All students will complete the following core curriculum:
- PBH 102 First Year Experience (1)
- PPP 111 Introduction to Health Sciences (1)
- PPP 380 Preparation for Health Professions (2)
- BHS 201 Medical Terminology (3)
- BIO 111 and BIO 121: General Biology I and II (4, 4)
- BIO 210 Microbiology (4)
- BIO 213/214 Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
- BIO 215/216 Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
- BIO 225 Genetics (3)
- BIO 235 Cell Biology (3)
- CHE 111 and CHE 121: General Chemistry I and II (4, 4)
MAT 145 Elementary Statistics (3) or PBH 230 Statistics for Public Health (3)
- HUM 115 Voice and Identity (3)
- HUM 1XX or 2XX Humanities Methods and Approaches Selective (3)
- HUM 2XX Science and Health through the Humanities Lenses Selective (3)
- COM115 Principles of Communication (3)
- One of: COM250 Persuasion (3) or COM315 Health Teamwork (3) or COM320 Patient-Provider Communication (3) or COM330 Intercultural Communication in Healthcare (3)
- ETH 310 Bioethics (3)
- PBH 120 Intro to Public Health (3)
- PSY 101 Psychology (3)
- PSY 2XX Developmental (Lifespan) Psychology (3)
- SOC 101 Sociology (3)
- One of: SOC 325 Medical Sociology (3) or SOC 335 Global Health (3) or PBH 335 Determinants of Health or SOC 420 Health and Social Policy (3)
- BIO 345 Journal Club (1, 1)
Free Electives: 21 required credits
Program Selectives: 21 required credits
| Natural Science Selectives: 4 Courses Req at least 12 Credits | Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) Selectives: 9 Credits |
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The courses below were chosen to help students understand the molecular foundations of human disease. CHE 211/212 Organic Chemistry I/II (4, 4) MAT 121 Calculus (4) PHY 211/212 College Physics I/II (4, 4) PHY 245 Physics for Life Sciences (4) BHS 740G Genetics and Molecular Basis of Disease (3) BIO 240 Virology (3) BIO 365 Medical Mycology and Parasitology (3) BIO 615G Public Health Microbiology (3) CLS 317 Clinical Hematology (3) CLS 327 Clinical Microbiology I (3) CLS 329 Clinical Microbiology II (3) CLS 337 Clinical Immunology (3) CLS 346 Clinical Chemistry (3) PBH 350 Epidemiology (3) PSC 215 Pills, Potions, and Poisons: A Pharmacology Primer (3) PSC 311 Biochemistry (3) PSC 315 Immunology (3) PSC 321 Pathophysiology I (4) PSC 322 Pathophysiology II (4) PSC 369 Molecular Foundation of Drug Action (3) PSC 370 Pharmacology I (3) |
The courses below were chosen to help students begin to understand how to best engage patients and their caregivers as active members of the care team. COM 315 Health Teamwork (3) COM 320 Patient-Provider Communication (3) COM 330 Intercultural Communication in Healthcare (3) ETH 315 Health Disease and Authority in Medicine (3) HUM 220 Medical Humanities LAW 300 Elder Abuse (3) PAD 451 US and Global Healthcare Systems (3) PBH 2XX Nutrition and the American Diet (3) PBH 245 Intro to Health Systems (3) PBH 305 Vaccines in Public Health (3) PBH 310 Medical Anthropology (3) PBH 325 Human Trafficking (3) PBH 335 Determinants of Health (3) PSY 321 Health Psychology PSY 440 Death and Dying (3) SOC 325 Medical Sociology (3) SOC 420 Health and Social Policy (3) |
Total Credits: 120-124 Credits