Public Health, BA (New York)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogHealth SciencesNew York128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Public Health Core

One of:
- PHTH 1260 — The U.S. Healthcare System
- PHTH 1261 — Comparative Healthcare Systems
One of:
- PHTH 2300 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions
- PHTH 2301 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
One of:
- PHTH 2350 — Community and Public Health
- PHTH 2351 — Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515 — Healthcare Policy and Administration
PHTH 4120 — Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health
PHTH 4202 — Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
PHTH 4540 — Health Education and Program Planning
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- All of:
  - ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
  - ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500
- HLTH 5410 — Introduction to Statistics in Health and Behavioral Science
- PHTH 2210 — Foundations of Biostatistics

Psychology

PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Biology

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:

One of:
- Option 1 — all of:
  - One of:
    - BIOL 1141 — Microbes and Society
    - BIOL 1143 — Biology and Society
  - BIOL 1147 — The Human Organism
- Option 2 — all of:
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1111 — General Biology 1
    - BIOL 1112 — Lab for BIOL 1111
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1113 — General Biology 2
    - BIOL 1114 — Lab for BIOL 1113

Public Health Social Science Requirements

From the catalog
Complete an additional 17-19 semester hours from courses within the following subject codes: AFCS, ANTH, CAEP, COMM, ECON, ENGL, HIST, HLTH, HUSV, INTL, PHIL, PHTH, POLS, PSYC, SOCL. Two courses must be at the 3000 level or above.

One of:
- PHIL 1165 — Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
- HLTH 2100 — Interprofessional Ethics for Individual and Population Health

Capstone

HSCI 4740 — Health Science Capstone Seminar

Other Major Requirements

ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
ENGW 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
HSCI 1000 — College: An Introduction

Optional Co-op

From the catalog
Successful completion of EXED 2000 is required for participation in co-op.

EXED 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
One of:
- COOP 3945 — Co-op Work Experience
- COOP 3946 — Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
- COOP 3947 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
- COOP 3948 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

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