Public Health, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (PH) degree program in the Department of Public and Environmental Wellness prepares students to live and promote a healthy lifestyle. These professional skills are utilized in health enhancement, disease prevention, health education, health and fitness, corporate and worksite wellness, as well as human resource practice and management.

The PH program offers the PH Combined BS-MPH degree program.

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Public Health

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health must complete a minimum 120 credits, including the following requirements:

1. Meet the university general education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

2. Complete the Public Health core curriculum credits

Public Health Foundations

EHS 2550 - Basic Statistics for Health Sciences (3) * or STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) *
HS 2000 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3) * and HS 2050 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors Learning Lab (1)
HS 3250 - Research Methods in Health Sciences (3) or PSY 2500 - Research Design in Psychology (4)
MGT 1100 - Contemporary World Business (4) *(satisfies writing intensive in general education)
PH 2800 - Introduction to Health Literacy (4)
PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4) *

Cultural Ethnicity and Well-Being Core

Public Health Core

HS 4500 - Ethics in Health Care (4) *(satisfies writing intensive in the major)
PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3) *(satisfies diversity in general education)
PH 3500 - Public Health Program Implementation (4)
PH 3800 - Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4)
PH 4650 - Social Determinants of Health (4)
PH 4950 - Internship in Health Promotion (4) (Coordinator approval required) or PH 4995 - Directed Research in Public Health (1 TO 4) (Must be taken for 4 credits)
PSY 3450 - Health Psychology (4)

Notes

Courses above with * after them also satisfy university general education requirements.

HS 2000 is a prerequisite for HS 3250 , HS 3400 , PH 3500 , PH 4950 , WHP 3600 , WHP 4000 , WHP 4030

3. Complete a minimum of 25 credit hours of electives

Electives can be chosen either from the following recommended courses or students can apply courses taken as part of a minor toward the elective requirements.

Note: The number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total credits and satisify all University degree requirement to graduate.

Health Services

Health Educator

Health Promotion

Environmental Health

HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)
PH 3350 - Principles of Environmental Health Sciences (4)
WHP 4350 - Environmental Justice (4) or any course not required for the Public Health degree or used to fulfill general education requirements.

Grade Point Policy

To graduate with the Public Health (PH) major a student must attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all School of Health Sciences coursework applied to the core curriculum of the major (School of Health Sciences coursework includes courses in EHS, HS, PH, and WHP). Public Health majors and Wellness and Health Promotion minors must achieve minimum course grades of C+ in all core PH and WHP courses. If students earn a grade below a C+, they must meet with the program coordinator to discuss their options.