Program: Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 07, 2025

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

Health and Human Performance
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Bethany Wrye, program coordinator
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The major in Community and Public Health with a concentration in Public Health provides basic experiences for those interested in preparing for numerous health and health-related professions.

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.

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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 courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

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

Major Requirements (63 hours)

Supporting Course (4 hours)

BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

Electives (16 hours)

Following are recommended electives; choose 16 hours.

BIOL 2100 - Microbiology in Disease 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 2101 - Microbiology in Disease Lab 0 credit hours
CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours
COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
ENTR 2900 - Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
LSTS 4470 - Leisure and Aging 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MGMT 4000 - Not-for-Profit Management 3 credit hours
NFS 3260 - Community Nutrition 3 credit hours
NFS 4210 - Nutrition in Aging 3 credit hours
PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 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
PSY 4650 - Health Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 2500 - Marriage and Family 3 credit hours
SOC 2600 - Introduction to Gerontology 3 credit hours
SOC 3400 - Gender and Society 3 credit hours
SOC 4020 - Sociology of Aging 3 credit hours
SOC 4040 - Health Care Delivery Issues 3 credit hours
SOC 4240 - Race and Ethnic Relations 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
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
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
HLTH 3320 - Assessment in Community and Public Health 3 credit hours
HLTH 2600 - Introduction to Health Professions 3 credit hours
HLTH 3350 - Survey of Human Disease 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

HLTH 3260 - Environmental Health 3 credit hours
HLTH 3590 - Workshops and Instructional Methods in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4020 - Biostatistics for Public Health 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4430 - Program Planning in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4460 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
HLTH 1530 - Health and Wellness 3 credit hours AND
HLTH 1531 - Health and Wellness Lab 0 credit hours
HLTH 4450 - Technology Applications 1 credit hour AND
HLTH 4451 - Technology Applications Lab 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

HLTH 3000 - Service Learning in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4810 - Measurement and Evaluation 3 credit hours
HLTH 4870 - Methods of Communicating and Marketing Health Education 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Public Health area of focus classes 12 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour

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

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (63 hours)

Community and Public Health (30 hours)

Public Health Concentration (21 hours)

Public Health Focus (12 hours)

Supporting Course (4 hours)

Electives (16 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Community and Public Health, Public Health Concentration

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours