Public Health

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Faculty

Melissa Galvin Lumpkin, Chair, Professor
Monique Ahinee Amamoo, Associate Professor
Rachel Casiday, Associate Professor
Harold Neumeier, Associate Professor
Kimberly Davey, Assistant Professor

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Major                                     Minor

Public Health Major (B.S.)               Public Health Minor  

The Department of Public Health offers a major in public health degree, leading to a bachelor of science degree. The department also offers a minor in public health.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

General Education Distribution Requirements are noted in the individual degree tables. In those cases where a requirement is not specified, see General Education Overview  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

Programs

• Public Health Major (B.S.)

• Public Health Minor

Courses

• PHLT 101 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
• PHLT 201 - Disease Detectives-Overview of Epidemiology (3)
• PHLT 202 - Introduction to Global Health (3)
• PHLT 232 - Biostatistics-Numbers that Matter (3)
• PHLT 301 - Behavior Changes at the Individual, Family, and Community Level (3)
• PHLT 302 - Health Communications for Health Professionals (3)
• PHLT 309 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality in Public Health (3)
• PHLT 311 - Health Systems, Organization, and Policy (3)
• PHLT 326 - Population Health, Determinants, and Risk (3)
• PHLT 401 - Community Health Improvement and Assessment (3)
• PHLT 403 - Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Health (3)
• PHLT 405 - National Health Service in the United Kingdom (3)
• PHLT 407 - Management of Public Health Programs (3)
• PHLT 450 - Environmental Community Health Fieldwork Experience (3)
• PHLT 475 - Addressing Health Inequities (3)
• PHLT 499 - Public Health Integrative Experience (3)