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2016-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Health Track

Required Courses

BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology II 4 Credits
BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (Major credit not given). Credits
BIOL 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 (Major credit not given). Credits
PHEC 358 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education 3 Credits (SOCI 351 equivalent option).

Additional Courses: 20 Credits

Twenty (20) additional credit hours should be selected from the following groups.

Group 1: Health

(3 credits required)

HEED 101 - Orientation to the Field of Health 3 Credits
HEED 203 - Personal and Community Health 3 Credits
HEED 205 - Health Care of Women 3 Credits
HEED 316 - First Aid, Safety, and CPR 3 Credits
HEED 318 - HIV/Aids/Communicable Diseases and the Control 3 Credits
HEED 395 - Special Studies in Health Sciences: Independent Study 1-2 Credits
HEED 396 - Special Studies in Health Sciences: Independent Study 1-2 Credits
IEGR 406 - Industrial Safety and Health 3 Credits
HEED 403 - Rational/Irrational Drugs and Society 3 Credits
HEED 405 - Health: a Multicultural Perception 3 Credits
HEED 421 - Health Problems for the Aging 3 Credits

Group 2: Environmental

(3 credits required)

ARCH 331 - Environmental Justice 3 Credits
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 105 - Introduction to Weather and Climate 3 Credits
GEOG 309 - Urban Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 310
HIST 396 - The Environmental Crisis in Historical Perspective 3 Credits
PHYS 105 - Energy, Transportation and Pollution I 3 Credits
PHYS 106 - Energy, Transportation and Pollution II 3 Credits

Group 3: Natural Science

(14 credits required)

PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics 4 Credits
BIOL 205 - Ecology and Adaptations 4 Credits
BIOL 308
BIOL 405 - Microbiology 4 Credits
BIOL 406 - Immunology and Serology 4 Credits
BIOL 423 - Parasitology 4 Credits
BIOL 452
HEED 303 - Communications for Optimal Health 3 Credits
BIOL 453 - Scientific Communication 3 Credits
CHEM 106 - Principles of General Chemistry II 4 Credits
CHEM 203 - Organic Chemistry I 5 Credits
CHEM 300 - Effective Technical Presentations 1 Credits
CHEM 314 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis 4 Credits

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

NOTE: See prerequisites table for specific prerequisites (*). Refer to the advisement sheet for group elective prerequisites.

1st Year (Fall Semester): 15 Credits

BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology I 4 Credits (BP)
ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits (EC)
HHXXX - Healthful Living Elective 3 credits.
HEED 101 - Orientation to the Field of Health 3 Credits
PHEC XXX - Activity Course 1 credits.
ORIE 103 - Freshman Orientation 1 credits.

1st Year (Spring Semester): 17 Credits

BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology II 4 Credits
ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits (EC)
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 Credits
OR
COAX 110 - Information Systems 3 credits. (IM)
MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 4 Credits (MQ)
HEED 103 - Health Science: Human and Social Determinants 3 Credits

2nd Year (Fall Semester): 16 Credits

AHXXX - Arts & Humanities Elective 3 credits.
BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (Major credit not given). Credits *
HEED 104 - Foundations of the Health Services 3 Credits
HEED 203 - Personal and Community Health 3 Credits
PHIL 109 - Introduction to Critical Thinking 3 Credits (CT)

2nd Year (Spring Semester): 16 Credits

AHXXX - Arts & Humanities Elective 3 credits. (AH)
BIOL 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 (Major credit not given). Credits *
HEED 204 - Community Health Practices 3 Credits
HEED 303 - Communications for Optimal Health 3 Credits
GROUP 1 - Elective 3 credits.

3rd Year (Fall Semester): 16 Credits

GROUP 2 - Elective 3 credits. *
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry 4 Credits (BP)
OR
PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics 4 Credits (BP)
HEED 322 - Basic Epidemiology 3 Credits *
PHEC 358 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education 3 Credits
HEED 350 - Assessment, Implementation and Evaluation of Health Education Programs 3 Credits *

3rd Year (Spring Semester): 16 Credit

SBXXX - Social and Behavioral Science 3 credits.
GROUP 3 - Elective 3/4 credits. *
HEED 419 - Health Issues and Research I 3 Credits *
HIST 350 - Introduction to the African Diaspora (CI) 3 Credits *
GROUP 3 - Elective 3/4 credits. *

4th Year (Fall Semester): 12 Credits

HEED 420 - Directed Reading in Public Health, Research II 3 Credits *
GROUP 3 - Elective 3/4 credits. *
GROUP 3 - Elective 3/4 credits. *
SBXXX - Social or Behavioral Science 3 credits.

4th Year (Spring Semester): 12 Credits

HEED 450 - Practicum: Field Work in Health 12 Credits *

Total Credits: 120