Public Health

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 47.5 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
197 place StudyQA ranking:2599 Duration:4 years

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Public Health professionals with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) are prepared to:

  • assess factors influencing health in individuals, communities and populations
  • plan effective programs and interventions
  • design evaluations for those interventions
  • successfully manage the implementation of those programs

The BSPH program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities. The BSPH discipline focuses on four areas:

  1. the multiple determinants of health, including biological, environmental, sociocultural, health service, and economic factors,
  2. identification of scientific data, tools of informatics, and other information for identifying indicators of health status and health disparities and assessing the well-being of a community,
  3. addressing major local, national, and global health challenges, and
  4. designing public health approaches and interventions that improve health outcomes, population health and well-being.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree program is more than a means to produce ready public health practitioners. It can complement or enrich a traditional biology-based pre-health degree plan for students intending professional education in medicine, nursing, allied health or other health professions. Notably the program establishes a specific entry-level baccalaureate degree in the Public Health academic pathway which, until recently, had started with a master’s degree.

First Year
Fall Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I 4
Communication 3
Mathematics 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
  Term Semester Credit Hours 13
Spring  
BIOL 112 Introductory Biology II 4
Communication 3
Mathematics 3
Creative arts 3
  Term Semester Credit Hours 13
Second Year
Fall  
POLS 206 American National Government 3
CHEM 101
& CHEM 111
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I
4
American history 3
Free Electives 1 6
  Term Semester Credit Hours 16
Spring  
POLS 207 State and Local Government 3
Language, philosophy and culture 3
American history 3
Free Electives 1 6
  Term Semester Credit Hours 15
Third Year
Fall  
PHLT 302 Foundations of Public Health 3
PHLT 303 Social Context of Population Health 3
PHLT 304 Biological Basis of Public Health 3
PHLT 310 Public Health Writing 1
PHLT 313 Health Care and Public Health System 3
PHLT 314 Public Health Data Management and Assessment I 2
  Term Semester Credit Hours 15
Spring  
PHLT 305 Epidemiology in Public Health 3
PHLT 309 Population Health Promotion 3
PHLT 311 Narrative Approach to Public Health 1
PHLT 330 The Environment and Public Health 3
PHLT 412 Health Advocacy and Policy 3
PHLT 315 Public Health Data Management and Assessment II 2
  Term Semester Credit Hours 15
Fourth Year
Fall  
PHLT 410 Public Health Communication 3
PHLT 411 Project Management in Public Health 3
PHLT 441 Strategies for Population Health Improvement 3
BSPH Directed Electives 2
Select nine hours from the following: 9

BESC 314

Pathogens, the Environment and Society  

BESC 367

U.S. Environmental Regulations  

BESC 401

Bioenvironmental Microbiology  

BICH 410

Comprehensive Biochemistry I  

BICH 411

Comprehensive Biochemistry II  

BICH 412

Biochemistry Laboratory I  

CHEM 227

Organic Chemistry I  

CHEM 237

Organic Chemistry Laboratory  

CHEM 228

Organic Chemistry II  

CHEM 238

Organic Chemistry Laboratory  

ENTO 210

Global Public Health Entomology  

ENTO 423

Medical Entomology  

ENTO 431/FIVS 431

The Science of Forensic Entomology  

ENTO 432/FIVS 432

Applied Forensic Entomology  

GENE 301

Comprehensive Genetics  

GENE 312

Comprehensive Genetics Laboratory  

GENE 320/BIMS 320

Biomedical Genetics  

PHLT 333

Accident Investigation  

PHLT 334

Fire Safety and Workplace Hazards  

PHLT 335

Hazardous Materials  

PHLT 416

Public Health Leadership and Ethics  

PHLT 485

Directed Studies  

PHLT 489

Special Topics In...  

