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Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Arts in Public Health

Program Director: Peter L. Walton, M.D.Associate Program Director: David A. Johnson, Ph.D., MPH, CPHAssociate Program Director: Tammi Alvey Thomas, MSSWWebsite: https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/acprogs/phun

Introduction

The B.S./B.A. in Public Health Program is an undergraduate program culminating in a bachelor of science in public health (BSPH) or bachelor of arts in public health (BAPH). The degrees are offered through the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) in the University of Louisville. SPHIS is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). Graduates of the program are prepared for positions in specific sectors of public health, health services, or public policy for which baccalaureate-level education is appropriate and for professional careers in fields including health education, health services administration, health research, and legal, medical, nursing, dental, and other professions. The emphasis of training for the BSPH is public health practice; and for the BAPH, liberal studies in public health. Both degrees, in addition, prepare students for further professional or graduate education in public health, medicine, dentistry, nursing, urban planning, and other disciplines.

Public health is increasingly referred to as “population health” within the public health community and elsewhere to encompass the significant changes needed in the 21st century from the conventional concept of public health in the past. Population health comprises healthcare systems and social policy, in addition to traditional public health. This broader purview of population health is needed for public health to more effectively fulfill its mission as “[t]he science and art of promoting health, preventing disease, and prolonging life in the population through the organized efforts of society,”1 “what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy,”2 and “[its] main purpose … to maximize the health of the population, not just to minimize disease,”3 where health is defined as “[a] state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”4

Competencies

Graduates of the program achieve the following competencies.

Competencies for B.S./B.A. in Public HealthGoal Competency Bloom’s Level5

Knowledge of the enterprise of public health

Discuss the origins and history of public health. C2Interpret public health and related roles and their structures, functions, responsibilities, and interrelationships C4

Identify the public health impacts of government, non-government, and private organizations. C4

Knowledge of human biology, health and disease, and culture relevant to public health

Discuss biology and pathophysiology as it relates to public health. C2Categorize health and disease determinants, disease risk factors, and modes of transmission for infectious diseases. C3

Explain effects of health and disease on public health. C2Describe interrelationships among gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other evolving demographics on health and health disparities. C4

Discuss approaches to human and organization behavior. C2

1 World Health Organization, “Glossary of Health Promotion,” 1998. http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/hp_glossary_en.pdf, p. 3.2 Institute of Medicine, The Future of Public Health, 1988; cited in Perlino CM, “The public health workforce shortage: left

unchecked, will we be protected?” American Public Health Association, 2006, p. 3. http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/8B9EBDF5-8BE8-482D-A779-7F637456A7C3/0/workforcebrief.pdf.

3 Private communication from Dr. Rob Steiner, SPHIS, attributed to Tom Wallace, M.D., MPH, Former Director, Jefferson County (KY) Health Department.

4 World Health Organization, “Constitution of the World Health Organization” http://apps.who.int/gb/bd/PDF/bd47/EN/constitution-en.pdf, p. 1.

5 Bloom’s Taxonomy – Quick Reference Guide https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/do/aa/acp/sylcreat/Blooms%20taxonomy%20et%20al.aspx

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https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/do/aa/acp/sylcreat/Blooms%20taxonomy%20et%20al.aspx

https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/do/aa/acp/sylcreat/Blooms%20taxonomy%20et%20al.aspx

http://apps.who.int/gb/bd/PDF/bd47/EN/constitution-en.pdf

http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/8B9EBDF5-8BE8-482D-A779-7F637456A7C3/0/workforcebrief.pdf

http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/8B9EBDF5-8BE8-482D-A779-7F637456A7C3/0/workforcebrief.pdf

http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/hp_glossary_en.pdf

B.S./B.A. in Public Health

Competencies for B.S./B.A. in Public HealthGoal Competency Bloom’s Level

Knowledge of the built and natural world relevant to public health

Categorize environmental factors that affect health. C3Apply approaches for identifying and assessing environmental health issues. C3Discuss approaches for managing environmental factors that affect health. C2

Intellectual and practical skills

Analyze scientific and professional articles relevant to public health. C3Conduct literature searches of public health and related fields. C3Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills in relevant media. C3Explain the role of research, evaluation, and data in public health. C2Apply analytic methods used for health and research data. C3Participate in collaborative and interdisciplinary teamwork. C3Apply critical and systems thinking skills to new situations and complex problems. C3Demonstrate skills needed for anticipating, recognizing, and responding to urgent and emergency public health situations. C3

Integration of culture, society, and public health

Explain how policies affecting public health are realized. C2Discuss the role of community engagement in promoting population health and social justice. C2

Discuss multicultural perspectives and sensitivities in addressing public health issues. C2Participate in public health advocacy to improve public health, social justice, and health equity. C3

Analyze ethical concerns, conflicts of interest, and alternative viewpoints that arise in the field of public health C4

Analyze the roles of prevention and lifestyle behaviors in promoting a healthy community. C4

Admission

Admission requirements depend on a student’s educational and public health experience, described in the following table.

