Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration, B.S.

Department of Health and Human Performance
615-615-898-2893
Denise Bates, program coordinator
Denise.Bates@mtsu.edu

The major in Community and Public Health provides basic experiences for those interested in preparing for numerous health and health-related professions. Persons majoring in Community and Public Health may choose from two concentrations: Public Health and Health Education and Lifetime Wellness. Those seeking teacher licensure will complete a Secondary Education minor.

The Community and Public Health major, approved by SABPAC (SOPHE/AAHE Baccalaureate Program Approval Committee), is designed to prepare health educators in community and public health strategies so that they may influence changes in public health practice for individuals, organizations, and/or communities. In consultation with an advisor, the student will include the curriculum below.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Community and Public Health, Public Health, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following General Education courses are recommended for this major:

HLTH 1530/HLTH 1531 (Soc/BS)
BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (58 hours)

Public Health Cognate or Minor (15 hours)

Choose 15 hours from the following. A minor is required if no cognate is chosen.

ANTH 3750 - Race, Class, and Gender 3 credit hours
CDFS 4391 - Aging Health and Development 3 credit hours
COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
LSTS 3380 - Disabilities and Diversity in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
MGMT 4000 - Not-for-Profit Management 3 credit hours
NFS 3260 - Community Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 3280 - Sports Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 4210 - Nutrition in Aging 3 credit hours
PSY 3590 - Personality 3 credit hours
PSY 4380 - Group Dynamics 3 credit hours
PSY 4400 - Behavioral Modification 3 credit hours
PSY 4630 - Death and Dying 3 credit hours
SOC 3400 - Gender and Society 3 credit hours
SOC 4040 - Health Care Delivery Issues 3 credit hours

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

HLTH 3240 - Foundations of Health Education 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 credit hours (HLTH 1530/1531 rec.)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours (BIOL 1030/BIOL 1031 rec.)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

BIOL 2030 - Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 2031 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab 0 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Natural Science 4 credit hours
Math 3 credit hours
Public Health area of focus class 3 credit hours
Minor or cognate courses 6 credit hours
HLTH 3320 - Assessment in Community and Public Health 3 credit hours
NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours
HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4450 - Technology Applications 1 credit hour AND
HLTH 4451 - Technology Applications Lab 2 credit hours
HLTH 4430 - Program Planning in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 3590 - Workshops and Instructional Methods in Health Education 3 credit hours
Minor or cognate course 3 credit hours
Public Health area of focus classes 10 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

HLTH 4460 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 credit hours
HLTH 4810 - Measurement and Evaluation 3 credit hours
HLTH 4870 - Methods of Communicating and Marketing Health Education 3 credit hours
Minor or cognate courses 6 credit hours
Public Health area of focus classes 12 credit hours

Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (58 hours)

Community and Public Health Core (12 hours)

Public Health Concentration (46 hours)

Focus Area (25 hours)

Auxiliary Requirements (6 hours)

Public Health Cognate or Minor (15 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 27 Hours