PHYS 201

College Physics  

PHYS 202

College Physics  

URPN 370

Health Systems Planning  

URPN 371

Environmental Health Planning and Policy  

VIBS 401

Developmental Neurotoxicology  

VIBS 407/NRSC 407

Core Ideas in Neuroscience  

VIBS 413

Introduction to Epidemiology  

VIBS 420

Computer Applications in Public Health Research  

VIBS 432

Public Health Practices  

VTPB 408

Clinical Microbiology  

VTPB 409

Introduction to Immunology  

VTPB 438

Biomedical Virology  

VTPB 487/BIOL 487

Biomedical Parasitology  
  Term Semester Credit Hours 18
Spring  
PHLT 307 Public Health in the Global Context 3
PHLT 415 Emergency Management in Public Health 3
PHLT 445 Applications of Public Health 3
BSPH Directed Electives 2
Select six hours from the following: 6

BESC 314

Pathogens, the Environment and Society  

BESC 367

U.S. Environmental Regulations  

BESC 401

Bioenvironmental Microbiology  

BICH 410

Comprehensive Biochemistry I  

BICH 411

Comprehensive Biochemistry II  

BICH 412

Biochemistry Laboratory I  

CHEM 227

Organic Chemistry I  

CHEM 237

Organic Chemistry Laboratory  

CHEM 228

Organic Chemistry II  

CHEM 238

Organic Chemistry Laboratory  

ENTO 210

Global Public Health Entomology  

ENTO 423

Medical Entomology  

ENTO 431/FIVS 431

The Science of Forensic Entomology  

ENTO 432/FIVS 432

Applied Forensic Entomology  

GENE 301

Comprehensive Genetics  

GENE 312

Comprehensive Genetics Laboratory  

GENE 320/BIMS 320

Biomedical Genetics  

PHLT 333

Accident Investigation  

PHLT 334

Fire Safety and Workplace Hazards  

PHLT 335

Hazardous Materials  

PHLT 416

Public Health Leadership and Ethics  

PHLT 485

Directed Studies  

PHLT 489

Special Topics In...  

PHYS 201

College Physics  

PHYS 202

College Physics  

URPN 370

Health Systems Planning  

URPN 371

Environmental Health Planning and Policy  

VIBS 401

Developmental Neurotoxicology  

VIBS 407/NRSC 407

Core Ideas in Neuroscience  

VIBS 413

Introduction to Epidemiology  

VIBS 420

Computer Applications in Public Health Research  

VIBS 432

Public Health Practices  

VTPB 408

Clinical Microbiology  

VTPB 409

Introduction to Immunology  

VTPB 438

Biomedical Virology  

VTPB 487/BIOL 487

Biomedical Parasitology  
  Term Semester Credit Hours 15
  Total Semester Credit Hours: 120

Requirements

  • Submit your application through APPLYTEXAS or THE COALITION. Only one application per student. Choice of application has no bearing on the admission decision. The name entered on the application must match the name on your passport. If your name does not fit in the space provided, enter as many characters as the space will allow.
  • $90 PROCESSING FEE (nonrefundable/subject to change)
  • Submit an official high school or senior secondary transcript according to the education system of your country (generally the last three to four years).
  • If enrolled in the final year of secondary education at the time of application, an official transcript showing completed and in-progress coursework must be received by the deadline.
  • If you have attended multiple schools (including US accredited schools) then a transcript is required from each institution.
  • If you transferred your foreign credits to a US school then only the US transcript is needed.
  • If your educational system includes O-levels and A-levels then the completed O-level results and projected A-level results must be received by the deadline.
  • If graduated from high school an official transcript is required; it must include senior courses, a graduation plan and date of graduation.
  • OFFICIAL SAT or ACT Scores
  • a minimum TOEFL score of: 550 for paper-based testing (p-BT) or 80 internet-based testing (i-BT)
  • a minimum SAT:
    • Test date prior to March 2016-Critical Reading (Verbal) score of 500
    • Test date after March 2016-Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score of 560
  • a minimum ACT English score of 21
  • a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall band
  • a minimum PTE Academic score of 53

Scholarships

  • The Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG)
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