Public Health, BS

Dr. Naomi Meier, Public Health Program Coordinator

This degree program prepares students interested in gaining the knowledge to identify, prevent and solve community health problems. Public health prepares students with knowledge and skills to promote health. It draws on knowledge from the social, behavioral and health sciences.

Our degree program is well suited for student invested in building health communities here in the DFW area, nationally and globally. We are situated in an academic department which promotes interdisciplinary solutions to health issues that affect diverse communities across the lifespan.

Degree requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Science in public health.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in public health degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Health and Public Service requirements.

Major requirements

Completion of 42 hours in the university core, 39 hours in the major, 9 hours in public health electives, plus general electives to total 120 required semester hours.

Students should complete an additional 30 hours of free electives. Prerequisites are given in course descriptions and in the online schedule of classes at www.unt.edu/registrar.

Public health core, 39 hours

Public health electives, 9 hours

Choose 3 of the following courses:

Electives, 30 credit hours

Courses may be selected from any offered at UNT that the student and the advisor deem appropriate to the degree.

Other requirements

Minimum major GPA of 2.5 required at the end of program in order to graduate. Students who do not have a minimum major GPA of 2.5 will take additional courses to bring up the GPA.

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBH 1010 - Introduction to Public Health	3 hours	PUBH 2010 - Epidemiological Concepts and Methods for Public Health	3 hours
Communication core	3 hours	Communication core	3 hours
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours	Mathematics core	3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences core	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBH 2015 - Research Methods in Public Health	3 hours	PUBH 3020 - Community Health Education	3 hours
PUBH 3010 - Social Justice and Behavioral Foundations in Public Health	3 hours	PUBH 4015 - Ethics in Public Health	3 hours
American History Core	3 hours	American History Core	3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours	Creative Arts core	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBH 3025 - Environmental Health	3 hours	PUBH 4020 - Biostatistics	3 hours
PUBH 3030 - Global Public Health	3 hours	PUBH 4060 - Public Health Management and Leadership	3 hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours	PUBH 4070 - Public Health Informatics	3 hours
Public Health elective	3 hours	Public Health elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective - advanced	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 4

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBH 4050 - Public Health and Health Policy	3 hours	PUBH 4080 - Public Health Capstone	3 hours
Component Area Option A core	3 hours	Component Area Option B core	3 hours
Public Health elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Elective - advanced	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours