Associate in Science - Public Health
Public health is the practice of maintaining a healthy population through education, research, public policy, regulation of health systems and working health professionals. Public health professionals protect the health of the community, promote healthy lifestyles, and prevent disease and injury through research and education. Public health has been a national objective for more than three decades with focuses on increased public awareness, health equity, healthful behaviors across all life stages, and interaction of national, state, and local stakeholders to strengthen policies and improve practices (e.g., Healthy People 2020). The A.S. degree in Public Health exposes students to the variou
Courses
- BIO201 — Microbiology
- CHE107 — General and Physiological Chem
- CMN111 — Speech: Human Communication
- CMN112 — Public Speaking
- CSH100 — College Success Hlth Prof
- CSW100 — College Success/Personal Well
- ENG101 — English Composition I
- ENG102 — English Composition II
- HPE101 — Basic Concepts of Nutrition
- HPE113 — Medical Terminology
- MAT125 — Elementary Statistics I
- PBH101 — Principles of Public Health
- PHI204 — Ethics
- PSY101 — Introduction to Psychology
- PSY206 — Child Development
- PSY207 — Developmental Psychology
- PSY210 — Abnormal Psychology
- PSY215 — Human Sexuality
- SOC101 — Introduction to Sociology
- SOC209 — Racial Ethnic & Minority Group
- SUS101 — Intro to Sustainability