Students learn to leverage technology to track disease outbreaks. Students ensure safe drinking water is available in all communities and how climate change continues to affect public health. A degree in Public Health sets students on a path to make an impact on health care and overall quality of life for communities both near and far.
Public health is a diverse and rapidly growing field, with a need for skilled professionals holding a variety of roles at the community, state, and federal levels. The Public Health: Health Sciences major is based in a biology, with emphasis on human health and diseases. The program provides a strong foundation developing and refining skills needed to identify, collect and interpret biological data needed to address public health concerns.
El-Sheikh, Amal, Professor of Biology, PhD, Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology, Medical Ethics, amal.el-sheikh@alverno.edu
Coss, Jenna, Physical Science Laboratory Manager, MS, General Chemistry and Biology, jenna.coss@alverno.edu
El-Sheikh, Amal, Professor of Biology, PhD, Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology, Medical Ethics, amal.el-sheikh@alverno.edu
Klingler, Rebekah, Associate Professor of Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Epidemiology, Public Health, rebekah.klingler@alverno.edu
Krueger, Megan, Biology Laboratory Manager, MS, General Biology, megan.krueger@alverno.edu
LaManna, Justin, Professor of Biology, PhD, Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology, Environmental Biology, justin.lamanna@alverno.edu
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CORE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| BSC-257 | Statistics for Health Professionals (General Education) | 4 |
| RL-252 | Medical Ethics | 4 |
| POL-225 | American Politics (General Education ) | 4 |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| PHTH-101 | Introduction to Public Health | 2 |
| PHTH-201 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PHTH-260 | Epidemiology | 4 |
| PHTH-310 | Health Policy and Advocacy | 2 |
| PHTH-330 | Global Health | 4 |
| PHTH-341 | Environmental Health | 4 |
| PHTH-490 | Senior Seminar in Public Health | 2 |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| SC-119 & 119L | Foundations of Chemistry and Foundations of Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| SC-120 & 120L | Foundations of Biology and Foundations of Biology Lab (General Education ) | 4 |
| HEALTH SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| BI-233 & 233L | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 and Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lab | 4 |
| BI-251 & 251L | Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BI-333 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BI-338 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| BI-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | 3 |
| or CH-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | |
| BI-452 | Immunology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 72 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FSS-125 | 2 | CM-120 | 4 |
| QL-122 | 4 | HUM-150 | 4 |
| SC-119 & 119L | 4 | PHTH-201 | 3 |
| SC-120 & 120L | 4 | CH-213 & 213L | 4 |
| AC-151 | 0 | ||
| PHTH-101 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CM-125 | 3 | CM-225 | 3 |
| FA-110 | 4 | BSC-215 | 2 |
| MT-256 | 4 | BI-233 & 233L | 4 |
| PSY-110 | 4 | BI-333 | 3 |
| ADV-299 | 0 | BI-251 & 251L | 4 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PPS-229 | 1 | BI-395 | 3 |
| RL-252 | 4 | BI-338 | 4 |
| BI-452 | 3 | BSC-257 | 4 |
| POL-225 | 4 | PHTH-260 | 4 |
| PHTH-310 | 2 | ||
| General Elecctives | 2 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Global Effective Citizen: Choose One Course: GEC 302, AHS 409/GEC 307, GEC 312, GEC 314, GEC 315, GEC 317, GEC 320, GEC 324, GEC 328, GEC 333, GEC 398 | 3 | PHTH-490 | 2 |
| INTERN-383 | 2 | General Electives | 10 |
| PHTH-330 | 4 | ||
| PHTH-341 | 4 | ||
| General Electives | 2 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||