Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Public Health Concentration, BS

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This concentration is appropriate for futher study in Public Health. This concentration focuses on the study of population health, disease prevention and control, and domestic and global health equity issues.

Requirements for Major

Kinesiology & Health Sciences prepares students for a wide variety of academic and professional pursuits in fields that specialize in human body movement and its effect on human health. Students can elect to earn a B.A. or B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences or choose one of three concentrations as a Kinesiology & Health Sciences major: a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Sciences ; a B. S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Premed ; or a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Public Health .

Required Credit Hours: 34

(not including physical activity courses)

Major Computing Requirement:

KINE 308 - Biomechanics of Human Movement (3) or
KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) or
Any introductory statistics course

Major Writing Requirement:

The major writing requirement in Kinesiology & Health Sciences may be satisfied by obtaining a C- or better in one of the following courses:

KINE 393 - Health Ethics (3)
KINE 455 - Physiology of Obesity (3)
† KINE 470 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (1-3)
† KINE 471 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (1-3)
† KINE 480 - Kinesiology & Health Sciences Research (1-3)
† KINE 481 - Kinesiology & Health Sciences Research (1-3)
KINE 493 - Philosophy in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (3)
† KINE 495 - Honors (3)
† KINE 496 - Honors (3)
† KINE 498 - Internship (3)

Core Requirements Outside the Major:

Candidates for the B.S. degree in Kinesiology & Health Sciences must complete five additional courses in computer science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, geology, or physics. This is in addition to satisfying GER 1 and 2. KINE 303 and KINE 304 count toward these five courses.

The B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences:

Students receiving a B.S. degree in Kinesiology & Health Sciences must pass the following required courses:

KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)
KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3) (GER2B)
KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) (GER1) or
Any introductory statistics course
One major writing course

Students pursuing a concentration in Public Health must pass the following required courses:

KINE 270 - Foundations of Epidemiology (3)
KINE 280 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
KINE 300 - The Social and Behavioral Sciences in Health (3)
KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)
KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3)
KINE 393 - Health Ethics (3)
KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3)

In addition, students must complete at least one of the following while accumulating the minimum of 34 credits in the major:

KINE 290 - Introduction to Global Health (3)
KINE 301 - Public Health and Physical Activity (3)
KINE 355 - International Nutrition (3)
KINE 360 - Physiology of Aging (3)
KINE 405 - Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (3)
KINE 455 - Physiology of Obesity (3)
KINE 460 - Environmental Health (3)