Program Director
Lauren Iagulli
(330) 941-4680
lmiagulli01@ysu.edu
Overview
Public Health
The Bachelor of Science in Applied Science (BSAS) in Public Health degree can be completed in eight semesters if students average 16 hours per semester. Students may choose one of the following emphasis areas:
- Public Health Generalist
- Health Education and Promotion
- Environmental Health and Safety
The program also offers a minor in public health. Students pursing a minor in public health may choose on of the following emphasis areas:
- Public Health Generalist
- Community Health Planning and Evaluation
- Environmental Health and Safety
The curriculum for the YSU bachelor’s degree in public health addresses each of the five core areas in public health.
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Health Services Administration
- Environmental Health
- Behavioral Science/Health Education
This curriculum enables mastery at the bachelor’s level of the nationally recognized Public Health Core Competencies, and requires an internship tailored to the area of public health interests of each student. All of the major courses can be completed through online distance learning options.
The BSAS in public health can also prepare the student to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). CHES:
- Assess individual and community health needs
- Plan and implement effective health education and health promotion programs
- Coordinate and manage the provision of health education and promotion services
- Effectively communicate health and health education needs, concerns, and resources
- Conduct program evaluation
Public health professionals work in multiple settings: public health agencies, non-profit organizations, academic, private, and other health care settings.
During the freshman and sophomore years, students are expected to take the courses that meet the requirements for general education. In addition to the English, mathematics, and communication requirement, specific general education courses for the BSAS public health degree include:
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Mathematics requirement (one of the following): | ||
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3-6 |
| or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| or STAT 2601 | Introductory Statistics | |
| or STAT 2625 | Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning | |
| or STAT 2625C | Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| Natural Science (7 s.h.) (2 courses, 1 with lab) | 7 | |
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | ||
| PHLT 1531 | Fundamentals of Public Health (required for the major) | 3 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Electives (9 s.h.) | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| PHLT 1568 | Healthy Lifestyles (required for the major) | 3 |
| PHLT 1513 | Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety (required for the major) | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| PHLT 1550 | Public Health Advocacy and Policy | 2 |
| PHLT 3702 | Health Education Theory and Methods | 3 |
| PHLT 3708 | Preventive Public Health Care | 3 |
| PHLT 4826 | Community Health Planning and Promotion | 4 |
| PHLT 4827 | Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| PHLT 4891 | Public Health Internship | 8 |
| PHLT 4899 | Public Health Senior Seminar | 3 |
| AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
| AHLT 4810 | Management Skills for Health Professionals | 3 |
| AHLT 5807 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| Choose one of the PHLT Emphasis Areas (15 s.h.): | 15 | |
Health Education and Promotion | ||
| Ethical Issues in Public Health | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Community Health | ||
| Multicultural Health | ||
| Crisis Management in Public Health | ||
Environmental Health | ||
| Elements of Urban Environmental Health Practices | ||
| Community Health | ||
| Environmental Health Concerns | ||
| Agents of Mass Casualty | ||
| Crisis Management in Public Health | ||
Generalist | ||
Any combination of courses from the Health Education and Promotion/Environmental emphasis areas above totaling 15 semester hours | ||
| PHLT Upper Division Electives (12 s.h.) | 12 | |
| Below are the courses that can be counted towards your upper division PHLT electives. Courses taken as part of your emphasis area do not count toward your PHLT upper division elective semester hours | ||
| Preventive Public Health Care | ||
| Elements of Urban Environmental Health Practices | ||
| Topics in Public Health | ||
| Drug Use and Abuse | ||
| Health and Disease | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Multicultural Health | ||
| Agents of Mass Casualty | ||
| Crisis Management in Public Health | ||
| Pathology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Environmental Regulations | ||
| Industrial Hygiene | ||
| Additional Electives or Minor Coursework | 20 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
A minimum of 120 semester hours are required for the BSAS in public health. No minor is required for this professional BSAS degree.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| PHLT 1531 | Fundamentals of Public Health | 3 |
| PHLT 1550 | Public Health Advocacy and Policy | 2 |
| PHLT 1568 | Healthy Lifestyles | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support or Introductory Statistics or Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning or Statistical Literacy and Critical Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | 3-6 |
| PHLT 3702 | Health Education Theory and Methods | 3 |
| Natural Science Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15-18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHLT 1513 | Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety | 3 |
| PHLT 4826 | Community Health Planning and Promotion | 4 |
| AHLT 4806 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Social Science Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Natural Science + Lab Gen Ed. | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLT 4827 | Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| PHLT 3708 | Preventive Public Health Care | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed. | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| AHLT 5807 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| AHLT 4810 | Management Skills for Health Professionals | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| PHLT Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor | 2 | |
| Elective or Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHLT 4891 | Public Health Internship | 8 |
| PHLT 4899 | Public Health Senior Seminar | 3 |
| PHLT Emphasis Area Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all required PHLT and AHLT courses.
- Courses taken under the Credit(CR)/No Credit (NC) option may not be counted toward the major.
Learning Outcomes
The student learning outcomes for public health are as follows:
- At the conclusion of the BSAS in Public Health program students will demonstrate competency in the following domains:
- Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
- Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
- Communication Skills
- Health Equity Skills
- Community Partnership Skills
- Public Health Science Skills
- Management and Finance Skills
- Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills