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Bachelor of Science in Public Health
California State University San Bernardino
Key Information
Campus location
San Bernardino, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 2,871 / per year **
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* applications for non-impacted majors will close on January 31, 2023
** 6.1 or more units
Introduction
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health program prepares students for professional positions in public health agencies, community-based organizations, health care, tribal health, and international organizations. The curriculum is competency-based in compliance with standards set by the Council on Education for Public Health and by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Graduates of the program will be eligible to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) national examination administered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
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Curriculum
Lower-division requirements - include 4 GE units: (14)
- HSCI 1100 Problem-Solving Skills for Health Science
- HSCI 1200 Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach
- HSCI 1200L Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach Lab
- HSCI 2200 Introduction to Public Health
- HSCI 2202 Software Applications in the Health Sciences
- HSCI 2203 Introduction to Statistics in Health Sciences
Upper-division requirements: (42)
- HSCI 3200 Foundations of Public Health Education
- HSCI 3201 Health Behavior
- HSCI 3202 Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health
- HSCI 3203 Global Health
- HSCI 3204 Public Health Nutrition
- HSCI 3205 Biostatistics for Health Science
- HSCI 3206 Public Health Law and Ethics
- HSCI 3207 Social Determinants of Health
- HSCI 3208 Introduction to Professional Development and Communication
- HSCI 4200 Health Administration
- HSCI 4202 Epidemiology
- HSCI 4203 Public Health Program Planning and Implementation
- HSCI 4204 Research Methods and Evaluation in Public Health
- HSCI 4205 Advanced Professional Writing in Public Health
Capstone Experience (3)
Three units were chosen:
- HSCI 4213 Community Service Project in Public Health
- HSCI 5752 Field Experience in Health Science
- HSCI 5753 Field Experience in Health Science
- HSCI 5970 Honors Thesis for Public Health
Electives (6)
Six units were chosen from:
- HSCI 4206 Infectious Disease Burden in the U.S.
- HSCI 4207 Chronic Disease Burden in the U.S.
- HSCI 4208 Drug and Alcohol Issues
- HSCI 4209 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- HSCI 4210 Cultural Competency
- HSCI 4211 Mental Health Issues in Public Health
- HSCI 4212 Topics about Special Populations
- HSCI 5951PH Independent Study for Public Health
- HSCI 5952PH Independent Study for Public Health
- HSCI 5953PH Independent Study for Public Health