Public health

The public health major is split into two tracks: Health Sciences and Health Promotion.  A public health minor is also available.

Major in public health

48-51 credit hours (Core courses and one track)

Core courses (33 credits)

• PUBH 200, Introduction to Public Health3
• PUBH 210, Health Promotion in Diverse Communities3
• PUBH 310, Public Health Policy and Administration3
• PUBH 311, Junior Seminar1
• PUBH 320, Perspectives in Global Health3
• PUBH 330, Epidemiology3
• PUBH 409, Internship in Public Health3
• PUBH 410, Senior Seminar2
• CHEM 220, Human Nutrition3
• SOC 391, Methods of Social Research3
• NURS 309, Health Care Ethics PX3
• PSYC 380, Statistics in Research3

Public Health Sciences track (17-18 credits)

• BIOL 203, Human Anatomy and Physiology I4
• BIOL 204, Human Anatomy and Physiology II3
• BIOL 206, Microbiology (3) or BIOL 300, Microbial Biology (4)3-4
• BIOL 319, Human Pathophysiology3
• CHEM 103, Chemistry & Health or CHEM 111, General Chemistry4

Public Health Promotion track (15-17 credits)

• BUS 220, Spreadsheet Skills3
• COMM 240, Communication Research3
• Related courses selected from the following:9-11

• • BIOL 235, Geographic Information Systems (4)
  • BUS 282, Business Analytics (3)
  • COMM 202, Oral Communication (3)
  • COMM 270, Media, Law, and Ethics (3)
  • COMM 322, Organizational Communication (3)
  • COMM 324, Principles of Public Relations (3)
  • COMM 383, Communication & Society (3)
  • EDUC 201, Foundations of Education (3-4)
  • ENGL 204, Expository Writing (3)
  • KIN 360, Teaching Health Concepts (3)
  • KIN 415, Community and School Health (3)
  • PJCS 201, Violence and Nonviolence (3)
  • PJCS 347, Restorative Justice (3)
  • PSYC 210, Developmental Psychology (3)
  • SOWK 221, Human Behavior (3)
  • WGS 200/SOC 205, Introduction to Gender Studies (3)

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates in public health will:

1. Identify relevant health disparities in the community.
2. Design an appropriate health promotion program for the community.
3. Implement a health promotion program to improve community health.
4. Analyze the success of a delivered population health program.
5. Demonstrate critical thinking strategies, creativity, and reflection when processing a problem. 
6. Demonstrate professional ethical leadership behavior and skills.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of research methods, statistics and inquiry skills.

Planning guide – options A & B

First year	Goshen Core Chemistry Anatomy and Physiology I & II Quantitative Literacy	Goshen Core Quantitative Literacy Spreadsheet Skills Track Specific Supporting course
Second year	Goshen Core Intro to Public Health Health Promotion Healthcare Ethics Microbiology Pathophysiology SST (summer)	Goshen Core Intro to Public Health Health Promotion Healthcare Ethics Communication Research Track Specific Supporting course SST (summer)
Third year	Policy and Administration Global Health Epidemiology Junior Seminar Human Nutrition Statistics in Research Methods in Social Research	Policy and Administration Global Health Epidemiology Junior Seminar Human Nutrition Statistics in Research Methods in Social Research
Fourth year	Internship Senior Seminar Electives	Internship Senior Seminar Track Specific Supporting Course

Planning and advising notes

Students with no high school chemistry or high school chemistry grades lower than B- in two semesters are required to take CHEM 101. See prerequisites for BIOL 206, BIOL 300, and CHEM 220 in the course descriptions.

Minor in public health

18 credit hours

• PUBH 200, Introduction to Public Health3
• PUBH 210, Health Promotion in Diverse Communities3
• PUBH 310, Public Health Policy and Administration3
• PUBH 320, Perspectives in Global Health3
• PUBH 330, Epidemiology3
• PSYC 380, Statistics in Research3