Public Health Courses

The public health major is designed for the undergraduate students who attend Goshen College.

It will require completion of the GC Core (38 credits), major requirements (50-51 credits), and elective courses (33 credits) 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 education. 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 REQUIREMENTS

PUBH 200: Introduction to Public Health
PUBH 210: Health Promotion in Diverse Communities
PUBH 310: Pubic Health Policy and Administration
PUBH 320: Perspectives in Global Health
PUBH 330: Epidemiology
PUBH 409: Internship in Public Health
PUBH 410: Senior Seminar

CHEM 103 Chemistry and Health (NW) OR CHEM 111: General Chemistry
CHEM 220: Human Nutrition
BIOL 203: Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 204: Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 206: Microbiology OR BIOL 300: Microbial Biology
BIOL 319: Human Pathophysiology
SOC 391: Methods of Social Research
PSYC 380: Statistics
NURS 309: Health Care Ethics (PX)

PUBLIC HEALTH MINOR REQUIREMENTS

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