Admission Requirements for B.S./B.A. in Public Health

Category Required Credentials Matriculation Status Criteria

Entering first-year student Application and fee High school transcript ACT/SAT scores

Good standing

One of:o Graduation from accredited high schoolo Successful completion of General Education

Development (GED) tests High school GPA of 2.5 or higher Pre-College Curriculum (PCC) GPA of 2.5 or higher (see

Note 1, below) One of:o ACT/SAT score of 21/980 or highero ACT/SAT score of 19/940 or higher AND PCC GPA of

3.0 or higher (see Note 2, below)

Conditional (see Note 3, below)

University minimum academic standards (see Note 4, below)

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Admission Requirements for B.S./B.A. in Public Health

Category Required Credentials Matriculation Status Criteria

Transfer student with fewer than 24 credit hours

Application and fee High school transcript ACT/SAT scores College transcripts

Good standing

College GPA of 2.5 or higher One of:o Graduation from accredited high schoolo Successful completion of General Education

Development (GED) tests High school GPA of 2.5 or higher Pre-College Curriculum (PCC) GPA of 2.5 or higher (see

Note 1, below) One of:o ACT/SAT score of 21/980 or highero ACT/SAT score of 19/940 or higher AND PCC GPA of

3.0 or higher (see Note 2, below)


Above but with college GPA under 2.5 and one of:o Only one college term takeno Approved petition to Public Health Appeals

Committee

Transfer student with 24 credit hours or more

Application and fee College transcripts

Good standing College GPA of 2.5 or higher


Petition approved by Public Health Appeals Committee

Student switching major University transcript

Good standing University GPA of 2.5 or higher


Petition approved by Public Health Appeals Committee

Post-baccalaureate student

Application and fee College transcripts Good standing Degree posted

KY public health worker not meeting criteria for any of above categories

Application and fee High school transcript ACT/SAT scores (if any) College transcripts (if

any) Letter from director of

health department


One of:o Graduation from accredited high schoolo Successful completion of General Education

Development (GED) tests Salaried public health position with continuous

employment for previous three years or more Approval of Public Health Appeals Committee

Notes:1. Pre-College Curriculum (PCC) criterion are waived for applicants who are non-resident, 21 years of age or older, or

international. PCC is described in Undergraduate Catalog, Admission to the University of Louisville.2. Criterion is not available to applicants who are non-resident, 21 years of age or older, or international.3. Conditionally-admitted students have post-matriculation requirements and restrictions discussed in section on

Student Performance, below.4. See Undergraduate Catalog, Admission to the University of Louisville.

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Curriculum

A student enrolled in the program proceeds through the curriculum in two phases, pre-major and major. The pre-major phase comprises three required courses (see Coursework, below) and completion of all general education requirements, some of which may apply to the degree requirements. The major phase consists of public health and supporting courses and open elective courses, the requirements for which depend on the degree being pursued.

Student Performance

To remain in good standing, a student must maintain an overall cumulative GPA (“University GPA”) of 2.0 or higher and a cumulative “Program GPA" of 2.8 or higher in the following required program courses:

PHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health – SB PHUN-110 Tools for Learning and Public Health PHUN-300 Determinants of Health PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1 PHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2 PHUN-330 Scenario Analysis PHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment PHUN-395 Health Equity PHUN-410 Global Health PHUN-420 Practice of Public Health (B.S. only) PHUN-431 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 1 PHUN-432 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 2 PHUN-433 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 3 PHUN-490 Senior Capstone 1 -- CUE PHUN-491 Senior Capstone 2 -- CUE PHUN-492 Senior Capstone 3 – CUE

Note: “Semester University GPA” is the GPA for all courses taken by a student in a single semester or term. “Semester Program GPA” is the GPA for all program courses taken by a student in a single semester or term that are included in the above list of program courses in the Program GPA.

If a student falls below the performance standards, the following academic actions are taken:

Academic Warning

Student is placed on warning if University GPA is less than 2.0.

Note: Students must have attempted at least 12 credit hours of degree-applicable work at UofL to be placed on academic warning. Warning status is assigned only once, at the first sign of academic difficulty, not each time a student's University GPA drops below 2.0.

Student is placed on warning if Program GPA is less than 2.8.

Note: Warning status is assigned only once, at the first sign of academic difficulty, not each time a student's Program GPA drops below 2.8.

Next semester's enrollment limitation: 13 credit hours in Fall/Spring and 10 credit hours in Summer.

