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BS, Global Public Health/Applied Psychology

128 Total Credits Required

Global Public Health (GPH) for undergraduate students will expose you to the global nature of the field, emphasizing the ways in which populations and environments interact across the globe to shape health outcomes. As a GPH student, you will gain fluency in the key approaches and current issues in the field of public health, both in the United States and throughout the world.

Liberal Arts Requirements, 60 credits. Program Requirements, 68 credits.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

32 Credits

Foreign Language - 4 Credits
(Including American Sign Language)
Expository Writing - 8 Credits
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture - 12 Credits
CORE-UA 04xx/ST-CORE-UE
Texts and Ideas
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
CORE-UA 07xx/ST-CORE-UE
Expressive Culture
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry - 8 Credits
CORE-UA 2xx/CORE-UA 3xx/ST-CORE-UE
Physical Science/Life Science
4 Credits
PSYCH-UA 10
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
4 Credits
OR
UGPH-GU 20
Biostatistics for Global Health
4 Credits

Interdisciplinary Elective Sequence

12 Credits

 

Interdisciplinary Elective Sequence
Choose one discipline in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (excluding PSYCH-UA or CAMS-UA) and take at most one introductory course and at least two intermediate or advanced courses in the same discipline.
Introductory Science, Social Science or Humanities - 4 Credits
Advanced Level Course - 4 Credits
Advanced Level Course - 4 Credits

Unrestricted Liberal Arts Electives

16 Credits

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
SAHS-UE WPE
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits

Public Health Core

16 Credits

UGPH-GU 10
Health and Society in a Global Context
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 30
Epidemiology for Global Health
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 40
Health Policy in a Global World
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 50
Environmental Health in a Global World
4 Credits

Psychology Core

12 Credits

Restricted Psychology Electives

12 Credits

Choose one course from each of the following three content areas:

Social/Community - 4 Credits
APSY-UE 5
APSY-UE 13
Developmental/Learning - 4 Credits
APSY-UE 1014
APSY-UE 1272
APSY-UE 1280

Electives

8 Credits

Choose any two of the following Public Health or Psychology courses:

Public Health Electives Options
UGPH-GU 35
Behavioral Risk-Taking in the Global Context
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 80
Public Health Entrepreneurial Ventures
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 90
Topics in Public Health: Controversies & Debates
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 158
History of Medicine
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 293
Global Medicine and Disease: The Challenges We Face
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 110
Public Health Research Seminar
4 Credits

Research & Field Requirements

20 Credits

Research Skills - 8 Credits
Field Experiences - 12 Credits
UGPH-GU 60
Global Public Health Internship
4 Credits