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Behavioral Science and Health Undergraduate Program

This undergraduate major emphasis consists of a curriculum leading to a B.S. or B.A. through the College of Social and Behavioral Science. The major emphasis is interdisciplinary in nature and interdepartmental in structure, and includes an optional practical experience in a community health setting. Substantive courses from a variety of fields (epidemiology, behavioral sciences, research methods and quantitative skills, administration, philosophy, and history) provide a coherent perspective on health care in its various social and administrative contexts. The program provides students with skills appropriate to research and administrative positions in public and private health care settings. It also offers academic flexibility and breadth for those desiring dual majors or wishing to enter graduate and professional programs in the behavioral sciences, medicine, public health, health services administration, law, or other areas.

There are no prerequisites for admission into the program but several classes do have prerequisites (see the University General Catalog for more information). Students should declare the major with the advisor.

Major Requirements

I. RESEARCH AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS

A. Research Methods and Statistics (choose *one* series)
ECON 3620 Mathematics for Economists (3) [QI] and
ECON 3640 Probability and Statistics (3) [QB]

FCS 3200 Research Methods in FCS (4) and
FCS 3210 Statistics in FCS (4) [QB, QI]

PSY 3000 Statistics in Psych (4) [QB, QI]
PSY 3010 Research Methods in Psych (4) [QI, CW] and

SOC 3111 Research Methods in Soc (3) and
SOC 3112 Social Statistics (4) [QB, QI]

B. Social Epidemiology (required)
SOC 3673 Social Epidemiology (3) [QI] *prequisite= statistics from 1A above

C. Ethics and Values (choose *one*)
PHIL 3310 Science and Society (3) [HF]
PHIL 3510 Business and Professional Ethics (3) [HF]
PHIL 3520 Bioethics (3) [HF]

II. BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH

A. Biological and Environmental Matrix of Health (choose *one*)

ANTH 4291 Evolution of Human Health (3)
ANTH 4133 Maternal and Child Health (3)
BIOL 1400 Intro to Environmental Science (3) [SF]
HEDU 3700 Environmental Health (3)
NUTR 1020 Scientific Foundations of Nutrition and Health (3) [AS] 

B. Lifestyle: The Individual, Culture, and Society
(choose *two*, not from the same department)

ANTH 4192 Culture, Health, and Healing (3)
ANTH 4193 Medical Anthropology (3)
ANTH 4242 Anthropology of Clinical Health Care (3) jr/sr
FCS 5430 Families, Consumers, and Health (3)
FCS 5630/6630 Healthy Communities (3)
GER 5001 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
GER 5370 Health and Optimal Aging (3)
H EDU 3050 Community Health Issues (3) [BF]
PSY 3460 Introductory Health Psychology (3)
SOC 3671 Sociology of Health (3)
SOC 6720/5720 Medical Sociology Seminar (3)

C. Global Perspectives on Health (choose *one*)
ANTH 4130 Anthropology of Food (3) Jr/Sr
BIOL 3460 Global Environmental Issues (3) [IR]&[SF]
FP MD 4500 Public Health, a global perspective (3) [IR]
HEDU 5060 International Health Promotion (3) [IR]
HIST 4090 Perspectives on World Health (3)

III. POLITICS, POLICY, RESOURCES, AND ADMINISTRATION

A. Economics of Health (required)
ECON 5190 Health Economics (3)

B. Politics, Policy, and Administration (choose *two*)
H EDU 4310 Health Promotion/Marketing (3) or
MKTG 3000 Marketing Vision (3)
H EDU 4790 Health Services Administration (3) or
POLS 3300 Introduction to Public Administration
H EDU 5100 Health Care in the United States (3)
MGT 3500 Principles of Management (3)
POLS 3320 Introduction to Public Policy and Analysis (3)
POLS 3380 Politics and Budgets (3)
POLS 5321 Health Policy (3)
POLS 5550 Nonprofit Sector and Organizations (3) or
POLS 5570 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (3)

IV. ELECTIVE (required, choose *one*)
Choose one additional course from II. or III. (3)
or
GEOG 5190 GIS & Environmental Health (3)
or
SOC 3769 Race Ethnicity & Health (3) [DV]

V. SPECIAL PROJECT (optional)
BSH 4999 Honors Thesis/Project (3)
(restricted to students in the Honors Program)

BSH 5800 Behavioral Science and Health Internship (1-3)
(Two semester maximum)

Individual Study (see individual departments)

VI. CAPSTONE (required)
BSH 5000 Behavioral Science and Health Capstone (3)
(open to seniors and juniors with permission) (Offered SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) (Take in your last spring semester)

Total Hours: 39-50

The lowest grade to count towards the major is a C-

No additional allied hours are required for this major.

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