School of Health Sciences
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School of Health Sciences
Paul Fitzgerald, Director
The School of Health Sciences is designed to serve students with diverse career interests: community health services, environmental & occupational health & safety, health administration, & health education. Basic preparation for these careers is accomplished by completing the professional curricula that lead to a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, Bachelor of Science in Health, or Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene.
The opportunities vary for professional preparation in the school. Community health study prepares students for entry-level management positions in public-health & health-promotion agencies, social task force agencies, & other noninstitutional health agencies. Students are taught to develop programs for assessing & planning health programs according to the needs of the community being served.
Environmental & occupational health & safety students focus their studies on factors that may cause or contribute to impaired health of individuals in any environmental setting. The industrial hygiene option deals with industrial hazards & how they affect individuals in the workplace. The environmental health option prepares students for a career in one of the many fields of public health. It also qualifies students to sit for the examination to obtain professional registration as a sanitarian.
Health administration programs focus on preparing students for entry-level management positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, & other health delivery systems. Blending business techniques & tools with health care applications & principles, students are taught to deal with complex organizational structures & associated business complexities. Students electing to specialize in long-term care administration receive an undergraduate Gerontology Certificate & are eligible, upon degree completion, to sit for the Ohio & National Nursing Home Administrator's licensure examination.
Most programs provide either practica, internships, or student teaching experiences in order to provide students with practical experiences complementary to their academic coursework.
Note: Most courses offered through the School of Health Sciences can be retaken up to two times (i.e., one initial registration & two retakes). Variable credit courses usually cannot be retaken (i.e., with the possibility of the initial grade no longer being figured in the accumulative grade point calculation) but can be repeated for credit to count toward your degree.
Community Health Services
Major code BS8105
This program provides you with background courses & field experiences that qualify you for positions in community health. A Bachelor of Science in Health will be awarded when you have completed the prescribed course of study. Health Education Core
HLTH 202 Health Sciences &
Lifestyle Choices 4
HLTH 204 Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco 4
HLTH 205 Preventing HIV & STIs 4
HLTH 210 Health of Women 4
or HLTH 212 Controlling Stress & Tension
HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care Organizations 4
HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 290 Health Aspects of Aging 4
or HCCF 380 Death & Dying
HLTH 300 Worksite Health 2
HLTH 320 Strategies for Communicating Health Information 4
HLTH 345 School Health 4
HLTH 390 Community Health 4
HLTH 412 International Health Programming 4
TH 464 Community Health Services Practicum 15
Health Science Core
BIOS 170, 171 Intro to Zoology 10 BIOS 225 Genetics in Human Society 3 BIOS 300 Anatomy & Histology 6 BIOS 345 Human Physiology 4 EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health & Safety 4 EH 275 Env. & Occup. Health & Safety Regs. 4 HLTH 330 Epidemiology 4 PSY 221 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 5 CS 120 Computer Literacy 4 or MIS201 Intro to Microcomputers or 3
Required Related Courses
ANTH 101 Intro to Cultural Anthro. 5 or INST 103 Modern Asia or INST 113 Modern Africa or 4 or INST 121 Interdisciplinary Survery of Latin America CHEM 101 Chemistry Applied to Today's World 4 or CHEM 121 Principles of Chemistry I or CHEM 151 Fund. of Chemistry I or 5 ENG 305J Technical Writing 4 or HLTH 370J Writing for the Health Sciences HCFN 128 Intro to Nutrition 4 INCO 101 Fund. of Human Comm. 4 MATH 113 Algebra 5 or MATH 163A Into to Calculus or 4 or MATH 263A Calculus MGT 202 Management 4 MICR 211 Basic Microbiology 4 PSY 101 General Psychology 5 SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety
Environmental & occupational health & safety professionals are devoted to the evaluation, control, & protection of those factors that may cause or contribute to impaired health of individuals in any environmental setting. Two distinct majors are available.The environmental health science option prepares you for a career in one of the many fields of public health. It also fulfills the educational requirements for registration as a sanitarian & for admission to a graduate school of public health. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health will be awarded upon completion of the prescribed course of study.
The industrial hygiene option prepares you for a career as an industrial hygienist. An industrial hygienist is concerned with evaluating & controlling workplace environmental exposures that affect workers' & the public's health. Industrial hygiene is one of the leading environmental professions. After graduation you will be competitive in an exp&ing job market with major corporations, consulting firms, insurance agencies, & government agencies. In addition, the program will prepare you for admission to graduate school in industrial hygiene, environmental science, & public health. When you have completed the prescribed course of study, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene.
Environmental Health Science
Major code BS6260
Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety Core
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5 or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology 3 BIOS 302 Human Anatomy for Nonmajors 6 or BIOS 301 Human Anatomy 6 BUSL 370 Environmental Law 4 CHEM 151,152,153 Fund. of Chemistry 15 CHEM 301, 302 Organic Chemistry 6 CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4 or MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers 3 or ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4 HLTH 330 Community Health Epidemiology 4 or MICR 418 Epidemiology INCO 103 Fund. of Public Speaking 4 MICR 211,212 Environ. Microbiology & Lab 6 PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4 PHYS 201,202 Intro to Physics 10 PSY 101 General Psychology 5 PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4 PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences 5 SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
Required Professional Courses
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health & Safety 4 EH 275 Env. & Occup. Health & Safety Regulations 4 EH 310 Water Supply & Wastewater Environ. Health Practice 4 EH 312 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management 4 EH 330 Food Quality Control 4 EH 430 Vector Control & Pesticide Use 4 EH 440 Air Quality & Pollution Control 4 EH 450 Institutional Environ. Health Practice 4 EH 455 Recreational Environ. Health Practice 4 EH 457 Environ. Health Planning & Program Admin. 4 EH 464 Environ. Health Practicum 15 IH 200 Intro to Industrial Hygiene, Occup. Safety, & Health 4 IH 400 Industrial Hygiene Sampling & Analysis 5 IH 401 Toxicological Effects of Hazardous Materials 4 IH 415 Intro to Radiological Health 5Even if your mathematics placement exam result is MATH 263 (which means that you have demonstrated quantitative skills competence sufficient to met the Tier I requirement), you must complete one of the following:
MATH 115 Precalculus 5 MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4 MATH 263A Calculus 4
Industrial Hygiene
Major code BS3309
Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety Core
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5 or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology BIOS 302 Human Anatomy for Nonmajors 6 or BIOS 301 Human Anatomy BUSL 370 Environmental Law 4 CHEM 151, Fund. of Chemistry 15 152,153 CHEM 301,302 Organic Chemistry 6 CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4 MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers or 3 HS 309 Microcomputer Appl. or 4 ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4 HLTH 330 Community Health Epidemiology 4 MICR 418 Epidemiology INCO 103 Fund. of Public Speaking 4 MICR 211,212 Environ. Microbiology & Lab 6 PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4 PHYS 201,202 Intro to Physics 10 PSY 101 General Psychology 5 PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4 or PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences 5 SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
Required Professional Courses
CH E 448 Safety in the Process Ind. 3 CHEM 241,242 Quantitative Analysis & Lab 5 CHEM 325 Instrumental Methods of Analysis 4 CHEM 330 Intro to Toxicology 4 ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4 EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health & Safety 4 EH 275 Env. & Occup. Health & Safety Regulations 4 EH 310 Water Supply & Wastewater Environ. Health Practice 4 EH 312 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management 4 EH 440 Air Quality & Pollution Control HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2 IH 200 Intro to Ind. Hygiene,Occup. Safety & Health 4 IH 400 Industrial Hygiene Sampling & Analysis 5 IH 401 Toxicological Effects of Hazardous Materials 4 IH 405 Ventilation for Contaminant Control 4 IH 410 Physical Hazards: Evaluation & Control 4 IH 415 Intro to Radiological Health 5 IH 420 Hazardous Material: Mgt.& Control 4 MATH 163A,B Intro to Calculus or 7 MATH 263A,B Calculus or 8 MGT 202 Management 4
Health Administration
Health administration offers two options: health services administration & long-term health care administration. The health services administration option prepares you for entry-level management positions in all sectors of the health care industry. You are prepared for positions in acute, subacute, & ambulatory care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, managed-care organizations, health maintenance organizations, & other emerging health delivery systems.The long-term health care administration option prepares you for a career in the management of nursing and other long-term care facilities. It qualifies you to take the licensure examination of the Ohio Department of Health Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration, as well as the National Licensure Examination.
At the completion of either course of study, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Health. Upon completion of the long-term health care administration option, you will also qualify for an Ohio University undergraduate Gerontology Certificate (see "Gerontology" at the beginning of the College of Health & Human Services section).
Health Services Administration
Major code BS8119
Health Administration Core
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5 or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4 or MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers 3 EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health & Safety 4 HLTH 202 Health Sciences & Lifestyle Choices 4 HLTH 204 Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco 4 HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care Orgs. 4 HLTH 230 Medical Terminology for Health Admin. 2 HLTH 316 Human Resource Mgt. &Trng. in Health Care 4 HLTH 340 Contemporary Problems in Health Care Org. 4 HLTH 421 Financial Administration of Health Facilities 4 HLTH 422 Reimbursement Payment Systems in Health Care 4 HLTH 480 Practicum in Health Admin. 10 HLTH 481 Internship in Health Admin. 15
Required Professional Courses
ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
HLTH 330 Community Health
Epidemiology 4
HLTH 335 Admin. of Acute Care
Facilities 4
INCO 103 Public Speaking 4
MGT 202 Management
Plus 20 hrs from ACCT 102 or courses at the 200 level or above in ACCT,
BUSL, EH, FIN, HRM, HLTH, IH, INCO, MGT, MKT. Long-Term Health Care Administration
Major code BS6836
Health Administration Core
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5 or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology or CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4 MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers 3 EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health & Safety 4 HLTH 202 Health Sciences & Lifestyle Choices 4 HLTH 204 Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco 4 HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care Organizations 4 HLTH 230 Medical Terminology for Health Admin 4 HLTH 316 Human Resource Mgt. & Training in Health Care 4 HLTH 340 Contemporary Problems in Health Care Org. 4 HLTH 421 Financial Administration of Health Facilities 4 HLTH 422 Reimbursement Payment Systems in Health Care 4 HLTH 480 Practicum in Health Admin. 10 HLTH 481 Internship in Health Admin. 15
Required Professional Courses
ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4
ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics 4
EDCE 410 Human Relations 3
HCCF 380 Death & Dying 4
HCFN 128 Intro to Nutrition 4
HLTH 225 Long-Term Care Admin. I 4
HLTH 325 Long-Term Care Admin. II 4
HLTH 330 Community Health Epidemiology 4
HLTH 405 Long-Term Care Admin. III 4
HLTH 413 Health Aspects of Aging 4
MGT 200 Intro to Management 4
MGT 202 Management
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
PSY 374 Psychology of Adulthood &
Aging 4
SW 101 Intro to Social Welfare &
Social Work 3
Select one of the following four:
INCO 301 Empirical Research Applications 5
PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4
PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences 5
SOC 351 Elementary Research Techniques 4
Select one of the following four:
SW 381 Counseling Older Adults 4
SW 395 Aging in the Welfare State 4
HSS 300 Communication Disorders in the Elderly 4
PESS 421 Principles of Aging & Physical Activity 3
Plus 9 hours from HCCF, PSY, SOC, or SW at the 300 level or above
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