Academic Probation

Student is placed on probation if:

o University GPA is less than 2.0

o Program GPA is less than 2.8

Next semester's enrollment limitation: 13 credit hours in Fall or Spring and 10 credit hours in Summer.

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Required GPAs to avoid suspension and remain on probation: Semester University GPA 2.0 or higher, semester Program GPA 2.8 or higher.

Required GPAs to return to good standing: University GPA 2.0 or higher, Program GPA 2.8 or higher.

Academic Suspension

Student is placed on suspension if:

o Both semester University GPA and University GPA are less than 2.0

o Both semester Program GPA and Program GPA are below 2.8

First suspension consequences: Students must sit out the Spring term following a Fall suspension, the Summer and Fall terms following a Spring suspension, or the Fall term following a Summer suspension.

Second suspension consequences: Students must sit out at least three consecutive terms, including Summer, following suspension.

Third suspension consequences: A student is not reinstated more than twice. A third suspension results in academic dismissal from the program.

Requirements for re-entry following a suspension (readmitted students are admitted in probation status): Students must petition for readmission through the Office of Admissions.

Note: The following deadlines apply for petitioning for readmission: July 1st for the Fall semester, November 1st for the Spring semester, and May 1st for the Summer term. Readmission is not guaranteed.

A student who was conditionally admitted is required to:

If the student’s ACT College Reading Scores are 18 or below or SAT I Verbal Scores are 430 or below must:

o Participate in the state-mandated Supplemented Study Program in College Reading.

o Register for one section of a non-mathematics general education course offered with supplemented study hours each week.

Register for required developmental courses immediately following matriculation and continue to do so until all deficiencies have been removed.

Register for at most of 14 credit hours of coursework in the first semester and at most 13 credit hours of coursework each semester thereafter until removed from conditional status.

Obtain approval of the student’s academic advisor regarding courses for which they are eligible to enroll prior to registration.

A student is removed from conditional status after meeting each of the following:

Successful completion of PHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health

Successful completion of PHUN-110 Tools for Learning and Public Health

Successful completion of any required developmental courses

University GPA of 2.0 or higher

GPA of 2.5 or higher in at least 3 credit hours of PHUN course required for the degree

Academic Advisor

A student is assigned an academic advisor on matriculation and is required to meet with his or her advisor as follows:

Pre-major phase, each semestero Within one week following mid-term examinations or its equivalento Prior to registering for the next semester’s courses

Major phase, each semester

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o Prior to registering for the next semester’s courses

The student is responsible for scheduling required meetings with his or her advisor.

Program of Study

A student and his or her academic advisor collaborate on a program of study for the student, listing all past, present, and future coursework and milestones for the student. The program of study is updated at the end of each semester and requires the approval of the academic advisor prior to the student’s registration for courses the subsequent semester.

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements for the B.S. in Public Health

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health

Phase Component Requirement Credit Hours

Pre-Major

General education

In Social and Behavioral Sciences: PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health – SB 3

In Natural Sciences: Biology course and lab 4

Remaining general education requirements 30Pre-Major General education subtotal 37

Programmatic requirements

Foreign language 8Electives 15

Pre-Major Programmatic requirements subtotal 23

Program corePHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health 1PHUN-110 Tools for Learning and Public Health 2

Pre-Major Program core subtotal 3Pre-major subtotal 63

Major

Program core

PHUN-300 Determinants of Health 3PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1 3PHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2 3PHUN-330 Scenario Analysis 2PHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment 3PHUN-395 Health Equity 3PHUN-410 Global Health 3PHUN-420 Practice of Public Health 3PHUN-431 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 1 2PHUN-432 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 2 2PHUN-433 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 3 2PHUN-490 Senior Capstone 1 -- CUE 1PHUN-491 Senior Capstone 2 -- CUE 3PHUN-492 Senior Capstone 3 -- CUE 3

Major Program core subtotal 36

Supporting courses

Supporting courses (cont.)

Health Behavior (one of): ANTH-351, 352 COMM-305, -313, -328, -430, -530, -540, -590 PHIL-582, -583 PSYC 581 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Environmental Health (one of): BIOL-263, -372, -440, -560, -562, -563 CEE-309 GEOS-200, -360, -, 522 Other courses as approved by the program

3

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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health


Health Management (one of): MGMT-358 BIOL-372, -440, -560, -562, -563 CEE-309 GEOS-200, -360, Other courses as approved by the program

3

Economics (one of): ACCT-201 ECON-201, -202, -312, -341, -342, -355, -360 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Ethics (one of): ANTH-351 PHIL-222, -321, -323, -328, -580, -581, -582, -583 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Quantitative (one of): GEOG-256, -356-367, -522 SOC-303, -306 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Major Supporting courses subtotal 18

