University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Public Health B.S. - General Public Health

Bachelor of Science - Public Health; General Public Health Concentration

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary


Public Health Core Courses21
General Public Health Concentration39
Total Hours60

Degree Specific Credits: 60

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Public Health Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
PUBH 101SIntroduction to Public Health3
PUBH 225Public Health Policy3
PUBH 325Environmental and Occupational Health3
CHTH 355Theory and Practice of Community Health Education3
CHTH 491Special Topics (Principles of Epidemiology)3
PUBH 475EPublic Health Ethics3
PUBH 498Internship3
or PUBH 499 Capstone
Total Hours21

Minimum Required Grade: C-


General Public Health Concentration

Rule: Complete each of the following sub-groups. 39 total credits required.

Global Health

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Health and Culture: A Global Perspective
Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Community Health

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Program Planning in Community Health
Theories of Health Behaviors and Counseling
Peer Health Education
Health and Mind/Body/Spirit
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Population Health

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Public Health Biology
Public Health Informatics and Data Systems
Healthcare Systems and Organizations
Population Health Evidence Based Practices
Population Health Planning and Management
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Required Credits

Note: Courses taken to complete the Global Health, Community Health, and Population Health requirements do not count towards these additional credits.

Complete 6 additional credits of the following courses:6
Human Form and Function I
Human Form and Function I
Health and Culture: A Global Perspective
Program Planning in Community Health
Theories of Health Behaviors and Counseling
Intro to Healthcare Informatic
Peer Health Education
Peer Health Practicum
Health and Mind/Body/Spirit
Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives
Healthcare Systems and Organizations
Population Health Evidence Based Practices
Population Health Planning and Management
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

General Public Health Electives

Note: Courses taken to complete the Global Health, Community Health, and Population Health requirements do not count towards these additional credits.

Complete 24 credits of the following courses:24
Health Aspects of Aging
Anthropology and Global Health
Culture & Society
Peoples and Cultures of World
Culture and Population
Social Change
Culture, Health, and Healing
Vector-Borne Diseases: Public Health Perspectives
Health and Culture: A Global Perspective
Communication in Health Organizations
Introduction to Health Economics
Sustainable Communities
Community & Regional Analysis
Planning & Analysis Laboratory
Monitoring and Evaluation in International Development
Basic Exercise Prescription
Practical Applications in Nonprofit Administration
Advanced Nonprofit Admin
American Indian Health Issues
Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics
Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives
Public Health Biology
Public Health Nutrition
Politics of Global Migration
Development Administration
Population and Society
Addiction Studies
Total Hours24

Minimum Required Grade: C-