Public Health Promotion B.S.

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The purpose of the Public Health Promotion degree is twofold. First, to prepare exceptional public health promotion students that can: 1.) serve in a variety of health settings of practice, including but not limited to schools, worksites, communities, 2.) work with individuals or groups, and 3.) work in the health care system. The second is to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent diseases within a given population.

The Public Health Promotion degree program provides students with an understanding of a wide range of health topics including public health principles; community health issues; risk factors and disease prevention; behavior-change theory and application; and health program assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation. The Public Health Promotion program educates students to utilize an ecological framework to approach the determinants of health.

Students may wish to begin their career, continue their education, and/or take the national exam for the certified health education specialist (CHES) after graduating from the Public Health Promotion program. No matter the goal, students will be prepared to address emerging individual and public health challenges.

View the degree program Roadmap, which provide recommended advising maps to complete the degree program. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

The B.S. in Public Health Promotion will enable students to:

Locate, evaluate, summarize, synthesize, and attribute information relevant to assessing and improving population health.
Explain the relationship between and impact of social and physical determinants of health and their contribution to health disparities
Identify the fundamental relationship between health, human rights, social justice, ethical practice, and advocacy
Effectively utilize oral and written forms of communication to disseminate health information to diverse audiences
Demonstrate professional and ethical standards and capacity to work independently and collaboratively
Apply techniques used to analyze, monitor, and evaluate public health related data
Develop, implement, and evaluate public health programs conducted in varied settings
Practice cultural humility, responsiveness, and respect when working with diverse populations

Requirements

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

Units and Residency (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
Grade Point Average (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
General Education* (minimum of 49 units)
Upper Division Writing Proficiency (minimum of 3 units)
- Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
United States Constitution and California State and Local Government (minimum of 3 units)
Multicultural Requirement (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

2. Complete the Prerequisites to the Major.

(16 units)

BIOL 1010 - Principles of Biology 3 unit(s) AND
BIOL 1020 - World of Biology Laboratory 1 unit(s)
OR
MBIO 2010 - Microbiology for Allied Health 4 unit(s)
AND
ZOOL 2250 - Human Anatomy 4 unit(s)
*Prerequisite: Completion of all remedial courses. Recommended prerequisites: BIOL 1050 or BIOL 1010/1020.
ZOOL 2235 - Human Physiology 4 unit(s)
*Prerequisites: ZOOL 2250 & CHEM 1000 or CHEM 2100 (GE B1) or equivalent
MATH 1600 - Statistics 4 unit(s) OR MATH 1601 Statistics with Support I /MATH 1602 Statistics with Support II

3. Complete the Major.

The Major

1. Complete All of the following Core Courses:

(26 units)

KINS 2000 - Introduction to Public Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4030 - Epidemiology 3 unit(s)
KINS 4510 - Environmental Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4530 - Holistic Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4550 - Health Behavior 3 unit(s)
KINS 4570 - Health Program Design & Implementation 3 unit(s)
KINS 4590 - Public Health Research and Evaluation 3 unit(s)
KINS 4940 - Field Work or Practicum in Kinesiology 1-2 unit(s)

2. Complete a minimum of eight (8) courses from the Elective Courses:

(24-26 units)

KINS 3000 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3 unit(s)
SOCL 3310 - Social Inequalities (WP) 4 unit(s)
KINS 3500 - Drugs in the Athletic Environment 3 unit(s)
KINS 4130 - Foods and Nutrition 3 unit(s)
COMM 4180 - Health Communication 3 unit(s)
PSYC 4215 - Psychological Influences on Health and Illness 3 unit(s)
KINS 4230 - Coordinated School Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4330 - Family Health 3 unit(s)
KINS 4500 - Exercise Physiology 4 unit(s)
KINS 4520 - Gender Health (WP) 3 unit(s)
KINS 4540 - Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health 3 unit(s)
SOCL 4700 - Medical Sociology 3 unit(s)