Public Health HS Program approved electives

Last updated May 2018

The Program Approved Electives are an integral part of the Public Health Curriculum. They are designed to allow students a mechanism to further specialize in certain areas directly related to Public Health. These are NOT open or general electives. The list below includes all “pre-approved” courses to meet the required program approved electives in the Health Sciences Public Health Program.

• Students who have completed HS 402 as part of their Public Health curriculum must complete TWO courses on this list. At least one of the two HS approved electives must be upper-division (300- or 400-level).
• Students who have not completed HS 402, or do not have HS 402 in their curriculum must complete three courses on this list. At least two of the three HS approved electives must be upper-division (300- or 400-level).

Courses not on this list MUST be pre-approved in writing through the Health Sciences Department Curriculum Committee. Students who wish to apply courses not on this list as a Program Approved Elective should work with their advisor to seek approval. Typically, this should occur prior to course enrollment. Approval after enrollment or course completion will require additional rationale.

Please Note:

• A few of the courses below may have prerequisites that must also be taken to be eligible for enrollment. Please review the course catalog for the most up-to-date information.
• Not all classes are offered every semester. Please review the course catalog or contact your enrollment advisor when planning your schedule.

Health Sciences
HS Any course with an HS prefix that isn’t already a requirement for your degree
(HS 299, 301, 410, and 471 are examples) HS 471 also satisfies Ethnic Diversity

Fitness Wellness
FW Any course with an FW prefix that isn’t already a requirement for your degree
(FW 321, 405, and 406 are examples)

Physical Education
PE 315 Effective Teaching in Physical Education

Applied Indigenous Studies
AIS 450 Indian Health: Issues in Health Care, Promotion and Policy
AIS 470 Traditional Ethno-Biological Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples

Arts & Cultural Management
ACM 355 (Spring topic) Fundraising & Development

Anthropology
ANT 406: Contemporary Native America
ANT 480: Medical Anthropology

Athletic Training
AT 200 Prevention of Athletic Injuries and Emergency Care

Biological Sciences
BIO 154 The Art and Science of Human Movement
BIO 205 Microbiology
BIO 320 General Pathology
BIO 338 and 338L Physiology of Exercise and Lab
BIO 360 Biomechanics

Career and Technical Education
CTE 392 Accident Prevention

Communication Studies
CST 271 Group Communication
CST 311 Advanced Public Speaking
CST 312 Methods of Interviewing
CST 314 Communicating in Instructional Environments
CST 315 Business and Professional Speaking
CST 323 Intercultural Communication
CST 475 Health Communication
CST 477 Mediation and Conflict Management

Criminal Justice
CCJ 312 Environmental Crime
CCJ 325 Drug Issues and the Law
CCJ 410 Youth, Crime, and Justice
CCJ 425 Domestic Violence & Criminal Justice

Emergency Management
EMGT 302 Introduction To Emergency Management
EMGT 340 Administration for Emergency Services
EMGT 400 Incident Management Systems
EMGT 410 Emergency Planning
EMGT 435 Homeland Security
EMGT 440 Disaster Recovery

English
ENG 599 Contemporary Developments (remedial online writing course that is reserved for Health Sciences & Nursing students; requires permission number – please contact advisor for enrollment)

Educational Psychology
EPS 324 Educational Psychology in Elementary and Middle-School Education

Geographic Science and Community Planning
GSP 206 Public Participation and Communication
GSP 331 GIS Foundations I: Map Design and GIS
GSP 402 Environmental Impact Analysis
GSP 432 Community and Urban GIS

Humanities
HUM 371 Humanistic Values in a Technological Society
HUM 373 Nature and Values

Environmental Science
ENV 181 Environmental Sustainability
ENV 182 Eco House Seminar
ENV 495 Global Environmental and Climate Change

Justice Studies
JUS 360 Emergency Services and Crisis Management

Management
MGT 303 Concepts in Management

Nutrition
NTS 425 Nutrition Across the Life Cycle

Parks and Recreation Management
PRM 214 (2 credit) and 215 (1 credit): Challenge Course Facilitation and Professional Debriefing Workshop
PRM 216 Wilderness First Responder (in place of HS 229)
PRM 326 Inclusive Recreation
PRM 423 Recreation Facility and Area Planning

Philosophy
PHI 347 Law and Philosophy
PHI 359 Philosophy of Science

Psychology
PSY 240 Developmental Psychology
PSY 340 Child and Adolescent Development
PSY 460C Community Psychology

Public Administration
PADM 301 Intro to Public Administration
PADM 326 Organizational Theory and Application
PADM 327 Public Budgeting and Finance
PADM 356 Applied Program Planning and Evaluation (Note: this course is NOT an acceptable substitution for the HS planning course. It is only acceptable as an additional HS advisor approved elective)

Public Relations
PR 372W Public Relations Writing

Social Work
SW 220 People to People: Social Welfare and Social Work
SW 401 Crisis Intervention Methods
SW 418 Death, Grief, and Bereavement

Sociology
SOC 301 Topics in Contemporary Social Issues- various topics (can be repeated for credit when topic is changed)
SOC 316 Sociology of Sexuality
SOC 318 Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 320 Social Psychology
SOC 333 Environments and Society
SOC 360 Sociocultural Aging
SOC 417 Sociology of Childhood
SOC 441 Deviance
SOC 444 Environment and Social Change

Statistics
STA 275 Statistical Analysis
STA 371 Intermediate Statistics

Women & Gender Studies
WGS 215 Making “Real Men”: Masculinities in the United States
WGS 250 Introduction to Queer Studies
WGS 260 Introduction to Transnational Feminism
WGS 301 Gender, Health, and Healing
WGS 320 Women in the Outdoors
WGS 325 “Sister Nation”: Indigenous Women in the U.S.
WGS 333 Queer Theories: Intersections between Sexuality, Gender and Ethnicity in the U. S.
WGS 340 Gender and Violence
WGS 370 Doing Feminisms