Public Health Courses
The public health major is designed for students interested in a career in public health, or students interested in pursuing other allied-health work such as medicine.
It requires completion of the GC Core, major requirements (48-51 credits), and elective courses for a total of 120 credits. Completion of the Study-Service Term is included in the curriculum design so that all students will have an opportunity to experience public health in an immersive context.
The bachelor of arts degree in public health focuses on areas such as policy and health education and promotion. Graduates of the program will interact directly with communities to address health concerns that affect diverse populations. Graduates may also work in research through collecting data or delivering health programs. Some graduates may continue for advanced degrees in public health or other health professions. Goshen College’s vision to “seek inclusive community and transformative justice” means that this program can help students understand health disparities and work to minimize them.
PUBLIC HEALTH MAJOR – TWO TRACKS
Public Health Sciences Track (50-51 credit hours)
Public Health Courses (21 credits)
PUBH 200: Introduction to Public Health … 3
PUBH 210: Health Promotion in Diverse Communities … 3
PUBH 310: Public Health Policy and Administration … 3
PUBH 320: Perspectives in Global Health … 3
PUBH 330: Epidemiology … 3
PUBH 311: Junior Seminar … 1
PUBH 409: Internship in Public Health … 3
PUBH 410: Senior Seminar … 2
Core Supporting Courses (12 credits)
CHEM 220: Human Nutrition … 3
SOC 391/ SOWK 391: Methods of Social Research … 3
PSYC 380: Statistics in Research … 3
NURS 309: Health Care Ethics (PX) … 3
Required Track Specific Supporting Courses (10 credits)
BIOL 203: Human Anatomy & Physiology … 4
BIOL 204: Human Anatomy & Physiology … 3
BIOL 319: Human Pathophysiology … 3
Track Specific Supporting Courses (choose 7-8 credit hours)
CHEM 103: Chemistry and Health (NW) OR CHEM 111: General Chemistry … 4
BIOL 206: Microbiology OR BIOL 300: Microbial Biology … 3-4
Public Health Promotion Track (48-50 credit hours)
Public Health Courses (21 credits)
PUBH 200: Introduction to Public Health … 3
PUBH 210: Health Promotion in Diverse Communities … 3
PUBH 310: Public Health Policy and Administration … 3
PUBH 320: Perspectives in Global Health … 3
PUBH 330: Epidemiology … 3
PUBH 311: Junior Seminar … 1
PUBH 409: Internship in Public Health … 3
PUBH 410: Senior Seminar … 2
Core Supporting Courses (12 credits)
CHEM 220: Human Nutrition … 3
SOC 391/ SOWK 391: Methods of Social Research … 3
PSYC 380: Statistics in Research … 3
NURS 309: Health Care Ethics (PX) … 3
Required Track Specific Supporting Courses (6 credits)
BUS 220: Spreadsheet Skills … 3
COMM 240: Communication Research … 3
Track Specific Supporting Courses (choose 9-11 credit hours)
BIOL 235: Geographic Information Systems … 4
BUS 282: Business Analytics … 3
COMM 202: Oral Communication … 3
COMM 270: Media, Law, and Ethics … 3
COMM 322: Organizational Communication … 3
COMM 324: Principles of Public Relations … 3
COMM 383: Communication and Society … 3
EDUC 201: Foundations of Education … 4 (3-4)
ENGL 204: Expository Writing … 3
KIN 360: Teaching Health Concepts … 3
KIN 415: Community and School Health … 3
PJCS 201: Violence and Nonviolence … 3
PJCS 347: Restorative Justice … 3
PSYC 210: Developmental Psychology … 3
SOWK 221: Human Behavior … 3
WGS 200 / SOC 205: Intro to WGS … 3
PUBLIC HEALTH MINOR REQUIREMENTS
PUBH 200: Introduction to Public Health
PUBH 210: Health Promotion in Diverse Communities
PUBH 310: Public Health Policy and Administration
PUBH 320: Perspectives in Global Health
PUBH 330: Epidemiology
PSYC 380: Statistics
GOSHEN CORE
The Goshen Core (sometimes called general education at other schools) requirements apply to all students, regardless of major. The Goshen Core encompasses a variety of courses outside of what students take as a part of their major. A bachelor’s degree at Goshen consists of 120 credit hours; for most students, the Goshen Core curriculum is 38-40 credit hours of coursework.
THE GOSHEN CORE CURRICULUM INCLUDES THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS:
- The First Year Experience Thread, which develops students’ fundamental academic skills.
- The Intercultural Thread, which prepares students for the increasingly global world of the 21st century.
- The Perspectives Courses Thread, an interdisciplinary thread that helps students see how knowledge is created and revised in multiple areas of study.