Oct 31, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experiences. In many cases, a student’s academic background will require variations in the timing of the coursework listed in the plan. All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

All General Education course options can be found here.  

First Year

Fall Spring
PH 001: Introduction to Public Health   PH 005: Global and International Public Health  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   Statistics Requirement
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: AREA B
General Education: AREA A–Physical Science General Education: Language

Second Year

Fall Spring
BIO 003: To Know Ourselves: Molecular Basis of Health and Disease   PH 112: Research Methods: Health Services Research and Public Health  
PH 100: Introduction to Epidemiology   Lower or Upper Division Elective
General Education: AREA B Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

PH 110: Environmental Health   PH 105: Introduction to US Health Care System  
PH 102: Health Promotion   PH 103: Health Communication  
Upper Division PH Additional Elective General Education: Writing in the Discipline
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Upper Division PH Additional Elective PH 181: Public Health Research  
General Education: Crossroads Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Department Notes:

1) First year students should not be allowed to take PH 104.