Director of Health-Related Programs: Todd McBride
Faculty: Linh Bui, Andrea Lopez, Chia Thao
The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree program is to produce graduates with current and accurate knowledge in the public health discipline who will be strong advocates for public health, and who will help to resolve current issues in public health locally and nationally, and will promote strategies for community and individual wellness.
Program Description
The B.S. in Public Health serves students who are interested in pursuing careers in the area of public health. The program prepares students to plan, implement and evaluate public health programs and to appraise a wide variety of health and human services programs related to public health issues.
Graduates of this program will be qualified for employment in areas of both public and private health and human services agencies (city, county, state, national), hospitals, schools, corporations, and nonprofit or professional public health consulting organizations. Prerequisite for the program is to be a CSUB student in good academic standing.
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health curriculum includes an interdisciplinary set of specific courses designed to provide students with a foundation in Public Health and Health related fields of study. This degree is not intended for pre-medical or similar areas of pre-professional study. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Public Health must complete the following:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 6 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 0 |
| BIOL 1009 | Perspectives in Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 2210 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 2220 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 2600 | Current Health Problems | 3 |
CHEM 1000
& CHEM 1001 | Foundations of Chemistry
and Foundations of Chemistry Laboratory 3 & 6 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1003 | Foundations of Chemistry for Healthcare Professionals |
| KINE 1018 | Lifetime Fitness | 2 |
| MATH 2200 | Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods | 4 |
| or KINE 2018 | Introduction to Statistics for Health Sciences |
| or PSYC 2018 | Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychological Research |
| or SOC 2208 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences |
| SOC 1008 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PH 2000 | Introduction to Public Health 5 | 3 |
| PH 2020 | Health Communication 5 | 3 |
| KINE 3118 | Epidemiology and Wellness 5 | 3 |
| PH 3110 | Health Promotion and Theory 5 | 3 |
| PH 3218 | Health Equity 5 | 3 |
| PH 3310 | Community Needs Assessment and Program Planning 5 | 3 |
| PH 3410 | Health Policy 5 | 3 |
| PH 4110 | Research Methods 5 | 3 |
| PH 4918 | Senior Seminar in Public Health 5 | 3 |
| HCA/PPA 4250 | U.S. Health Care System: Then and Now 5 | 3 |
| 2 | 18 |
| Introductory Biology - Cells | |
| Microbiology | |
| Principles of Nutrition | |
| Human Ecology | |
| Human Pathophysiology | |
| Virology | |
| Medical Microbiology | |
| Economics of Health and Health Care | |
| Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Management | |
| Plagues and Public Health: Epidemiology and Society since 1800 | |
| Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Health | |
| Exercise and Aging | |
| Worksite Health Promotion | |
| Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise | |
| Applied Statistical Computing and Multivariate Methods | |
| Social Psychology | |
| Adults in Later Life | |
| Psychological Aspect of Human Sexuality | |
| Mental Health and Aging | |
| Health Psychology | |
SCI 3018 | | |
| Sociology of Health and Wellness | |
| Sociology of Medicine | |
| Total Units | 120 |