Elective Open (300 level and above) 3Major Elective subtotal 3

Major subtotal 57Degree Total 120

Degree Requirements for the B.A. in Public Health

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Public Health


Pre-Major

General education

In Social and Behavioral Sciences: PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health -- SB 3

In Natural Sciences: Biology course and lab 4

Remaining general education requirements 30Pre-Major General education subtotal 34

Programmatic requirements

Foreign language 8Electives 15

Pre-Major Programmatic requirements subtotal 23

Program corePHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health 1PHUN-110 Tools for Learning and Public Health 2

Pre-Major Program core subtotal 3Pre-major subtotal 63

Major Program core PHUN-300 Determinants of Health 3PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1 3PHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2 3PHUN-330 Scenario Analysis 2PHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment 3PHUN-395 Health Equity 3PHUN-410 Global Health 3PHUN-431 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 1 2PHUN-432 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 2 2

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Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Public Health


PHUN-433 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 3 2PHUN-490 Senior Capstone 1 -- CUE 1PHUN-491 Senior Capstone 2 -- CUE 3PHUN-492 Senior Capstone 3 -- CUE 3

Major Program core subtotal 33

Supporting courses

Health Behavior (one of): ANTH-351 COMM-305, -313, -328, -430, -530, -540, -590 PHIL-582, -583 PSYC 581 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Environmental Health (one of): BIOL-263, -372, -440, -560, -562, -563 CEE-309 GEOS-200, -360, 522 Other courses as approved by the program

3

Major Supporting courses subtotal 6

Electives Open (300 level and above) 6@3Major Elective subtotal 18

Major subtotal 57Degree Total 120

Requirements for Courses Counting Toward the Degree

For either degree, the following apply for courses counting toward the degree:

A course that meets a requirement for more than one of general education, pre-major, or supporting courses may be counted toward at most two requirement areas.

The credit-hour requirement for either degree, however, is not altered by double-counting courses in two different requirement areas and must be fulfilled with electives.

A course that meets a requirement for a requirement area may be counted at most once toward this requirement area.

A course may be counted at most once toward fulfilling the credit-hour requirement.

Coursework

Summaries of coursework for both degrees

Coursework Credit-Hour Summaries by DegreeComponent B.S. Credit Hours B.A. Credit Hours

General education 37 37Programmatic requirements 23 23Program core 39 36Supporting courses 18 6Electives 3 18Totals 120 120

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Ideal sequence of courses by semester for B.S. degree

B.S. in Public Health: Ideal Course Sequence by Semester with Success Markers

Catalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit Hours

Year 1 Fall SemesterPHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health major 1PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health -- SB 3

various General education requirements / supporting courses / electives various 12

Year 1 Fall Semester subtotal 16Year 1 Spring Semester

PHUN-110 Tools for Learning & Public Health major 2


Year 1 Spring Semester subtotal 14Success Marker #1: Program GPA 3.0 or higher.

Year 2 Fall SemesterPHUN-300 Determinants of Health PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3

PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1 College algebra AND ( ( PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 ) OR Global Health minor ) 3


Year 2 Fall Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #2:B or higher in PHUN-300; C or higher in PNUN-301.

Year 2 Spring SemesterPHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2 PHUN-301 3PHUN-330 Public Health Scenario Analysis PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 2


Year 2 Spring Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #3: General education requirements completed; C or higher in PHUN-302 and PHUN-330.

Year 3 Fall SemesterPHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3

PHUN-431 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 1 General education requirements completed AND PHUN-330 2

various supporting courses / electives various 10Year 3 Fall Semester subtotal 15

Success Marker #4: B or higher in PHUN-431.Year 3 Spring Semester

PHUN-395 Health Equity PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3


PHUN-490 Senior Capstone 1 – CUE PHUN-431 OR PHUN-432 1various supporting courses / electives various 9

Year 3 Spring Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #5: A+ in PHUN-490

Year 4 Fall Semester

PHUN-410 Global Health General education requirements completed AND PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3


PHUN-491 Senior Capstone 2 -- CUE PHUN-490 AND permission of program 3various supporting courses / electives various 7

Year 4 Fall Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #6: A+ in PHUN-491, indicating Capstone Project well underway or finished.

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B.S. in Public Health: Ideal Course Sequence by Semester with Success Markers


Year 4 Spring SemesterPHUN-420 Practice of Public Health PHUN-491 3PHUN-492 Senior Capstone 3 -- CUE PHUN-491 AND permission of program 3

various supporting courses / electives various 9Year 4 Spring Semester subtotal 15

Program total 120

Ideal sequence of courses by semester for B.A. degree

B.A. in Public Health: Ideal Course Sequence by Semester with Success Markers


Year 1 Fall SemesterPHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health major 1PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health -- SB 3


Year 1 Fall Semester subtotal 15Year 1 Spring Semester

PHUN-110 Tools for Learning & Public Health major 2


Year 1 Spring Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #1: Program GPA 3.0 or higher.

