Public Health Studies A.B.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Public Health Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 28 sh

PHS 201INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

PHS 202RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh

PHS 301INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

4 sh

PHS 302GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh

PHS 381PRACTICUM

4 sh

PHS 461SENIOR SEMINAR IN PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh

Select one course from the following: 4 sh

COM 331ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

COR 308HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES FOR THE 21st CENTURY

4 sh

COR 324SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

4 sh

COR 346CHILDBIRTH

4 sh

COR 406WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES

4 sh

ECO 317GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ECO 440URBAN ECONOMICS AND PLANNING

4 sh

PEH 324NUTRITION

4 sh

PHL 330ECONOMIC JUSTICE

4 sh

A course may also be selected from the unselected focal area. 

Other courses may be submitted for approval by the Department Chair. 

Focal Areas

Choose sixteen semester hours from one of the following focal areas: 16 sh

Sociocultural Context of Health and Illness

ANT 324ANTHROPOLOGY OF SEX AND GENDER

4 sh

ANT 325MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 220GARDEN STUDIO: FALL AND WINTER GARDENING

2 sh

ENS 221GARDEN STUDIO: SPRING AND SUMMER GARDENING

2 sh

ESS 333EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

GEO 360GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA

4 sh

GEO 346NATURAL DISASTERS

4 sh

HSS 213WORKING WITH GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES

4 sh

HSS 311SOCIAL POLICY AND INEQUALITY

4 sh

HSS 350INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES

4 sh

HSS 351GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

4 sh

PSJ 110INTRODUCTION TO POVERTY STUDIES

4 sh

PST 231PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

4 sh

PST 301POLICY ANALYSIS

4 sh

PST 335ETHICS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

4 sh

PSY 356HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

Biological Aspects of Health and Illness

Choose one course from the following list:

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 264HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

3 sh

Choose three courses from the following list: 12 sh

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 263HUMAN ANATOMY

3 sh

BIO 245PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

3 sh

BIO 246GENETICS LABORATORY

1 sh

CHM 305ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

4 sh

ENS 111INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3 sh

ENS 113INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

1 sh

ENS 311SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION

4 sh

ESS 322EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

4 sh

ESS 324PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE

4 sh

ESS 424EXERCISE TESTING AND PRESCRIPTION

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 48

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____PHS 201______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________    __________________

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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