Public Health, B.A.

In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Public Health major requires at least 52 units. Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and specifically may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis.

Lower Division Major Requirements [16-17 Units]

Lower Division Major Core Requirement [12 units]

Complete the following courses:

PH 001: Introduction to Public Health Units: 4
PH 005: Global and International Public Health Units: 4
BIO 003: To Know Ourselves: Molecular Basis of Health and Disease Units: 4

Statistics Requirement [4-5 units]

Complete one statistics course from the following:

MATH 018: Statistics for Scientific Data Analysis Units: 4
PSY 010: Analysis of Psychological Data Units: 5

Upper Division Major Requirements [28 Units]

Complete the following courses:

PH 100: Introduction to Epidemiology Units: 4
PH 102: Health Promotion Units: 4
PH 103: Health Communication Units: 4
PH 105: Introduction to US Health Care System Units: 4
PH 110: Environmental Health Units: 4
PH 112: Research Methods: Health Services Research and Public Health Units: 4
PH 181: Public Health Research Units: 4

Additional Elective Requirement [8-9 units]

Complete two electives from the following:

ANTH 120: Introduction to Medical Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 121: Ethnomedicine Units: 4
BIO 060: Nutrition Units: 4
BIO 140: Genetics Units: 4
BIO 161: Human Physiology Units: 5
ECON 145: Health Economics Units: 4
PH 104: Health and the Media Units: 4
PH 111: Social Epidemiology Units: 4
PH 113: Latino and Immigrant Health Units: 4
PH 115: Research Methods for Public Health: GIS Mapping Units: 4
PH 125: Emerging Public Health Threats Units: 4
PH 135: Public Health Genetics Units: 4
PH 137: Insects and Public Health Units: 4
PH 185: Introduction to Health and Biomedical Ethics Units: 4
PH 190: Topics in Public Health Units: 4
PH 191: Special Topics in Public Health II Units: 4
PSY 120: Health Psychology Units: 4
PSY 124: Health Disparities Units: 4

Transfer Students

Transfer students who wish to major in Public Health should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Public Health major without specific major preparation. Please contact the Office of Admissions for current information.

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