I. Core Courses (32 credits)

• PH 101 - Principles of Public Health
• STAT 207 - Introduction to Statistics (Previously offered as MATH 117)

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• BIOL 103 - Microbes in Health and Disease OR
• BIOL 120 - Human Health and Disease OR
• BIOL 252 - Microbiology (Pre-reqs: BIOL 160  and BIOL 250 )

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• PH 352 - Global Health (Pre-req: PH 101  or PH 201 ) OR
• PH 360 - Health Policy (Pre-req: PH 101  or PH 201 )

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• ANTH 301 - Medical Anthropology (Pre-req: ANTH 104  or permission of instructor) OR
• SOC 311 - Sociology of Health and Illness (Pre-req: SOC 101  or permission of instructor)

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• PH 340 - Epidemiology (Pre-req: PH 101  AND [MATH 117 or STAT 207 ])

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• PH 341 - Research Methods in Population Health (Pre-req: [MATH 117 or STAT 207 ] and [PH 101  or PH 201 ])

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• PH 400 - Capstone in Public Health (Pre-req: PH 341 ; Co- or Pre-req: PH 340 )

II. Electives (20 credits)

The elective offerings provide an opportunity to explore the field of public health from a wide range of perspectives. In order to continue building upon the foundation established in the core courses, students must select at least one elective from the Bioscience/Quantitative category and at least one from the Social Science/Humanities category. The remaining coursework may be tailored to the individual’s personal interests and career goals.