Dec 26, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Public Health BS/ Community Health and Health Behavior MS

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Admission Criteria

Current students wishing to pursue this major must follow the instructions on the School of Public Health and Health Professions change of major form.

Undergraduate Course Requirements

Public Health Core (28 credits)

PUB 101LEC - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 102LEC - Historical and Contemporary Public Health Problems Credits: 3
PUB 310LEC - Health and Disease: Biological, Personal, and Environmental Influences Credits: 3
PUB 315LEC - Asking and Answering Scientific Questions in Public Health Credits: 4
PUB 320LEC - Models and Mechanisms for Understanding Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 325LEC - Interventions to Address Public Health Problems Credits: 3
PUB 330LEC - Public Health Systems and Policies Credits: 3

Two 200-level PUB courses

PUB courses numbered 200-279
6 credits minimum

Other Required Courses (19 credits)

CHE 101LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 113LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
PGY 300LEC - Human Physiology Credits: 4
PSC 101LEC - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3
PSY 101LEC - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3 OR
SOC 101LEC - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
STA 119LEC - Statistical Methods Lecture Credits: 3
STA 119REC - Statistical Methods Credits: 1

Graduate Course Requirements

Community Health and Health Behavior Core (30 credits)

CHB 601 Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior
CHB 602 Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions
CHB 605 Basic Research Methods for Community Health and Health Behavior
CHB 695 Independent Research OR CHB 696 Community Field Experience
EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology OR EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology
Grad Level Statistics/Methods Course
STA 527 Statistical Analysis I
6 Credits of Graduate Level CHHB Electives

Total Credits Required for Undergraduate Major: 47

Additional Degree Requirements Include:

Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements.
27 undergraduate elective credits.

Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 105

Total Credits Required for Graduate Degree: 30

Total Credits Required for Graduation: 135

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Academic Requirements

Minimum Public Health BS major GPA of 2.500 required to complete the Public Health BS degree.All Public Health undergraduate students are academically reviewed at the end of each semester after grades are posted. Academic review standards are as follows:

Minimum UB GPA of 2.000
Minimum major GPA of 2.500

Students identified after academic review each semester who do not meet these requirements will be notified via their UB Email account. The first semester that students receive a warning notification they will be mandated to make an advising appointment before registering for next semester’s classes (enforced with a hold). Second semester of not meeting criteria will mandate that the student attend an SPHHP sponsored workshop on academic improvement and mandate them to meet with an academic advisor (enforced with service indicator). When a student is identified with 3 semesters of academic warning the student will be removed from the major. Academic reviews are conducted following Fall and Spring semesters only. Courses repeated during the winter and/or summer are not factored into the review.

Students who are academic dismissed from the Public Health BS major have one (1) opportunity to appeal to the program director.

Curricular Plan

A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.

First Year Fall

PUB 101LEC - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
CHE 101LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 113LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
ENG 105LEC - Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 4
UB Seminar Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

First Year Spring

PSC 101LEC - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3
PUB 102LEC - Historical and Contemporary Public Health Problems Credits: 3
STA 119LEC - Statistical Methods Lecture Credits: 3
STA 119REC - Statistical Methods Credits: 1
Pathway Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Second Year Fall

PUB 200 level Elective Credits: 3
Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2 Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Second Year Spring

PSY 101LEC - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3 OR
SOC 101LEC - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
PGY 300LEC - Human Physiology Credits: 4
PUB 200 level Elective Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3
Communication Literacy 2 Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Third Year Fall

PUB 310LEC - Health and Disease: Biological, Personal, and Environmental Influences Credits: 3
PUB 315LEC - Asking and Answering Scientific Questions in Public Health Credits: 4
PUB 320LEC - Models and Mechanisms for Understanding Public Health Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Third Year Spring

PUB 325LEC - Interventions to Address Public Health Problems Credits: 3
PUB 330LEC - Public Health Systems and Policies Credits: 3
UBC 399MNT - UB Curriculum Capstone Credits: 1
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Fourth Year Fall

CHB 601 Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior Credits: 3
EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology Credits: 4 OR EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology Credits: 3
STA 527 Statistical Analysis I Credits: 4
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 13 or 14

Fourth Year Spring

CHB 602 Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 605 Basic Research Methods for Community Health and Health Behavior Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Fifth Year Fall

CHB Elective Credits: 3
CHB Elective Credits: 3
CHB 695 Independent Research Credits: 4 OR CHB 469 Community Field Experience Credits: 4
Grad Level Statistics/Methods Course Credits: 3-4

Total Credits: 13

Total Credits Required: 135

Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:

Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services
List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US
Explain public health history, philosophy, and values
Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a populations’ health
Discuss the science of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion and screening
Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge
Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health
Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health
Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affects a population’s health
Explain the social, political, and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities
Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease

(HEGIS: 12.14 PUBLIC HEALTH, CIP: 51.2201 Public Health, General (MPH, DPH))