Students in the Department of Public and Community Health may receive an Associate in Science or Arts with an emphasis in Community Health: an Integrated Studies Bachelor of Science or Arts with a Community Health Emphasis; a Bachelor of Science in Community Health in one of the following areas: Community Health Emphasis, Health Services Administration Emphasis, or School Health Education. A minor in Community Health Education is available, as well as an endorsement for School Health Education.
Total Program Credits: 120
| Matriculation Requirements: | |||
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| General Education Requirements: | 36 Credits | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra | 4 | |
| or | MATH 1055 | llege Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0) | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3.0) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3.0) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3.0) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government (3.0) | ||
| Complete the following: | |||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 | |
| or | PES 1097 | Fitness for Life (2.0) | |
| Distribution Courses | |||
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology | 3 | |
| or | BIOL 1610 | College Biology I (4.0) | |
| Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Discipline Core Requirements: | 74 Credits | ||
| HLTH 1200 | First Aid | 3 | |
| HLTH 2400 | Concepts of Stress Management | 3 | |
| HLTH 2600 | Drugs Behavior and Society | 3 | |
| HLTH 2800 | Human Sexuality | 3 | |
| HLTH 3200 | Principles of Community Health | 3 | |
| HLTH 3220 | Foundations of Health Education | 3 | |
| HLTH 3230 | Professional Development for Community Health | 3 | |
| HLTH 3260 | Theory-Based Approaches to Modifying Health Behavior | 3 | |
| HLTH 3400 | Human Diseases | 3 | |
| HLTH 3450 | Public Health and the Environment | 3 | |
| HLTH 4100 | Health Education Curriculum for Secondary Teachers | 3 | |
| HLTH 4200 | Health Education Teaching Methods | 3 | |
| NUTR 1020 | Foundations of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| ZOOL 1090 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | |
| Secondary Education Courses: Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher | |||
| EDEL 1010 | Introduction to Education | 2 | |
| EDSC 3000 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
| EDSC 3250 | Instructional Media | 2 | |
| EDSC 4200 | Classroom Management I (Dance Education majors take DANC 4430 in place of EDSC 4200 | 2 | |
| EDSC 4250 | Classroom Management II | 2 | |
| EDSC 4440 | Content Area Literacies (English Education majors take ENGL 4210, 4220, 4230 in place of EDSC 4440 | 3 | |
| EDSC 445G | Multicultural Instruction ESL | 3 | |
| EDSC 4550 | Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment | 3 | |
| EDSC 4850 | Student Teaching--Secondary | 8 | |
| EDSC 4990 | Teacher Performance Assessment Project | 2 | |
| EDSP 340G | Exceptional Students | 2 | |
| Elective Requirements: | 10 Credits | ||
| Complete 10 credits of any course 1000 or higher | 10 | ||
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track. (Note: Last updated May, 2015. See department for changes.)
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and Italicized.
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | 3 |
| HLTH 1100 or PES 1097 | Personal Health and Wellness or Fitness for Life | 2 |
| American Institutions | see catalog | 3 |
| Fine Arts | see catalog | 3 |
| Physical Science | see catalog | 3 |
| Unrestricted Electives | see catalog | 2 |
| Semester total: | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing | 3 |
| HLTH 2600 | Drugs, Behavior, & Society | 3 |
| MATH 1050 or MATH 1055 | College Algebra or College Algebra with Preliminaries | 4 |
| Social Science | see catalog | 3 |
| NUTR 1020 | Foundations of Nutrition | 3 |
| Semester total: | 16 | |
| Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 | General Biology or College Biology | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 |
| HLTH 2800 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| Humanities | see catalog | 3 |
| HLTH 3200 | Principles of Community Health | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| HLTH 3220 | Foundations of Health Education | 3 |
| HLTH 1200 | First Aid | 3 |
| ZOOL 1090 | Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| 3rd Science | See catalog (NUTR 2020-Nutrition through the Life Cycle Strongly recommended) | 3 |
| HLTH 2400 | Stress Management (meets elective) | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| HLTH 3230 | Professional Development for Community Health | 3 |
| HLTH 3260 | Theory-Based Approaches to Modifying Health Behavior | 3 |
| HLTH 3400 | Human Diseases | 3 |
| HLTH 3450 | Public Health & the Environment | 3 |
| HLTH 4100 (Fall Only) | Health Education Curriculum for Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDEL 1010 | Intro to Education | 2 |
| Semester total: | 17 | |
| Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDSP 340G | Exceptional Students | 3 |
| HLTH 4200 (Spring Only) | Health Education Teaching Methods | 3 |
| EDSC 3000 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDSC 4440 | Content Area Literacies | 3 |
| EDSC 445G | Multicultural Instruction/ESL | 2 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Semester 7 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDSC 3250 | Instructional Media | 2 |
| EDSC 4550 | Secondary Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment | 3 |
| EDSC 4200 | Classroom Management I | 2 |
| Electives | see catalog | 8 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDSC 4250 | Classroom Management II | 2 |
| EDSC 4850 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 8 |
| EDSC 4990 | Teacher Performance Assessment Project | 2 |
| Semester total: | 12 | |
| Degree total: | 120 |
| Name: | Public & Community Health |
| Location: | Health Professions Building West Campus 987 S Geneva Rd Orem, UT |
| Telephone: | 801-863-8651 |
| Email: | Briawna.simkins@uvu.edu |
| Web Address: | uvu.edu/publichealth/ |
| Chair: | Sue Jackson |
Mission Statement
The Department of Public and Community Health provides excellent, engaged learning experiences that will prepare successful students who are competent professionals serving the health needs of individuals, families, and communities.
Public & Community Health
Advisors:
Please visit https://www.uvu.edu/publichealth/advising/index.php for advisor contact information
Courses in the Public and Community Health area of study lead to possible careers in community health education and promotion, school health, health care management, and other community health and human service administration.
Students in the Department of Public and Community Health may receive an Associate in Science or Arts with an emphasis in Community Health; an Associate in Science in Health Sciences; an Integrated Studies Bachelor of Science or Arts with a Community Health Emphasis; a Bachelor of Science in Community Health in one of the following areas: Community Health Emphasis, School Health Education Emphasis, Health Services Administration; or a Health Minor with an emphasis in Community Health Education or School Health Education.
The Public and Community Health program at UVU provides support courses for General Education, the Elementary Education program, and the Integrated Studies program. The department is committed to provide course work that will enable students to complete an Associate in Science or Associate in Arts Degree with a pre-major in Community Health, and that can be transferred to other institutions.
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| Careers: | ||
| The Secondary Education School Health Education Bachelor of Science degree, endorses students to teach Health in the Jr. High and High School setting. Students earn a teaching License for the State of Utah. |
Follow the links below to view current, detailed Utah Department of Workforce Services occupational information for that career.