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Bachelor of Science in Public Health

Total credit hours: 120

Required Curriculum

All BS in Public Health majors must complete Lourdes University Core & General Education requirements with the following specifications to fulfill both Core/General Education and Major Course Requirements:

These courses are marked with an asterisk (*). They are not double-counted towards the total credit hour requirement of the program.

Core Courses and General Education (48 credit hours)

College Connections
BIO 102  Internship Preparation (for FYE 102)
BIO 216  Seasonal Field Ecology (for FYE 201)

Mathematics
MTH 212  Statistics

Ethics
THS 265   Christian Ethics

History
HST 290   History of Health Care

Philosophy
PHL 310   Bio Ethics

Natural Science
BIO 204    Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology

Social Science
PSY 110   General Psychology

Cultural Diversity
SOC 304  Multicultural Diversity

Capstone
BIO 491    Public Health Seminar

Major Requirements (42 credit hours)
BIO 201       Principles of Biology I
BIL 201        Principles of Biology I Lab
CHM 140     General, Organic & Biological Chemistry
CHL 140      General, Organic & Biological Chemistry Lab
BUS 235      Business Communications (for FYE 202)
BIO 204*      Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIO 207       Introduction to Public Health
MTH 212*    Statistics
BIO 399*      Enduring Question “What makes us sick?”
BIO 319       Consumer Health
BIO 335       General Microbiology
BIL 335        General Microbiology Lab
BIO 420       Epidemiology
ENV policy course    ENV 418
BIO 380       Community Partner Project Internship
BIO 402       Introduction to Research
BIO 491*      Capstone: Public Health Seminar

Multidisciplinary Requirements
PSY 110*    General Psychology
SOC 101     Introduction to Sociology
SOC 304*    Multicultural Diversity
PHL 310*     Bio-Ethics
THS 265*     Christian Ethics
HST 290*     History of Health Care

Electives  Student’s Choice    (17 credit hours)

Requirements at The University of Toledo (9 credit hours)
PUBH 6000   Public Health Biostatistics
PUBH 6090   Issues in Public Health
PUBH 6010   Public Health Epidemiology