Health Science, Community Health Education Option, B.S.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Bachelor of Science in Health Science

The basic University requirements for graduation with a B.S. Degree in Health Science consist of:

completion of general education requirements,
completion of all courses identified on the Program Planner for the Option selected, with no grade lowerthan a “C” for each listed course or approved substitute,
completion of a minimum of 120 units, at least 40 units of which must be upper division. Upper divisioncourses are numbered 300 to 499.

Option in Community Health Education

The Community Health Education option is designed for persons whose occupational objective is to serve as a community health educator with a public, not for profit or corporate health agency.

The basic University requirements for graduation with a B.S. Degree in Health Science consist of:

Completion of general education requirements
Completion of all courses identified on the Program Planner for the Option selected, with no grade lower than a “C” for each listed course or approved substitute
Completion of a minimum of 120 units, at least 40 units of which must be upper division. Upper division courses are numbered 300 to 499.

Lower Division:

Take the following courses:

H SC 201 - Introduction to Public Health (3 units)
H SC 210 - Personal Health and Wellness (3 units)
PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units)

Take either BIOL 205 or both BIOL 207 and BIOL 208

Take one of the following courses:

BIOL 201 - General Microbiology for Health Professionals (4 units)
H SC 250 - Public Health Biology (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

HDEV 190 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
PSY 110 - Introductory Statistics (4 units)
SOC 170 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
STAT 108 - Statistics for Everyday Life (3 units)
STAT 118 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 units)

Upper Division:

Take all of the following courses:

*”C” or better required

H SC 400 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 units)
H SC 401 - Community Health Education (3 units)
H SC 402 - Applied Concepts of Community Health Education (3 units)
H SC 403 - Community Health Statistics (3 units)
H SC 405 - Health Education Program Evaluation and Measurement (3 units)
H SC 421 - Health Behavior (3 units)
H SC 430 - School Health Program (3 units)
H SC 435 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (3 units)
H SC 440 - Applied Concepts of Health Science (3 units)
H SC 485 - Internship in Community Health Education (3 units)

Students may elect to complete one of the following tracks under the Community Health Education Option

If the unit count permits, a student can select additional tracks. Courses can be reused between the general requirements and the following track requirements.

A. Advocacy and Policy

Take the following course:

H SC 350 - Introduction to Health Advocacy and Policy (3 units)

Take two of the following courses:

HCA 422 - Global Issues in Health Services (3 units)
H SC 327 - Advanced Substance Use Policy and Advocacy (3 units)
H SC 426 - HIV/AIDS Policy and Advocacy (3 units)
SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class (3 units)

B. Minority Health

Take the following course:

H SC 407 - Health Equity & Social Justice in the US (3 units)

Take two of the following courses:

H SC 410 - Asian American Health (3 units)
H SC 412 - African American Health (3 units)
H SC 413 - Latino Health (3 units)
H SC 420 - Global Health (3 units)

C. Mental Health

Take the following course:

H SC 332 - Mental Health and Community Wellbeing (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

H SC 431 - Fostering Mental Health in the School Environment (3 units)
SOC 463 - Mental Health and Society (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

D. Public Health Informatics and Technology

Take all of the following courses: