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Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH). Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH). The degree requires a minimum of 124 credit hours, typically distributed as follows: First level (60 credit hours) General education courses, including PHPH-101 Introduction to Public Health--SB (34)
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Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) • The degree requires a minimum of 124 credit hours, typically distributed as follows: • First level (60 credit hours) • General education courses, including PHPH-101 Introduction to Public Health--SB (34) • Foreign language (6) • Electives in Humanities or Social Sciences at the 300-level or above (20) • Second level (64 credit hours) • Required core public health courses (28) • Required supporting courses, which may optionally include the five core courses required in the dual bachelor-MPH degree program (27) • Open electives (9)
Requirements Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Total Credit Hours: 124
Programmatic Needs • Two faculty from each Department to facilitate the development of each of the syllabus for the following basic courses (each course and lab will be taught once a year – Fall or Spring) • Public Health 400: Policies, People, and the Environment (with Lab PHBS 401) • Public Health 405: Community, Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence in Public Health (with Lab PHBS 406) • Public Health 410: Global Health (with Lab PHBS 411) • Public Health 420: The Practice of Public Health (with Lab PHBS 421) • Public Health 425 and 426: Data Management and Analysis Lab I and II • Doctoral students to serve as course assistants and lab directors for each of the five core courses • Faculty to facilitate development of the syllabus for: • PHBS 430: Public Health Seminar (Note: Doctoral students can facilitate the seminar which will meet each semester (fall and spring) • PHBS – 491 Senior Thesis I and II • General SPHIS faculty participation in Senior Thesis (generally one faculty member will be assigned to each student) • Belknap degree coordinator
Programmatic Needs • Each Department to review courses for ‘selectives’ specific to their program area • Review ‘selectives’ for economics, ethics, public health biology, and the second quantitative elective • Once syllabi are developed, the learning objectives for each course needs to be mapped to the competencies identified for the Baccalaureate Degree • Preparation of the CEPH accreditation documentation for the baccalaureate degree • Put the BSPH degree in the appropriate format for submission to CPE and U of L • Develop advising guidelines for the Degree