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| Hours Required: | 120 |
| Categories: | Major, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | On-Campus |
What is Public Health?
From disaster relief to disease intervention, public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play. That can mean vaccinating children and adults to prevent the spread of illness, or educating people about the risks of alcohol and tobacco. Public health also sets safety standards to protect workers and develops school nutrition programs to ensure kids have access to healthy food. The SAU Public Health Program will focus on improving and protecting community health and well-being, with an emphasis on disease prevention.
Public Health at SAU
The SAU public health curriculum is designed to incorporate many disciplines which work together to ensure a community’s health needs are addressed from all angles. In addition to core public health courses, the degree plan includes courses in nursing, biology, psychology, sociology, health sciences, and recreation. The program also incorporates an upper-level public health internship, which emphasizes the importance of community collaboration and SAU’s commitment to meaningful career preparation, skills development, and effective citizenship.
Careers in Public Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has identified the need for new undergraduate programs in public health by the year 2020 in order to meet increasing employment demand. Since public health spans such a wide range of topics, graduates from this program will be prepared for a variety of entry-level positions in government and non-government agencies, health care and community organizations, and many other related areas.
- Community Health Educator
- Disease Intervention Specialist
- Health Unit Administrator
- Care Plan Coordinator
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Emergency Health Planner
- Epidemiologist
Workplace Examples
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- State and local health departments
- Hospitals, clinics, & medical facilities
- Private health agencies
- Volunteer/nonprofit health agencies
- Federal government
- Medical research laboratories
Our graduates will also have the opportunity to continue their studies by obtaining master’s and doctoral degrees in public health or related areas at UAMS, LSU, Texas A&M, or elsewhere.
Contacts
- Dr. Daniel McDermott, Program Coordinator – dsmcdermott@saumag.edu, 870-235-4378
- Antoinette Odendaal, Assistant Dean – ayodendaal@saumag.edu, 870-235-4273
- Greg Taylor, College Advisor – gwtaylor@saumag.edu, 870-235-4183
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
120 hours
University Requirement (2 Hours)
- GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (31 Hours)
Click here to see the General Education Curriculum
(Physical science requirement is included in the major. PHIL 2403 – Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics, and PSYC 2003 – General Psychology are required.)
Biological Science (21 Hours)
- BIOL 2003 – Nutrition and Diet
- BIOL 2063 – Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 2061 – Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
- BIOL 2073 – Anatomy and Physiology II and BIOL 2071 – Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
- BIOL 2403 – Medical Terminology
- BIOL 3613 – Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health and BIOL 3611 – Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health Lab
- BIOL 3903 – Human Genetics
Chemistry (4 Hours)
Select 4 hours from the following:
- CHEM 1013 – College Chemistry I and CHEM 1011 – College Chemistry I Lab
- CHEM 1023 – University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 – University Chemistry I Lab
Computer Science (3 Hours)
- CSCI 1053 – Computer Concepts and Applications for Allied Health
Public Health Requirements (33 Hours)
- PH 2003 – Foundations of Public Health
- PH 3013 – Issues and Trends in Health Care
- PH 3043 – Research for Evidence-Based Practice
- PH 3053 – The Business of Health Care
- PH 3063 – Social and Behavioral Health
- PH 3103 – Biological Concepts for Public Health
- PH 4003 – Epidemiology
- PH 4023 – Health Care and Public Health Policy
- PH 4033 – Evaluation Methods in Public Health
- PH 4123 – Program Planning and Evaluation for Public Health
- PH 4983 – Public Health Internship
Other Requirements (21 Hours)
- PSYC 3223 – Developmental Psychology
- SOC 3003 – Multiculturalism
- SPCH 1113 – Introduction to Public Speaking
Select 3 hours from the following:
- PSYC 3183 – Statistics
- SOC 3183 – Statistics
- MATH 3043 – Applied Probability and Statistics I
Select 3 hours from the following:
- HS 1403 – Personal and Community Health
- NURS 2003 – Introduction to Professional Nursing
Select 6 hours from the following:
- CRJU 3063 – Substance Abuse
- HS 4023 – Pharmacology in Sports
- HS 4413 – Health Education in the School
- PH 4791 – Independent Study in Public Health – PH 4793 – Independent Study in Public Health
- PHIL 3003 – Death, Dying and World Religion
- PSYC 3123 – Child Psychology
- PSYC 4003 – Domestic Violence or SOC 4003 – Domestic Violence
- PSYC 4033 – Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 4063 – Social Psychology or SOC 4063 – Social Psychology
- PSYC 4083 – Adolescent Psychology
- PSYC 4163 – Child Psychopathology
- REC 3613 – School and Community Recreation
- REC 3623 – Psychology of Sports
- REC 3663 – Leisure and Aging
- SOC 3033 – Sociology of Marriage and Family
- SOC 4073 – Social Gerontology
Electives (5 Hours)
- Five hours of electives
Total Hours – 120
Minor Requirements:
Minor in Public Health
18 hours*
