Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Western Kentucky University
Key Information
Campus location
Bowling Green, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 5,509 / per semester **
Application deadline
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* rolling admission
** in-state students per semester; $13,513 - out-of-state students per semester
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Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Graduates are prepared to use their skills in a variety of government agencies, hospitals and other facilities of the health care system, community mental health agencies, employee health programs in business and industry, student health services on college campuses, and many non-profit health agencies and communities. Many students choose to pursue advanced degrees in public health, and this is strongly encouraged.
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Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Core Courses
- PH 261 Foundations of Public Health
- PH 381 Public & Community Health
- PH 384 Introduction to Epidemiology
- PH 385 Environmental Health
- PH 483 Administration of Health Programs
- PH 484 Community Organization for Health Education
- PH 485 Fundamentals of Public Health Planning
- PH 470 Internship
Other Required Courses
- BIOL 131 Human Anatomy & Physiology
- BIOL 207 & 208 General Microbiology & Lab
- Chem 109 Chemistry for the Health Sciences
- Math 109, 115 or higher
- PH 100 Personal Health
- PH 383 Biostatistics in Health Sciences
- SFTY 171 Safety & First Aid
- COMM 145 Fundamental of Public Speaking
Select one of the following
- PSY/PSYS 100 Introduction to Psychology
- PSY/PSYS 220 Introduction to Lifespan Development Psychology
- SOCL 100 Introduction to Sociology
Electives
Select 12 hours of the following (6 must be upper-division)
- BIOL 315 Ecology
- CHEM 314 Introductory Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 330 Quantitative Analysis
- ENV 280 Introduction to Environmental Science
- ENV 321 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
- ENV 323 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
- ENV 369 Air Pollution
- ENV 365 Air Pollution Laboratory
- ENV 375 Introduction to Water Resources
- ENV 380 Principles of Environmental Toxicology
- ENV 410 Water Treatment Processes
- ENV 411 Water Treatment Processes Lab
- ENV 430 Radiological HEalth
- ENV 460 Environmental Management
- ENV 474 Environmental RIsk Assessment
- ENV 480 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
- ENV 490 Food Safety
- GEOG 310 Global Hydrology
- AH/HIM 290 Medical Terminology
- SFTY 270 General Safety
- HMD 211 Human Nutrition
- HCA 340 Health care Organization & management
- HCA 347 International Comparisons of Health Care Systems
- HCA 459 Global Health Service-Learning Practicum
- LEAD 200 Introduction to Leadership Studies
- LEAD 300 Leadership Theory & Application
- LEAD 325 Leading Change
- LEAD 330 Leadership Ethics & Decision-Making
- PH 365 Human Sexuality
- PH 382 Peer Health Education
- PH 390 Wellness & Fitness Assessment
- PH 402 Worksite Health Promotion
- PH 443 Health & Aging
- PH 444 Death, Dying & Bereavement
- PH 456 Independent Study in Health & Safety
- PH 464 Women’s Health
- PH 467 Drug Abuse Education
- PH 468 Sexuality Education
- PS 338 Government & Ethics
- SOCL 260 Race & Ethnic Relations
- SOCL 270 Introduction to Community, Environment, & Development
- SOCL 350 Systems of Social Inequality
- SOCL 360 The Community in Rural and Urban Settings
- SOCL 362 Social Institutions: Race, Class, and Gender
- SOCL 375 Diversity in American Society
- SOCL 376 Sociology of Globalization
- STAT 330 Introduction to Statistical Software
- SWRK 101 Foundations of Human Services
Career Opportunities
Internship
Students in the Public Health program are required to complete PH 490, Fieldwork in Public Health. Students are placed in a public health or health promotion agency for practical experience in a real-world setting. Students will be placed in internships in the type of agency and the geographic location of most interest to the individual student. Students are expected to conduct themselves professionally and they will be supervised by an agency staff member that serves as a preceptor. Activities will include completing assignments made by the preceptor and participating to the fullest extent possible in the program activities of the agencies.
Career Opportunities in Public Health
Public health work is done in a wide variety of settings in the public and private sectors. Graduates of the baccalaureate program in Public Health are prepared to use their skills in a variety of government agencies, hospitals and other facilities of the health care systems, community mental health agencies, employee health programs in business and industry, student health services on college campuses, and many non-profit health agencies in communities. Graduates have a comprehensive knowledge base in health science and skills in planning educational programs, designing instructional materials, conducting community health needs assessments, and completing common administration duties such as budgeting and supervising volunteers. Many students choose to pursue advanced degrees in public health and are strongly encouraged.
English Language Requirements
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