Health Science

Department Chair: Kamiar Alaei

Department Office: Health and Human Services (HHS) 2, Room 115
Telephone: (562) 985-4057

Faculty: Veronica Acosta-Deprez, Niloofar Bavarian, Fiona Gorman, Javier Lopez-Zetina, Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, Amber Johnson, Laura D’Anna, Melawhy Garcia, Judy Jou, Brian Kwan, Brian Cole, Heidi West, Erika Rosen, Debbie Huang, Loucine (Lucy) Huckabay 

Liaison, CSULB/VA Joint Studies Institute:

Undergraduate Coordinator: Victoria Bisorca

Graduate Program Director: Toni Espinoza-Ferrel (Graduate Program accredited by CEPH)

Coordinator, Single Subject Credential: Victoria Bisorca

PHIT Certificate Coordinator: Brian Kwan 

Doctor of Public Health Director: Loucine (Lucy) Huckabay 

Department Coordinators: Brina Mendoza

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Courses: Health Science (HSC) Courses  

Career Possibilities

Health Science: Health Educator • Government Inspector • California Middle/High School Health Teacher • Researcher/Evaluator • Health Education Specialist • Public Health Educator • Patient Educator • WHO and United Nations Consultant  • University Professor • Government and non-government agencies. For more information, see CSULB Careers Website.)

Introduction

The Department offers Doctor of Public Health Degree program with three concentrations-Public Health Informatics and Technology, Global Health and Health Policy; undergraduate and graduate study in Health Education. For program information, students should review the information found on our website Health Science Department website, Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC), or the appropriate Health Science Department Coordinator.

Programs

• Public Health, Community Health Education Option, M.P.H.
• Public Health, DrPH

• Public Health, Community Health Education - B.S. + M.P.H.

• Public Health, Community Health Education Option, B.S.
• Public Health, School Health Education Option, B.S.

• Public Health Minor

• Public Health Informatics & Technology Certificate

• Latino Health Graduate Certificate

Courses

• H SC 150 - Medical Terminology
• H SC 201 - Introduction to Public Health
• H SC 210 - Personal Health and Wellness
• H SC 227 - Drugs and Health
• H SC 250 - Public Health Biology
• H SC 260 - Introduction to Public Health Informatics and Technology
• H SC 297 - Selected Topics in Health Science
• H SC 301 - Orientation to Health Science
• H SC 327 - Advanced Substance Use Policy and Advocacy
• H SC 332 - Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
• H SC 350 - Introduction to Health Advocacy and Policy
• H SC 360 - Public Health Informatics: The Role of Data
• H SC 400 - Principles of Epidemiology
• H SC 401 - Community Health Education
• H SC 402 - Applied Concepts of Community Health Education
• H SC 403 - Community Health Statistics
• H SC 405 - Health Education Program Evaluation and Measurement
• H SC 407 - Health Equity & Social Justice in the US
• H SC 410 - Asian American Health
• H SC 411A - Health Science for Elementary Teachers
• H SC 411B - Health Science for Secondary Teachers
• H SC 412 - African American Health
• H SC 413 - Latino Health
• H SC 420 - Global Health
• H SC 421 - Health Behavior
• H SC 422 - Environmental Health
• H SC 423 - Consumer Health
• H SC 425 - Human Sexuality and Sex Education
• H SC 426 - HIV/AIDS Policy and Advocacy
• H SC 430 - School Health Program
• H SC 431 - Fostering Mental Health in the School Environment
• H SC 435 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
• H SC 440 - Applied Concepts of Health Science
• H SC 460A - Emerging Technologies for the Public Health
• H SC 460B - Public Health Maps and Spatial Analysis for Health Equity
• H SC 485 - Internship in Community Health Education
• H SC 490 - Independent Studies in Health Science
• H SC 497 - Selected Topics in Health Science
• H SC 500 - Elements of Epidemiological Research
• H SC 503 - Principles of Public Health Statistics
• H SC 507 - Health Equity and Health Disparities Research in the US
• H SC 508 - Public Health Policy and Leadership
• H SC 520 - Global Health Policy and Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach
• H SC 528 - Principles of Environmental Health
• H SC 534 - Advanced Latino Nutrition, Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
• H SC 535 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
• H SC 537 - Culturally Responsive Nutrition Promotion for Latinos
• H SC 570 - Theoretical Concepts and Issues in Health Science
• H SC 581 - Curriculum Development in Health Education
• H SC 585 - Health Education Internship
• H SC 590 - Independent Study
• H SC 597 - Selected Topics in Health Science
• H SC 620 - Social Determinants of Global Health
• H SC 624 - Seminar in Community Analysis and Program Planning
• H SC 625 - Advanced Community Health Education
• H SC 626 - Integrative Seminar in Public Health
• H SC 696 - Research Methods
• H SC 697 - Directed Studies
• H SC 698 - Thesis
• H SC 700 - Current Issues in Applied Epidemiology
• H SC 703 - Advanced Public Health Statistics
• H SC 705 - Foundations in Public Health Leadership
• H SC 708 - Ethics for Public Health Leaders
• H SC 720 - Social Determinants of Global Health
• H SC 724 - Program Development to Implementation in Health Promotion
• H SC 728 - Advanced Environmental Health & Social Justice
• H SC 740 - Strategic Planning in Global Health
• H SC 750 - Health Policy Analysis Methods
• H SC 770 - Advanced Public Health Theoretical Concepts
• H SC 775 - Professional Development
• H SC 780 - Selected Topics in Advanced Public Health
• H SC 785A - Doctoral Practicum
• H SC 785B - Doctoral Practicum in Public Health Informatics and Technology
• H SC 785C - Doctoral Practicum in Global Health
• H SC 785D - Doctoral Practicum in Health Policy and Management
• H SC 786 - Teaching Practicum
• H SC 790 - Health Informatics in Public Health
• H SC 795 - Directed Individual Study
• H SC 796 - Public Health Research & Evaluation
• H SC 797 - Doctoral Pre-Dissertation Study
• H SC 798A - Doctoral Dissertation I
• H SC 798B - Doctoral Dissertation II
• H SC 798C - Doctoral Dissertation III