Courses | B.S. in Public Health
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, .
GPA Requirements
All major requirements must be completed with a C- or better grade.
Curriculum Requirements
The number of credits required to graduate with a Public Health, B.S is the university minimum of 120, and the degree offers a concentration in Global Health, which is detailed below.
Concentration
Global Health
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in behavioral science, science, and mathematics within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. is the recommended Philosophy Core Curriculum course. | ||
| Concentration Core Courses | ||
| Public Health Principles and Practice | 3 | |
| Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology and Health | 3 | |
| Community and Global Health 1 | 3 | |
| or | Community and Global Health | |
| Health Behavior and Health Promotion 1 | 3 | |
| or | Health Behavior and Health Promotion | |
| Global Health Leadership 1 | 3 | |
| or | Global Health Leadership | |
| Health Care Systems | 3 | |
| Global Health Ethics and Human Rights 1 | 3 | |
| or | Global Health Ethics and Human Rights | |
| Public Health Capstone Practicum | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective Courses (select 9 credits) | 9 | |
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology | ||
| Principles of Biostatistics | ||
| Applied Public Health Research Methods | ||
| Current Issues in Global Health | ||
| Nutrition and Human Metabolism | ||
| Global Communicable Disease Control | ||
| Public Health Policy and Practice | ||
| Topics in Kinesiology and Public Health | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Internship | ||
| Introduction to Psychopathology | ||
| Cross-Cultural/Ethnic Issues in Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | ||
| Biology Requirements | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
| or | Human Anatomy | |
| or | Physiology | |
| Environmental Health | 3 | |
| Math Requirement 2 | ||
| Biostatistics | 3 | |
| or | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | |
| Psychology Requirement | ||
| Introduction to Psychology 3 | 3 | |
| Concentration Course Requirements: 46 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 4 | 54-58 | |
| General Electives 5 | 16-20 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Students can take PHLT courses with department approval.
- 2
Either course fulfills the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
- 3
Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
- 4
See for details.
- 5
May be taken as additional Concentration Elective courses. May also be counted as prerequisites required for Concentration Elective courses.