OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
Community and Public Health Major (B.S.H.) |
Major code BS8100
College of Health Sciences and Professions
Department of Social and Public Health
Grover Center W324
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4675
www.ohio.edu/chsp/social-public-health
Heather Harmon, contact person
harmonh@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The community and public health major prepares students for positions in public health. A community health educator can work at a health department, service organization, volunteer health agency, state or federal health agency, hospital or work place. The goal is to improve quality of life and reduce health care costs/expenditures. A health educator is responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of health programs. In addition to these responsibilities, a health educator is expected to coordinate health programs and serve as a resource in the community.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program:
- Students will be able to describe factors affecting health issues from a social-ecological perspective.
- Students will be able to describe how epidemiological data are used to assist in health needs assessment and planning.
- Students will be able to develop theory-based community health programs that are responsive to health needs.
- Students will be able to describe how to implement and evaluate theory-based community health programs.
- Students will be able to develop a community health grant proposal.
- Students will be able to integrate professional community health application with their knowledge of community health.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Students who pursue a degree in community and public health are likely to be employed in a variety of health settings, such as health departments, work sites, hospitals, voluntary health agencies, community-based organizations or governmental organizations (such as CDC). As a community and public health major, a student is qualified to design, implement, and evaluate health education/promotion programs in any of the previously mentioned settings. Many of our undergraduates continue their education by obtaining the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification and a Master of Public Health (MPH) or related degree.
Requirements
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
Ohio University requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for the conferral of a bachelor’s degree. This program can be completed within that 120-hour requirement. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other universitywide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide page.
College-Level Requirements for the College of Health Sciences and Professions
View the College-Level Requirements for the College of Health Sciences and Professions .
Interprofessional Education in Health Care
College of Health Sciences and Professions requirement:
Complete a total of two credit hours from the following courses:
- CFS 4070 - Interprofessional Gerontology Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 1200 - Survey of Health Professions and Collaborative Healthcare Credit Hours: 2
- IHS 2112 - Introduction to Interprofessional Education and Practice in Health Care Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 2220 - Cultural Competency in Interprofessional Health Care Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 2420 - One Health: Intersection of People, Animals and the Environment Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 2820 - Interprofessional Healthcare Through Creative Arts Credit Hours: 2
- IHS 2930 - Interprofessionalism in Healthcare Credit Hours: .5 - 3
- IHS 3250 - Interprofessional Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 3934 - Interprofessional Experiential Learning Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 3934C - Interprofessional Community Experience Credit Hours: 2
- IHS 4430 - Working on an Interprofessional Healthcare Team Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 4510 - Interprofessional Health Care in Rural/Underserved Populations Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- IHS 4514 - Professional and Clinical Ethics for the Health Professions Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 4518 - Interprofessional Grand Rounds Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Community Health Core Requirements
Complete the following courses:
- EH 2000 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2000 - Introduction to Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2030 - Foundations in Health Education Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2300 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 3100 - Health Behavior Theory in Public and Community Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 3300 - Community Health Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 3400J - Grant Writing for Public Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4100 - Program Planning and Implementation in Community Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4200 - Program Evaluation in Community Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4800 - Applied Service Learning in Rural Community Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4911 - Community Health Services Internship Credit Hours: 6
Related Health Content Requirements
Complete 30 hours from the following courses:
- CFS 2700 - Intimate and Family Relationships Credit Hours: 3
- CFS 2710 - Individuals and Families Over the Lifespan Credit Hours: 3
- CFS 3601 - Human Sexualities Credit Hours: 3
- CFS 3800 - Death, Dying and Bereavement Credit Hours: 3
- COMS 3400 - Introduction to Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
- EH 3200 - Health and the Built Environment Credit Hours: 3
- EH 4000 - Environmental Health and Safety Risk Communication Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2020 - Introduction to Health and Lifestyle Choices Credit Hours: 3
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- HLTH 2020C - Introduction to Health and Lifestyle Choices Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2040 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2050 - Preventing HIV and STIs Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2100 - Women and Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2120 - Controlling Stress and Tension Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2150 - Violence in America Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2170 - Health System Organization, Financing, and Delivery Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2700 - Family and Consumer Health Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 2901 - Health Aspects of Aging Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4120 - Global Health Programming Credit Hours: 3
- HLTH 4930 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1 - 4
- IHS 2210 - Introduction to Global Health Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 2235 - Cross Cultural Issues in Tropical Diseases Credit Hours: 3
- NUTR 1000 - Introduction to Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
- NUTR 1100 - Introduction to Food Systems Credit Hours: 3
- NUTR 2100 - Lifespan Nutrition Credit Hours: 4
- OHS 2000 - Essentials of Occupational Hygiene and Professions Credit Hours: 3
- SW 1000 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Credit Hours: 3
Health Science Core Option 1
Complete the following two courses:
- BIOS 1030 - Human Biology I:Basic Principles Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 3020 - Survey of Human Disease Credit Hours: 3
Health Science Core Option 2
Complete the following courses if planning to go into nursing:
- BIOS 1030 - Human Biology I:Basic Principles Credit Hours: 3
- BIOS 1300 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
- BIOS 1310 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
Health Science Core Option 3
Complete the following courses if planning to attend medical school:
- BIOS 1700 - Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells Credit Hours: 3
- BIOS 1710 - Biological Sciences II: Ecology, Evolution, Animal Body Systems Credit Hours: 3
- BIOS 3010 - Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 3
- BIOS 3015 - Human Anatomy Lab Credit Hours: 1
Health Science Core Requirement Part 2
Complete the following courses:
- BIOS 2210 - Microbes and Humans Credit Hours: 3
- CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
- PSY 1010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4
- SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3