Public Health Concentration

The following are required for the public health concentration:

Public Health Core:

PH 175: Introduction to Public Health (1 Unit)
PH 185: Colloquium in Public Health (.25 Unit)
An approved statistics course (1 Unit)
A capstone experience, such as an internship, major research project, or substantial experiential learning program, as approved by the Wilson Institute for Medicine.

Approved Statistics Courses Include:

MATH 209: An Introduction to Statistics (1 Unit)
MATH 309: Mathematical Statistics (1 Unit)
PSYC 204: Research Methods and Statistics I (1 Unit)
SOC 324: Quantitative Social Research (1 Unit)

Additional Approved Courses Include:

Four units, drawn from an approved list of courses, with at least one course from each area of emphasis. No more than two courses may count toward a student’s major. Additional courses may count toward the concentration pending approval of the Wilson Institute for Medicine.

Global and Community Health Emphasis

ANTH 279: Global Health (1 Unit)
ANTH 368: Medical Anthropology (1 Unit)
COMM 211: Risk Communication (1 Unit)
COMM 308: Heath Disparities (1 Unit)
COMM 310: Health Communication (1 unit)
E&M 375: Health Economics (1 Unit)
PHIL 220: Philosophy and History of Science (1 Unit)
PHIL 308: Biomedical Ethics (1 Unit)
PSYC 230: Health Psychology (1 Unit)
PSYC 247: Drugs, Brain, and Behavior (1 Unit)
RS 261: Death and Dying (1 Unit)
SOC 370: Social Mobility and Inequity (1 Unit)

Public Health Sciences Emphasis

BIOL 260: Introduction to Bioinformatics (1 unit)
BIOL 332: Microbiology (1 Unit)
BIOL 367: Virology (1 Unit)
BIOL 371: Pathophysiology (1 Unit)
BIOL 372: Immunology (1 Unit)
BIOL 337: Biochemistry (1 Unit)
OR
CHEM 337: Biochemistry (1 Unit)
CHEM 352: Medicinal Chemistry (1 Unit)
KIN 200: Medical Terminology (1/2 Unit)
KIN 210: Nutrition (1 unit)
KIN 305: Physical Activity Epidemiology (1 Unit)