Bachelor of Science in Public Health
The BSPH program in Urban Health Disparities is a 120 credit-hour undergraduate degree program, comprised of 45 units of required BSPH courses, 40 units of required GE categories courses, and 35 units of electives, in addition to 100 hours of community service learning and 150 hours of field experience.
Curriculum
The following course sequence is required for this curriculum of study.
BSPH Required Courses
| Course No. | Course Title | Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSPH 101 | Introduction to Public Health * Pre-requisite: ENG 111 -English Composition and ILR 101 Information Literacy | 3 | ||
| BSPH 202 | Health Disparities, Equity & Social Justice *Pre-requisite: ENG 111 English Composition and ILR 101 Information Literacy | 3 | ||
| BSPH 203 | Community H. Education & Communication | 3 | ||
| BSPH 301 | Introduction to Epidemiology *Pre-requisite: MTH 150 -Statistics | 3 | ||
| BSPH 302 | Theoretical Principles of Health Behavior | 3 | ||
| BSPH 303 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 | ||
| BSPH 304 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 | ||
| BSPH 306 | Research Methods in Public Health *Pre-requisite: MTH 150-Statistics | 3 | ||
| BSPH 307A | Domestic and Global PH Internship I | 3 | ||
| BSPH 307B | Domestic and Global PH Internship II | 3 | ||
| BSPH 310 | Physiological & Lifestyle Basis of Disease *Pre-requisite: BMS 100L – Human Biology with Lab | 3 | ||
| BSPH 400 | Program, Planning, Proposal & Evaluation *Pre-requisite: BSPH 302 Theoretical Principles of Health Behavior | 3 | ||
| BSPH 401 | Health Policy, Leadership and Ethics *Pre-requisite: POL 141 – United States Government | 3 | ||
| BSPH 403 | Foundations of Global Health | 3 | ||
| BSPH 410 | Public Health Capstone | 3 | ||
| Total Required BSPH Units | 45 |
*The above-mentioned GE courses fulfill the BSPH pre-requisites as well as one of the GE categories. These courses can be transferred into or taken at CDU to fulfill the necessary requirements for the BSPH course degree as well as the corresponding GE categories.