Year 2 Fall SemesterPHUN-300 Determinants of Health PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3

PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1 College algebra AND ( ( PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 ) OR Global Health minor ) 3


Year 2 Fall Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #2:B or higher in PHUN-300; C or higher in PNUN-301.

Year 2 Spring SemesterPHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2 PHUN-301 3PHUN-330 Public Health Scenario Analysis PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 2


Year 2 Spring Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #3: General education requirements completed; C or higher in PHUN-302 and PHUN-330.

Year 3 Fall SemesterPHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3


various supporting courses / electives various 10Year 3 Fall Semester subtotal 15

Success Marker #4: B or higher in PHUN-431.

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B.A. in Public Health: Ideal Course Sequence by Semester with Success Markers


Year 3 Spring SemesterPHUN-395 Health Equity PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3


PHUN-490 Senior Capstone 1 – CUE General education requirements completed AND ( PHUN-431 OR PHUN-432 ) 1


Success Marker #5: A+ in PHUN-490Year 4 Fall Semester

PHUN-410 Global Health General education requirements completed AND PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 3


PHUN-491 Senior Capstone 2 -- CUE PHUN-490 AND permission of program 3various supporting courses / electives various 7

Year 4 Fall Semester subtotal 15Success Marker #6: Capstone Project in PHUN-491 well underway.

Year 4 Spring SemesterPHUN-492 Senior Capstone 3 -- CUE PHUN-491 AND permission of program 3


Program total 120

Supporting Courses

The following tables list supporting courses that are already approved; a student may propose a course not listed here, which requires approval of the program director.

Health Behavior-Related Supporting Courses

Required in both the B.S. and B.A. degrees

Required Health Behavior-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursANTH-351 Medical Anthropology no 3ANTH-352 Food and Body Politic no 3COMM-305 Introduction to Mass Communication yes 3COMM-313 Organizational Communication yes 3COMM-328 Introduction to Urban Communication yes 3COMM-430 Health Communication -WR yes 3COMM-530 Science Communication no 3COMM-540 Public Communication Campaigns no 3COMM-590 Health Communication yes 3PHIL-582 Gender, Race, and Culture in Health Care yes 3PHIL-583 Health Care, Justice & Community yes 3PSYC-581 Introduction to Health Psychology yes 3

Environmental Health-Related Supporting CoursesRequired in both the B.S. and B.A. degrees

Required Environmental Health-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursBIOL-263 Environmental Biology yes 3BIOL-372 Evolutionary Ecology of Disease yes 3

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Required Environmental Health-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursBIOL-440 Global Change Ecology yes 3

BIOL-560 Ecology of Urban and Suburban Landscapes yes 3

BIOL-562 Ecosystems Ecology yes 3BIOL-563 Population and Community Ecology yes 3

CEE-309 Introduction to Environmental Engineering yes 3

GEOS-200 The Global Environment no 3GEOS-360 Global Environmental Change yes 3

Health Management-Related Supporting CoursesRequired in the B.S. degree

Required Health Management-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursMGMT-358 Management Science yes 3BIOL-372 Evolutionary Ecology of Disease yes 3BIOL-440 Global Change Ecology yes 3

BIOL-560 Ecology of Urban and Suburban Landscapes yes 3

BIOL-562 Ecosystems Ecology yes 3BIOL-563 Population and Community Ecology yes 3

CEE-309 Introduction to Environmental Engineering yes 3

GEOS-200 The Global Environment no 3GEOS-360 Global Environmental Change yes 3GEOS-361 Human Societies and Environments -WR yes 3

Economics-Related Supporting CoursesRequired in the B.S. degree

Required Economics-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursACCT-201 Principles of Financial Accounting yes 3ECON-201 Principles of Micro Economics yes 3ECON-202 Principles of Macro Economics yes 3ECON-312 Urban Economics yes 3ECON-341 Public Finance yes 3ECON-342 State and Local Government Finance yes 3ECON-355 Health Economics yes 3ECON-360 Environmental Economics yes 3

Ethics-Related Supporting CoursesRequired in the B.S. degree

Required Ethics-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursANTH-351 Medical Anthropology no 3PHIL-222 Contemporary Ethical Problems - H no 3PHIL-321 Ethics no 3PHIL-323 Medical Ethics no 3PHIL-328 Environmental Ethics no 3PHIL-580 Foundations of Bioethics yes 3

PHIL-581 Current Controversies in Health Care Ethics yes 3

PHIL-582 Gender, Race, and Culture in Health Care yes 3

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Required Ethics-Related Supporting Course: One ofCatalog ID Title Prerequisites Credit HoursPHIL-583 Health Care, Justice & Community yes 3

Quantitative-Related Supporting CoursesRequired in the B.S. degree

Required Quantitative-Related Supporting Course: One of


GEOG-256 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography and Geosciences no 3

GEOG-356 Advanced Quantitative Methods yes 3GEOG-367 Applications Development for GIS yes 3GEOS-522 GIS and Public Health yes 3SOC-303 Introduction to Research Methods-WR no 3SOC-306 Demography no 3

Core Program Course Descriptions and Objectives

Each course objective includes its corresponding domain-learning level in Bloom’s taxonomy in square brackets.

