To declare a major in public health, students must apply to the
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy after they have
completed 40 credits and achieved a 2.5 grade-point average in the
required introductory expository writing and statistics courses,
01:119:150 Biology, Society, and Biomedical Issues (3)
and 10:832:101 Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3).
I. College Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (5-6 credits)
11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)
11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (8 credits)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
B. Physical Sciences (9 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)
10:975:303 Urban Poverty in Developing Nations or 10: 975:304
Urban Poverty (3) or 11:374:341 Social and Ecological Aspects of Health
and Disease (3) or courses from those suggested in the Degree
Requirements chapter
V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes
A. Human Behavior (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
B. Economic Systems (3-9 credits)
For students interested in environmental health:
11:373:101 Economics, People, and Environment (3)
For students interested in health policy:
10:832:332 Public Health Economics (4)
For students interested in health administration:
01:220:102 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
01:220:316 Health Economics (3)
C. Political Processes (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3) or equivalent
One of the following:
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
01:355:315 Writing Grant Proposals (3)
VII. Experience-Based Education (6 credits)
10:832:499 Internship with Seminar (6)
VIII. Proficiency in Public Health (35-40 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (20-24)
Quantitative Skills (4-7)
A term of statistics at the 200 level or above (requires precalculus or
placement in calculus) or 10:975:205 Basic Statistical Methods (4)
Computer and Information Technology Competence (4)
10:832:395 Research Methods (4)
Professional Ethics (3)
01:119:150 Biology, Society, and Biomedical Issues (3) or other approved course
Additional Requirements (9-10)
11:375:403 Principles of Epidemiology (3) or 10:832: 335 Epidemiology (3)
10:832:101 Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3)
10:832:338 Health and Public Policy (3) or 10:832: 332Public
Health Economics (4) or 01:220:316 Health Economics (3) or 10:
832:333Financial Aspects of Public Health (3)
B. ELECTIVES (15-16)
Five additional public health (10:832) courses (three of which must be
at the 300 level or above) or courses drawn from the following:
11:374:341 Social and Ecological Aspects of Health and Disease (3)
11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment (3)
11:375:307 Elements of Solid Waste Management and Treatment (3)
11:375:336 Occupational and Community Noise Control (3)
11:375:407 Environmental Toxicology (3)
11:375:411 Environmental Microbiology (3)
11:375:421 Air Pollution (3)
11:680:390 General Microbiology (4)
10:975:303 Urban Policy in Developing Nations (3)
10:975:304 Urban Poverty (3)
10:975:417 Introduction to Population Tools and Policy (3)
10:975:456 Housing and Health Care (3)
10:975:462 Human Rights, Health, and Violence (3)
10:975:477 Immigration, Urban Policy, and Public Health (3)
10:975:483 Urban Revitalization and Public Health (3)
See adviser for approved alternatives from current offerings.
IX. Unspecified Electives (29-39 credits)
