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Duluth Campus
Public Health B.A.Sc.D Applied Human Sciences
College of Education and Human Service Professions
The bachelor of applied science (B.A.Sc.) in public health prepares graduates for careers in public health departments, government health agencies, voluntary health organizations, hospitals, corporate worksites, universities, and K-12 schools. Upper division students select an area of concentration in either Community Health Education/Promotion or School Health Education. Students will develop a range of skills that include planning, implementing, administering, and evaluating evidence-based health interventions that promote health and prevent disease.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
45 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students are admitted to the program as pre-majors and must select a concentration. Community health education/promotion concentration students are admitted to upper division after completion of 45 credits, including HLTH 1100. School health education concentration students must apply to the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) after completing 45 credits. Public health advisors assist students in course selection and application completion.
Students entering the Secondary (5-12) & K-12 licensure programs are bound by the policies in effect at the time of application; admission is based on criteria established by the Dept. of Educ, consistent with MN policies as established by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Students must meet the admission requirements to the blocks. They can be found online at: https://z.umn.edu/stepapplication.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
This course will be waived for transfer students with 24 credits taken post high school or students who change to CEHSP from a collegiate unit where it is not required.
Register course for one credit.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. Selection of either community health education/promotion or school health education concentration/subplan.
2. Students majoring in public health are expected to maintain a 2.00 GPA overall and in the major (including transfer work). Students with school health education concentration must make no grade lower than C- in all courses required in the major.
3. At least 20 credits of HLTH 3xxx or higher applioed to the BASc must be taken from UMD.
4. Compliance with general regulations governing granting of degrees. Students are required to review their degree status in the CEHSP Advising & Academic Services Office early in their senior year.
5. Students are expected to: a) make satisfactory academic progress each semester; b) demonstrate acceptable professional performance in applied learning settings (e.g. laboratory, field experience, clinical experiences); and c) obtain an approved background check before being placed in clinical, field, intern, or student teaching experience.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Community Health Education/Promotion
This concentration address the Seven Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialist (NCHEC, 2015): Area 1: Assess Needs, Resources and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion; Area 2: Plan Health Education/Promotion; Area 3: Implement Health Education/Promotion; Area 4: Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education/Promotion ; Area 5: Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion; Area 6: Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person; Area 7: Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health, Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession. Students completing this concentration are prepared to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist exam.
Exit Standards: Community Health Education/Promotion concentration students must maintain 2.0 or better GPA and pass all required courses for the major. The internship experience, which is typically completed during the senior year, provides students the opportunity for real-world hands-on experience with people and situations they may encounter as a beginning public health professional.
Students who declare this concentration will be considered pre-majors until they have completed 45 credits, including HLTH 1100 with a 2.5 or better cumulative GPA (including transfer work). When students have met this requirement, they must request admission to upper division/degree candidacy.
Required Lower Division Courses (19 - 20 cr)
HLTH 1100 - Health and Wellness Strategies for Life
[LE CAT8, SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 1470 - Human Nutrition
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 1700 - First Responder
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 2030 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
(4.0 cr)
HLTH 2040 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
(4.0 cr)
Required Courses From Other Programs (20 - 24 cr)
Biology
BIOL 1001 - Biology and Society
[LE CAT4, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1011 - General Biology I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(5.0 cr)
Chemistry
CHEM 1104 is recommended for students seeking graduate education.
CHEM 1103 - Aspects of Chemistry
[LE CAT5, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1113 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(5.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1153 - General Chemistry I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(1.0 cr)
Communication
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 1222 - Interpersonal Communication
[LE CAT, LECD C, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
Psychology
PSY 2021 - Developmental Psychology
[LE CAT, LECD C, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Statistics
If a STAT prefix course is not taken, a LE LOGIC is still required.
STAT 1411 - Introduction to Statistics
[LE CAT, LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
or
STAT 2411 - Statistical Methods
[LE CAT, LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 2020 - Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 3020 - Statistical Methods
(4.0 cr)
Writing
WRIT 31xx Adv Writing (3.0 cr)
Upper Division Major Courses (18 - 19 cr)
HLTH 3000 - Program Administration in Public Health
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3115 - Consumer Health Education
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3301 - Foundations of Public Health
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3500 - Environmental Health
(3.0 cr)
Community Health Education/Promotion Concentration Courses (30 - 36 cr)
A minimum of 9 credits of HLTH 4996 is required. Students can complete a maximum of 15 internship credits.
HLTH 3101 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3300 - Public Health Communication
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3303 - Planning Community Health Interventions
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3305 - Community Health Methods
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3400 - Facilitating Healthy Lifestyle Change
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 4000 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HLTH 4996 - Internship in Health Education
(1.0-15.0 cr)
Health Content/Skills Requirement (8 - 9 cr)
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 8 - 9 credit(s) from the following:
·
HLTH 3118 - Women's Health Issues
(3.0 cr)
·
HLTH 3202 - Drug Education
(2.0 cr)
·
HLTH 3307 - Conducting and Managing Worksite Health Promotion Programs
(3.0 cr)
·
HLTH 3341 - Encountering Death and Grief: A Cross-Cultural Journey
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
HLTH 4100 - Historical Perspectives of Community Health Through Culture & Art in Italy
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
Elective Requirement (6 cr)
Not required for students with a minor.
Choose 3xxx or 4xxx courses in Public Health, HPER, Coaching, Communication, Exercise Science, Environmental & Outdoor Education, Environmental Studies, Health Care Management, Pharmacy, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Women's Studies. The student's Public Health adviser may approve courses from other degree programs.
School Health Education
Students entering the Secondary (5-12) & K-12 licensure programs are bound by the policies in effect at the time of application; admission is based on criteria established by the Dept. of Educ, consistent with MN policies as established by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
Students must meet the admission requirements to the blocks. They can be found online at: https://z.umn.edu/stepapplication.
1. Personal Liability Insurance: All student teachers are required to have professional liability insurance. Application forms are available in the Office of Field Experiences, Department of Education, 150 EduE.
2. Exit Standards: Candidate proficiency is assessed throughout the teacher preparation courses by University faculty, University supervisors, and the cooperating teachers in all field experiences. The field experience assessment forms include knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are aligned to institutional, state, and national standards for all field experiences.
3. Candidates must complete a semester of full-time student teaching in a public school setting at the middle or secondary level. Double majors (e.g., Physical Education and School Health Education) are required to student teach in both content areas. The final standards-based portfolio is due at the end of student teaching. Candidates must pass all required licensure tests before they can be recommended for teacher licensure in Minnesota.
Required Lower Division Courses (20 cr)
HLTH 1100 - Health and Wellness Strategies for Life
[LE CAT8, SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 1104 - Health Science Terminology
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 1470 - Human Nutrition
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 1700 - First Responder
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 2030 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
(4.0 cr)
HLTH 2040 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
(4.0 cr)
Required Courses from Other Programs (17 - 20 cr)
Biology
BIOL 1001 - Biology and Society
[LE CAT4, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1011 - General Biology I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(5.0 cr)
Chemistry
CHEM 1104 is optional
CHEM 1103 - Aspects of Chemistry
[LE CAT5, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1113 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(5.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1153 - General Chemistry I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I
[LE CAT, NAT SCI]
(1.0 cr)
Communication
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 1222 - Interpersonal Communication
[LE CAT, LECD C, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
Psychology
PSY 2021 - Developmental Psychology
[LE CAT, LECD C, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Writing
WRIT 31xx Adv Writing (3.0 cr)
Upper Division Major Courses (20 cr)
Any other courses not aligned with standard need an APAS exception on file for school health concentration.
HLTH 3000 - Program Administration in Public Health
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3101 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3117 - Principles of Sex Education
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 2200 - Research and Evaluation in Health Science
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3202 - Drug Education
(2.0 cr)
HLTH 3301 - Foundations of Public Health
(3.0 cr)
School Health Concentration (45 cr)
EDUC 1101 - Education in Modern Society
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
EDUC 3412 - The Computer in Education
(3.0 cr)
HLTH 3302 - School Health Education Methods and Materials
(3.0 cr)
Block I (12 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Application for admission to the blocks must be submitted by the 6th Friday of the semester. Applications are available from the Department of Education website.
EDSE 4100 - Teaching in a Diverse Society
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4204 - Designing Learning Environments and Lessons
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4501 - Adolescent/Adult Development and Learning Theory
(3.0 cr)
SPED 3415 - Special Education in the Secondary School
(3.0 cr)
Block II (10 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Application for student teaching must be made by the 4th Friday of the semester before student teaching. Applications are available from the Department of Education website.
EDUC 4381 - Teaching Indigenous Students
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 3206 - Apprenticeship: Secondary School
(2.0 cr)
EDSE 4214 - Teaching Content-Area Reading
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4525 - Assessment for Secondary Education
(3.0 cr)
Block III (13 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Registration for student teaching in the senior year requires grades of C- or better in all courses in teaching major(s) and minor; graded completion of all education block courses; completion of at least 85% of teaching major courses. Students must have personal liability insurance while they are working in field placement settings. EDSE 4600 (register for 12 cr). EDUC 4990 must be taken concurrently with EDSE 4600.
EDSE 4600 - Student Teaching
(3.0-24.0 cr)
EDUC 4500 - Professional Issues and Ethics
(1.0 cr)
EDUC 4990 - Education Teacher Performance Assessment
(0.0 cr)
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