PHUN-100 Majoring in Public Health

Prerequisite: Enrolled in Public Health major

Description (1 credit hour)

Designed for learning about the major, students in the B.S./B.A. program in public health take the course as early as possible, ideally in their first semester enrolled in the program. This orientation for the public health program covers: advising, curriculum and courses, options for general education requirements, programs of study, and career options.

Objectives

At the completion of the course, the successful student is able to:

Discuss the requirements for the student’s degree [C2]o Advisingo Program of studyo Options for general education requirementso Career options

PHUN-101 Introduction to Public Health – SB

Prerequisite: none

Description (3 credit hours)

The central course question addressed is “What is the history and enterprise of public health?” In learning the answer, the course explores learning and public health, population health tools, public health and critical thinking, the public health enterprise, and health equity. Critical thinking is an integral part of the exploration and is discussed and applied in lectures, class activities, and student evaluation.

Objectives


Goal: Explain and discuss the history and enterprise of public healtho Describe the key features of the historical development of public health as a domain of specialized

knowledge and public policy [C1]

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o Explain the role of governmental and non-governmental institutions in shaping population health outcomes [C2]

o Distinguish between the concept of population health from medical, nursing, dental, and other health care activities [C2]

o Explain the concepts of prevention, detection, control of infectious and chronic conditions, health disparities, and global health [C2]

o Identify relationships among the impacts of behavior, socioeconomic status, and culture on health [C4]

o Explain the impact and control of environmental factors on health [C2] Goal: Demonstrate and apply basic principles for critical thinking

o Assume responsibility as a contributing member of a team [A1]o Demonstrate intellectual standards of clarity, relevance, significance, accuracy, completeness, and

logic [C3]

PHUN-110 Tools for Learning and Public Health

Prerequisite: Enrolled in Public Health major


Designed for learning about how to succeed academically, students in the B.S./B.A. program in public health take the course as early as possible, ideally in their first semester enrolled in the program. The course focuses on the Paul-Elder model for critical thinking, student mindsets, learning and studying, SEE-Is, article and presentation analyses, concept mapping, and critical and systems thinking.

Objectives


Discuss the principles of the Paul-Elder model for critical thinking [C2] Assess his or her own student mindset [C6] Accept the value of a growth mindset [A3] Apply the principles of learning and studying [C3] Practice the principles of critical and systems thinking [A2] Analyze concepts using SEE-Is [C4] Analyze articles and presentations using a subset of the Paul-Elder elements of thought [C4] Describe interrelations among concepts using concept mapping software [C4] Apply the principles of critical and systems thinking [C3] Practice the principles of learning and studying [C3]

PHUN-300 Determinants of Health

Prerequisites: PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110


Exploration and investigation of the seven primary determinants of health: behavior, infection, genetics, geography, environment, medical care, and socioeconomic status.

Objectives


Explain the determinants of health [C2] Identify relationships among the determinants of health [C4] Propose methods for altering effects of the determinants of health [C5] Compare effects of determinants of health [C6]

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PHUN-301 Quantitative Public Health 1

Prerequisites: College algebra AND ( ( PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110 ) OR Global health minor )


Public health’s focus on populations requires methods for dealing with data on large numbers of individuals. Biostatistics provides the methods needed for analyzing these data. In the course, we explore the concepts and methods of the basic statistics used in public health for study design, quantifying the extent of disease, summarizing data collected, the role of probability, confidence interval estimates, hypothesis testing procedures, power and sample size determination, multivariable methods, and nonparametric testing. In each of these areas, the focus is on understanding how and why statistical methods are used, not on proficiency of their applications. This does not mean, however, that formulas and calculations are not done – understanding comes from trying and doing. To support both the learning about statistical methods and their fundamental uses, spreadsheet software is taught and used.

