BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

The Tulane Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) degree is an academic degree which addresses the health of populations and communities through instruction, service, and community based research. The degree is firmly grounded in a background of humanities, social science and the liberal arts. The degree fulfills Tulane University's campus-wide undergraduate core proficiency through this background while stressing an additional commitment to quantitative and scientific skills. See tulane.edu/publichealth/bsph/degree-requirements-2011.cfm for the 2011-12 degree requirements.

NEWCOMB-TULANE CORE PROFICIENCIES

• See University Catalog

ADDITIONAL BSPH PROFICIENCIES

• Writing Intensive Course or Writing Practicum
• Mathematics: One additional course
• Foreign Language: Complete proficiency to the 2030-level or above

PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC CORE (24 credits)

• SPHU 1010 - Epidemics, Revolutions, and Response: Introduction to Public Health
• SPHU 1020 - The Cell, The Individual, and The Community
• SPHU 2150 -  Foundations of Environmental Health
• SPHU 3010 - Foundations of Health Care Systems
• SPHU 3110 - Social and Behavioral Perspectives in Public Health
• SPHU 3160 - Biostatistics in Public Health
• SPHU 3170 - Foundations in Epidemiology
• SPHU 4010 - Foundations and Formulation of Public Health Policy

SPHU 4560 - CAPSTONE (3 credits)

BSPH ELECTIVES (18 credits)

The BSPH Electives provides the student a chance to focus on specialized knowledge which complements their core classes. In recognition of the multi-disciplinary nature of public health, students are encouraged to consider classes in other academic fields and consult with their academic and faculty advisors to discuss ways to integrate fields in the liberal arts and sciences into their curriculum. Certain pre-medical classes, as well as a few graduate-level classes are acceptable for this requirement.

Students must complete a minimum of six classes for a minimum of 18 hours in order to complete this requirement.

A minimum of 3 courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed in classes offered by public health faculty.

Public Health Electives:

• SPHU 2050 Arthropods & Public Health
• SPHU 2016 Evolution, Microbes, and Disease Emergence
• SPHU 2220 Concepts of Health & Wellness
• SPHU 2333 Introduction to Global Material and Child Health
• SPHU 3015 Public Health Program Implementation and Management
• SPHU 3020 Data and Information in Public Health Practice
• SPHU 3120 Issues and Strategies in Public Health
• SPHU 3200 Nutrition and Chronic Disease
• SPHU 3300 Sustainable Nutrition
• SPHU 4200 Evidence Based Public Health
• SPHU 4210 Environmental Risk Assessment
• SPHU 4240 Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections
• SPHU 4300 Public Health Communication
• SPHU 4330 Introduction to Disasters, Resilience and International Relief
• SPHU 4400 Bioinformatics and Genomics
• SPHU 4440 Social Aspects of Infectious Diseases
• SPHU 4570 Internship (non-capstone)
• SPHU 4910 Independent Study
• SPHU 1940, SPHU 2940, SPHU 3940, SPHU 4940 Transfer credit class codes
• Any other SPHU class that is not a core class

Additional Electives:

• Any 2000 or higher level MATH class
• CELL 2050 Genetics
• SOCI 3030 Introduction to Research Design
• SOCI 3040 Introduction to Research Analysis
• HISU 3541 History of Reproductive Health
• POLC 4392 Controversies in Global Health
• ECON 3980 Economics & Health Care Reform
• Additional classes above the 2000-level as approved by the student's faculty advisor
• Study Abroad credits as approved by faculty advisor or from pre-approved list
• Graduate level Public Health classes taken as a senior or BSPH/MPH combined degree student

* MATH 1150 and MATH 1160 (Long Calculus) count as 1 MATH class.  PHIL 1210 (Symbolic Logic) does not count as mathematics class for BSPH requirements.