Sample Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Year 1 (Fall Semester)
(3) ENG 101 English Composition I
(3) RA 101 Reasoning & Argumentation
(3) ACS 101 Public Speaking or ACS 103 Interpersonal Communication Skills
(3) Breadth Social Science (*BSS)
(3) Life, Physical or Social Science with a lab (*EL)
(1) FST 101 Succeeding & Engaging at SIUE
16 - Total Credits
Year 1 (Spring Semester)
(3-4) STAT 107 or STAT 244 (*BICS, PS)
(3) ENG 102 English Composition II
(3) PBHE 111 Personal Health (EH)
(3) Breadth Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA)
(3) BIOL 111 Contemporary Biology (BLS)
15-16 Total Credits
Year 2 (Fall Semester)
(3) Breadth Life, Physical or Social Science (*BLS/BPS/BSS)
(3) Breadth Humanities (BHUM)
(3) Breadth Physical Science (*BPS)
(3) QR 101 Quantitative Reasoning
(3) Experience U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity (ERGU)
15 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Spring Semester)
(3) BIOL 205 (*BLS) Human Diseases
(3) Experience Global Cultures, Race, and Equity Education (EREG)
(3) LS/PS/SS with lab (*EL)
(2) Elective
(3) PBHE Elective
14 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Fall Semester)
(3) PBHE 305 Foundation of Community and Public Health
(3) PBHE 353 Public Health Data Analysis
(3) PBHE 410 Environmental Health
(6) PBHE Electives
15 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Spring Semester)
(3) PBHE 370 Public Health Communication
(3) PBHE 375 Research Methods in Public Health
(3) Interdisciplinary Studies
(3) PBHE 455 Intro to Epidemiology
(3) PBHE Elective
15 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Fall Semester)
(3) PBHE 363 Public Health Policy & Management
(3) PBHE 405 Health Coaching
(3) PBHE Elective
(3) PBHE 490 Program Planning in Community Health
(3) PBHE 491 Program Planning & Evaluation in Community Health
15 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Spring Semester)
(3) PBHE 420 Contemporary & Controversial Issues in Health
(3) PBHE 495 Grant Writing in Public Health
(3) PBHE 498 Senior Professional Seminar
(6) PBHE 499 Internship in Public Health
15 - Total Credits
Total Hours 120
The University requires students earning a Bachelor of Science to complete at least eight courses in the sciences (life, physical or social)*, including, as part of those eight courses, two courses designated as labs (EL)*.
Transfer Students: To maximize your transfer experience, complete the bold course requirements pre-transfer and satisfy either the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS or AAT (early childhood, special ed or math) degree from an IAI community college. If minor requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed. Visit the transfer credit website to find course equivalency guides.
