{"id":3387,"date":"2019-07-26T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/health-studies\/?page_id=3387"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:23:32","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading entry-title\">Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Public Health<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"BSHS\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-bshs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-3393\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3393\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3399\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3399\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3423\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3423\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/global-and-environmental-health\/\">Global and Environmental Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3426\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3426\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/health-promotion\/\">Health Promotion<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3429\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3429\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/b-s-program\/health-services\/\">Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must complete all required courses to graduate. A total of 120 credits are required to graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>40 credits of general education courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>28\/31 credits of core courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18-24 credits (6 courses) from one of the following specializations:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/global-and-environmental-health\/\">Global and environmental health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/health-promotion\/\">Health promotion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/academics\/health-services\/\">Health services<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25-31 credits of free electives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 credits must be at the 300\/400 level <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/#\/home\" title=\"\">Course Descriptions<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/health-studies-b-s\/\" title=\"\">Curriculum Sheets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">URI 101<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1 credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">KIN 122<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anatomy and Physiology<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">KIN 123<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Health<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PSY 113<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Psychology<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COM 100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Communications<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HLT 101<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Perspectives on Public Health<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HLT 201<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Public Health Topics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HLT 300<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Interdisc Approaches to Public Health<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PHL 314<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Medical Ethics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PHP 405<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Epidemiology<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">HLT 450<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Adv.\tHealth Studies<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MTH 103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Applied Precalculus<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MTH 107<br \/>\nMTH 108<br \/>\nMTH 131<br \/>\nMTH 141<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Finite Math<br \/>\nMath Topics<br \/>\nAppl. Calculus<br \/>\nIntro Calculus<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MTH 141<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Calculus 1<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">STA 220<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Statistics in Modern Society<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PHL 101<br \/>\nPHL\t103<br \/>\nPHL\t212<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Critical Thinking<br \/>\nIntro to Philosophy<br \/>\nEthics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COM 202<br \/>\nCOM 208<br \/>\nCOM 210<br \/>\nCOM 251<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Public Speak<br \/>\nDebate<br \/>\nPersuasion<br \/>\nGroup Communications<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">WRT 104<br \/>\nWRT 106<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Writing<br \/>\nRes. Writing<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">STA 307<br \/>\nSTA\t308<br \/>\nPSY\t200<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biostats<br \/>\nIntroductory Statistics<br \/>\nQuant Methods<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4 credits<br \/>\n4 credits<br \/>\n4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 100<br \/>\nCHM 103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Env. Chem<br \/>\nIntro. Chem<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n3 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Select one:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 105<br \/>\nBIO 101 &amp; 103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bio. Daily Life<br \/>\nBiology<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3 credits<br \/>\n4 credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Public Health Curriculum Requirements Students must complete all required courses to graduate. A total of 120 credits are required to graduate. 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