Objectives


Explain the role of biostatistics in public health and medical research. [C2 (Bloom’s taxonomy, cognitive domain, application level)]

Apply statistical procedures in the public health environment. [C3] Interpret statistical results, tables, and figures from the public health and medical literature. [C4] Categorize the methodological strength of published public health research on the basis of the

appropriateness of statistical methods and the extent to which the results can be generalized. [C3] Provide the results and limitations of statistical analyses of public health data in both technical and non-

technical terms. [C3]

PHUN-302 Quantitative Public Health 2

Prerequisite: PHUN-301


The course explores fundamental epidemiologic concepts methods for public health practice and the study of health and disease in and between populations. The course includes a historical perspective including the work of Hippocrates and John Snow, compared with modern times. Other topics covered include the challenges of increased population mobility and global travel; measures of occurrence, such as incidence and prevalence; measures of association, including hazard, odds, risk, and rate ratios; and measures of disease burden, such as mortality and morbidity.

Objectives


Differentiate between historical and current epidemiological principles and methods [C4] Apply basic epidemiological principles, methods, and measures to real-world public health issues [C3] Describe interrelationships among basic epidemiological principles and methods [C4]

PHUN-330 Public Health Scenario Analysis

Prerequisite: PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110


Public health frequently faces situations that require urgent actions, such as epidemics and toxin spills, to mitigate health effects on a population. A public health scenario presents such a situation, usually fictitious, for students to analyze and recommend an appropriate response.

Objectives


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Collect information needed to analyze public health situations [C3] Analyze information relevant to public health situations and responses [C4] Formulate responses to public health situations [C5] Evaluate analyses of public health scenarios done by others [C6] Accept that public health situations, their analyses, and responses rarely if ever have definitive answers. [A3] Apply the Paul-Elder model to analyzing public health situations. Demonstrate systems thinking in public health [C3] Assume responsibility as a contributing member of a team [A1]

PHUN-390 People, Policy, and the Environment



The course explores how people, policy, environment, and their interactions affect public health and approaches for increasing the beneficial effects and decreasing the detrimental effects. Topics include health behavior and promotion, socioeconomic status and income inequity, health and social policy, health advocacy and policy-making, health and the built environment, health and environmental policy, and climate change and sustainability.

Objectives


Categorize effects on public health of each of people, policy, and environment [C3] Predict outcomes of approaches to modifying effects on public health of each of people, policy, and

environment [C3] Categorize effects on public health of each combination of people, policy, and environment [C3] Predict outcomes of approaches to modifying effects on public health of each combination of people, policy,

and environment [C3] Illustrate the concept environmental justice [C5] Illustrate the concept of social justice [C5]

PHUN-395 Health Equity



A primary focus of public health is community factors that affect disease prevention and health and wellness promotion. This focus includes recognition of the various cultures and orientations and the impacts of their frequently-associated psychosocial and socioeconomic factors on disease and health. The varied manifestations of cultural differences are linked to advantages and disadvantages for health statuses of communities. The course examines issues related to culture and health disparities and investigates strategies for advancing health equity and cultural understanding and acceptance.

Objectives


Describe interrelationships of community, culture, and public health [C4] Explain how cultural diversity interacts with individual and community health [C2] Predict outcomes of strategies for advancing cultural competence in communities [C3] Illustrate concept of and skills for cultural competence [C5] Illustrate socioeconomic and cultural factors in health disparity with examples [C5] Predict outcomes of strategies for addressing health disparities [C3] Develop a community-based participatory research project [C5]

PHUN-410 Global Health

Prerequisites: General education requirements completed AND PHUN-101 AND PHUN-110

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The course is an introduction to the field of global health. Students integrate biological, cultural, environmental, economic, and political factors and their effects on issues in global disease and health. Major determinants of differing health statuses in different countries and the global burden of disease are covered. The structure, functions, and interrelationships of international agencies and organizations addressing health are studies in conjunction with healthcare systems around the world.

Objectives


Categorize the distribution, pattern, and variability in health issues around the globe [C3] Discuss the world’s significant diseases, including geographic and population distribution, causes, symptoms,

treatment, prevention, and determinants and risk factors [C2] Describe the interrelationships of culture, wealth, class, ethnicity, and gender with health global health

disparities [C4] Explain and apply basic concepts of the epidemiological, environmental and social and behavioral sciences

on global health issues [C2] Explain how health policy is developed in differing systems of healthcare delivery [C2] Differentiate the impacts of among differing international healthcare financing systems [C4] Discuss the objectives and activities of major international health organizations [C2] Analyze international public health problems from the perspective of human rights [C4] Discuss the international responses to natural disasters and other public heath emergencies [C2]

PHUN-420 Practice of Public Health

Prerequisite: PHUN-491


The course is an introduction to public health practice and is organized around the core functions and essential services of public health.

