Public Health Major
The public health program offers students a unique and flexible way to complete their BSAS degree. The coursework within the program provides students with training in the five core disciplines of public health which include Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
In addition to completing all core coursework students will select one of the following emphasis areas:
- Public health generalist
- Health education and promotion
- Environmental health and safety
At the conclusion of the program students are required to complete an internship tailored to their area of interest in public health.
This public health curriculum enables mastery at the bachelor’s level of the nationally recognized Public Health Core Competencies and can prepare students to become a Certified Health Education Specialist. All of the major courses that are part of the BSAS curriculum are offered in an online asynchronous format.
Also available to public health students is an:
- Accelerated “4+1” program that allows students to earn a Master of Public Health degree in one year after completing their bachelor’s degree.
For non-public health majors there is also:
- Public Health Minor. The public health minor can enhance to educational experience of students in all majors and is particularly complementary for students in health care programs.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H |
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 or SS 1500 or HONR 1500 |
Success Seminar Strong Start Success Seminar Intro to Honors |
1-2 |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 |
Writing 1 Writing 1 with Support |
3-4 |
| Writing 2 | 3 | |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics requirement (one of the following): | ||
| MATH 2623 or MATH 2623C or STAT 2601 or STAT 2625 or STAT 2625C |
Quantitative Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support Introductory Statistics Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support |
3-6 |
| Natural Science (7 s.h.) (2 courses, 1 with lab) | 7 | |
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | ||
| PHLT 1531 | Fundamentals of Public Health (required for the major) | 3 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (6 s.h.) | ||
| PHLT 1568 | Healthy Lifestyles (required for the major) | 3 |
| PHLT 1513 | Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety (required for the major) | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| PHLT 1550 | Public Health Advocacy and Policy | 2 |
| PHLT 3702 | Health Education Theory and Methods | 3 |
| PHLT 4826 | Community Health Planning and Promotion | 4 |
| PHLT 4827 | Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| PHLT 4891 | Public Health Internship | 8 |
| PHLT 4899 | Public Health Senior Seminar | 3 |
| AHLT 3708 | Preventive Public Health Care | 3 |
| AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
| AHLT 4810 | Management Skills for Health Professionals | 3 |
| AHLT 5807 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| Choose one of the PHLT Emphasis Areas (15 s.h.): | 15 | |
| Health Education and Promotion | ||
| PHLT 2607 | Ethical Issues in Public Health | |
| PHLT 2692 | Human Sexuality | |
| PHLT 3791 | Community Health | |
| PHLT 5804 | Multicultural Health | |
| PHLT 5812 | Crisis Management in Public Health | |
| Environmental Health | ||
| PHLT 3709 | Elements of Urban Environmental Health Practices | |
| PHLT 3791 | Community Health | |
| PHLT 5810 | Agents of Mass Casualty | |
| PHLT 5812 | Crisis Management in Public Health | |
| AHLT 4808 | Environmental Health Concerns | |
| Generalist | ||
| Any combination of courses from the Health Education and Promotion/Environmental emphasis areas above totaling 15 semester hours | ||
| PHLT Upper Division Electives (12 s.h.) | 12 | |
| Below are the courses that can be counted towards your upper division PHLT electives. Courses taken as part of your emphasis area do not count toward your PHLT upper division elective semester hours | ||
| PHLT 3709 | Elements of Urban Environmental Health Practices | |
| PHLT 3725 | Topics in Public Health | |
| PHLT 3731 | Drug Use and Abuse | |
| PHLT 3757 | Health and Disease | |
| PHLT 4828 | Grant Writing | |
| PHLT 5804 | Multicultural Health | |
| PHLT 5810 | Agents of Mass Casualty | |
| PHLT 5812 | Crisis Management in Public Health | |
| AHLT 3740 | Pathology of Infectious Diseases | |
| AHLT 4808 | Environmental Health Concerns | |
| AHLT 5816 | Environmental Regulations | |
| AHLT 5831 | Industrial Hygiene | |
| Additional Electives or Minor Coursework | 20 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
- A minimum of 120 semester hours are required for the BSAS in public health. No minor is required for this professional BSAS degree.
| Year 1 | ||
| FALL | S.H | |
| YSU 1500 or HONR 1500 or SS 1500 |
Success Seminar or Intro to Honors or Strong Start Success Seminar |
12 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 |
Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support |
3-4 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| PHLT 1531 | Fundamentals of Public Health | 3 |
| PHLT 1550 | Public Health Advocacy and Policy | 2 |
| PHLT 1568 | Healthy Lifestyles | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15-17 | |
| SPRING | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 or MATH 2623C or STAT 2601 or STAT 2625 or STAT 2625C |
Quantitative Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support Introductory Statistics Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support |
3-6 |
| PHLT 3702 | Health Education Theory and Methods | 3 |
| Natural Science Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15-18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| FALL | ||
| PHLT 1513 | Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety | 3 |
| PHLT 4826 | Community Health Planning and Promotion | 4 |
| AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Social Science Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Natural Science + Lab Gen Ed. | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| SPRING | ||
| PHLT 4827 | Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| AHLT 3708 | Preventive Public Health Care | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| FALL | ||
| AHLT 5807 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| FALL | ||
| AHLT 4810 | Management Skills for Health Professionals | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 2 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| SPRING | ||
| PHLT 4891 | Public Health Internship | 8 |
| PHLT 4899 | Public Health Senior Seminar | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all required PHLT and AHLT courses.
- Courses taken under the Credit(CR)/No Credit (NC) option may not be counted toward the major.
The student learning outcomes for public health are as follows:
- At the conclusion of the BSAS in Public Health program students will demonstrate competency in the following domains:
- Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
- Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
- Communication Skills
- Health Equity Skills
- Community Partnership Skills
- Public Health Science Skills
- Management and Finance Skills
- Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills