SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Department of Public Health Studies
BSPH (PRE-MED/DENTAL) DEGREE PLAN
ICD (6 HRS): __________ , __________
Student Name: ______________________________
UIN: __________________________________________
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: _______
Date: _______________________________________________
Career Goal: _______________________________________
TEXAS CORE CURRICULUM (42 HRS)
*COMMUNICATION (6 hrs)
*CREATIVE ARTS (3 hrs) – Choose one.
ENGL 104 (1302)
3
3
ENGL 210 (2311)
3
*LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY, CULTURE (3 hrs)
*MATH (6 hrs)
PHIL 111 (2306) or GEOG 202 (1303)
3
MATH 141 (1324)
3
*AMERICAN HISTORY (6 hrs)
MATH 142 (1325)
3
HIST 105 (1301)
3
*LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (9 hrs)
HIST 106 (1302)
3
BIOL 111 (1306 & 1106 or 1406)
4
*GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL SCIENCE (6 hrs)
BIOL 112 (1307 & 1107 or 1407)
4
POLS 206 (2305)
3
CHEM 111 Lab
1
POLS 207 (2306)
3
*SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 hrs)
PSYC 107 (2301)
3
*ADDITIONAL CORE COURSE (3 HRS)
CHEM 101 (1311 & 1111 or 1411)
3
**PRE-MEDICINE/DENTISTRY REQUIREMENTS (12 HRS)
CHEM 227 & 237 (2323 & 2123 or 2423)
4
PHYS 201 (1301 & 1101 & 1401)
CHEM 228 & 238 (2325 & 2125 or 2425)
4
PUBLIC HEALTH COURSEWORK (63 HRS)
Junior Year – Fall semester
PHLT 302 Foundations of Public Health
PHLT 303 Social Context of Public Health
PHLT 304 Biological Bases of Public Health
PHLT 310 Public Health Writing
PHLT 313 Public Health Systems
PHLT 314 Data Management/Assessment I
PUBLIC HEALTH COURSEWORK (CONT.)
3
3
3
1
3
2
PUBLIC HEALTH COURSEWORK (CONT.)
Senior Year – Fall semester
PHLT 410 Public Health Communication
PHLT 411 Project Management
PHLT 441 Strategies for PH Improvement
Directed Elective – STAT 302
Directed Elective – BICH 410
Directed Elective
4
Junior Year – Spring semester
PHLT 305 Epidemiology
PHLT 309 Population Health Promotion
PHLT 311 Narrative Approach to Public Health
PHLT 330 The Environment and Public Health
PHLT 412 Health Policy and Advocacy
PHLT 315 Data Management/Assessment II
3
3
1
3
3
2
PUBLIC HEALTH COURSEWORK (CONT.)
3
3
3
3
3
3
Senior Year – Spring semester
PHLT 307 Global Health
PHLT 415 Emergency Management in PH
PHLT 445 Applications of Public Health
Directed Elective
Directed Elective
3
3
3
3
3
Note: Approval of degree plan does not guarantee access to courses. Students must satisfy prerequisites, and some course (writing
intensive classes included) are available to majors only. It is the responsibility of the student to ascertain whether there are any
restrictions or prerequisites for courses in their degree plan.
*Core courses listed below are the preferred and recommended courses for the BSPH. There are other courses that may meet the Texas
Core Curriculum requirement.
**Chosen in consultation with BSPH academic advisor.
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