Objectives


Illustrate the core functions and essential services of public health [C5] Demonstrate the methods and systems of community health assessment [C3] Develop a plan for assessing the health status and needs of a real community [C5] Conduct three levels of evaluation on a frequent public health problem [C3] Illustrate the concept of public health policy with examples and outcomes [C5] Apply principles of information and communication campaigns and community collaborations and coalitions

to a frequent public health need [C3]

PHUN-431, -432, and -433 Contemporary Issues in Public Health 1, 2, and 3

Prerequisite: General education requirements completed AND PHUN-330

Description (6 credit hours over 3 instances, each of 2 credit hours)

In each of three semesters, student teams explore and present current public health issues in the context of Healthy People 2020 and the core functions and essential services of public health. Each team is assigned a topic from Healthy People 2020 and identifies a current international, national, state, or local public health issue in the topic. The team reviews the peer-reviewed, background literature, develops a presentation, and leads a class discussion about the identified issue from the perspective of a core function and one or more of the essential services in the core function. Two other teams prepare and discuss the issue, core function, and essential services previously published by the presenting team.

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Objectives


Describe the core functions of public health and the ten essential services [C2] Illustrate objectives in Healthy People 2020 and status of current efforts to achieve these objectives locally

and nationally [C5] Conduct searches of highly-utilized resources available to public health professionals for access to the

current literature and data [C3] Assume responsibility as a contributing member of a team [A1]

PHUN-490, -491 and -492 Senior Capstone 1, 2, 3 -- CUE

Prerequisites: PHUN-490: PHUN-431 OR PHUN-432PHUN-491: PHUN-490 AND permission of programPHUN-492: PHUN-491 AND permission of program

Description (7 credit hours over 3 instances: PHUN-490, 1 credit hour; -491 and -492, 3 credit hours each)

The Senior Capstone is one of:

A research thesis on a public health issue or topic chosen by the student in consultation with and with approval of an instructor. A concurrent personal journal and final presentation are required.

A field study, internship, or extended shadowing of one or more public health workers at a public health-related site chosen by the student in consultation with and with approval of an instructor. A concurrent personal journal, final critical reflection paper, and final presentation are required. (Limited spaces available; preference given to B.S. students)

A community project in public health done by 2 to 4 students in the course with the project located in and in collaboration with either the Belknap campus community or a portion of Louisville’s West End community. The project may be one initiated by the student group, by the community, or by another source and must be chosen in consultation with and with approval of the instructor. A concurrent personal journal and final critical reflection paper by each student and a final group presentation are required. (Limited spaces available; preference given to B.S. student groups)

Objectives


Conduct a significant public health project [C3] Maintain a personal journal during a significant public health [C3] Communicate a significant public health project in writing and orally [C5]

Program-Specific Policies

In addition to policies of the University and of the School, the following Program-specific policies apply and are incorporated by reference in this document:

Course-Related Policies

Accreditation

The School of Public Health and Information Sciences is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

The University of Louisville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

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Program Data and History

Program DataName Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Arts in Public HealthDegrees B.S. and B.A.Department Office of Undergraduate AffairsUnit School of Public Health and Information SciencesVersion 2016.12.21

Program HistoryVersion Submitted Approved Change Summary Author(s)

2014.02.08 02/10/14 02/24/14 Initial version

Peter L. Walton, M.D.David A. Johnson, MPH,

CPH, PhD(c)Tammi Alvey Thomas,

MSSW

2014.02.08-01 01/30/15 03/03/15

Added PHUN-431, -432, -433 with all taught in one class per semester Added PHUN-491, -492 Revised supporting courses Corrected foreign language credit-hour requirement

Peter L. Walton, M.D.Tammi Alvey Thomas,

MSSW

2014.02.08-02 06/12/15 06/15/15 Added accreditation section Peter L. Walton, M.D.

2014.02.08-03 10/08/15 10/08/15 Changed accreditation wording Winton Reynolds

2014.02.08-04 01/15/16 01/21/16

Revised ideal course sequences Revised course prerequisites Renamed PHUN-430 to reflect focus on scenario analysis Revised student performance section

Peter L. Walton, M.D.Tammi Alvey Thomas,

MSSW

2014.02.08-05 07/22/16 07/22/16 Added Associate Directors Peter L. Walton, M.D.

2014.02.08-06 10/05/16 10/05/16 Removed Ph.D.(c) mistaken entered too early for Tammi Thomas Peter L. Walton, M.D.

2016.12.21 12/21/16 pending

Renumbered:o PHUN-430 PHUN-330o PHUN-441 PHUN-302 (plus name change)

Added to Program Core: PHUN-300 Removed from Program Core: PHUN-440 Re-sequenced: PHUN-110 ↔ PHUN-101 Modified many prerequisites, including addition of general education

requirements completed before taking any 400-level courses. Renumbered PHUN-400 to PHUN-390, PHUN-405 to PHUN-395 Inserted Success Markers in ideal course sequences. Added section Program-Specific Policies Incorporated Course-Specific Policies by reference Curriculum Committee Approval: 1/9/2017

Peter L. Walton, M.D.

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