and Preparedness Concentration-Admissions suspended

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (12 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  PH 30040 Public Health Laboratory Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness 3  
  PH 40020 Disaster Preparedness 3  
  PH 40040 Forensic Epidemiology 3  
  PH 40050 Public Health and First Responder Linkages 3  
ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives 36  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 60