Public Health Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Note: this program is currently not accepting new students.
Public Health majors are professionals who design, conduct and evaluate activities that help improve the health of all people. Placement will be in a variety of settings including public health and non-profit health agencies, worksite wellness programs, colleges and universities and government agencies. The majors are prepared to sit for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (CHES) examination and for graduate programs in public health, health promotion and community health education.
| Major Declaration Requirements | ||
Before declaring Public Health completion of general education competencies and proficiencies and Breadth Area Core Requirements is required. | ||
| Required courses to be completed to declare Public Health | ||
| BIOL 232 | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS | 5 |
| BIOL 233 | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS | 5 |
| BIOL 234 | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS | 5 |
| CHEM 161 & 161L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 5 |
| CHEM 163 | BIOCHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 4 |
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| CMST 340 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 5 |
| FNDT 356 | NUTRITION | 5 |
| PHED 256 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 |
| PSYC 100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| PSYC 201 | LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | 5 |
| Degree Requirements | ||
must meet with major advisor once each quarter | ||
failure to comply with the above standards will prohibit Professional Internship eligibility | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| PUBH 301N | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 302 | SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 303 | PHYSIOLOGICAL & LIFESTYLE BASIS OF DISEASE | 5 |
| PUBH 311 | RESEARCH & EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 312 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 321 | HEALTH PROMOTION & RISK REDUCTION | 5 |
| PUBH 322 | THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE | 5 |
| PUBH 323 | INTRODUCTION TO GRANT WRITING | 5 |
| PUBH 401N | COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 5 |
| PUBH 402 | INTERNSHIP I: COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 5 |
| PUBH 403 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 411 | PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING & EVALUATION | 5 |
| PUBH 412 | INTERNSHIP II: PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING & EVALUATION | 5 |
| PUBH 413 | CROSS CULTURAL PRACTICES IN HEALTH | 5 |
| PUBH 421 | HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS | 5 |
| PUBH 422 | INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH | 5 |
| HLED 374 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| PUBH 490N | PUBLIC HEALTH CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 88 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BS in Public Health from EWU should be able to do the following:
- apply knowledge and skills to an internship experience which in turn will provide practical experience in the field;
- appreciate the role of community collaborations in promoting population health;
- assess the values and perspectives of diverse individuals, communities, and cultures and their influence on health behaviors, choices, and practices;
- conduct needs assessments, design and implement health promotion programs, and carry out program evaluations;
- demonstrate cultural competence by implementing strategies for culturally diverse priority populations;
- engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches for improving population health;
- identify various funding streams for public health;
- understand how to conduct a literature search on a health issue using a variety of academic and public resources and be able to assess the quality of health information and data;
- understand major local, national, and global health challenges;
- understand theories of health behavior and how to effectively facilitate change.