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B.S. in Community Health
Contact Person:
Maureen McCarthy, Chair
Dunn 101, 315-267-2919 (mccartma@potsdam.edu)
47 credit hours required, plus 10 credit hours of cognates.
The B.S. in Community Health major requires students to successfully complete 26 core course credits, 9 credits in a concentration area, a 12-credit internship, and 10 credits of cognate courses. Students who declare the community health major are required to write an essay to evaluate whether they may need assistance with writing skills. If a student is determined to need additional assistance with writing, they will enroll in a course specifically focusing on writing skills development and must earn a 2.0 in this class. Students must also earn at least a 2.0 in courses counting towards the major and maintain an overall GPA in the major of a 2.5 to participate in the culminating internship. Students may not take any core courses S/U.
| Core Courses: | Credits |
| HLTH 165 Health: A Lifestyle Approach | 3 |
| HLTH 250 Drug Studies | 3 |
| HLTH 333 Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH 361 Introduction to Community Health (SI) | 3 |
| HLTH 385 Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 |
| HLTH 430 Human Disease: Patterns, Prevention and Intervention | 3 |
| @HLTH 470 Program Planning (WI) | 3 |
| HLTH 480 Program Implementation and Evaluation | 3 |
| @HLTH 485 Pre-internship seminar | 2 |
| @HLTH 490 Internship | 12 |
Note: Bachelor of Science Degree
Seventy-five liberal arts credits are required for the B.S. degree. General Education requirements are the same as for the B.A. program.
| Cognates: | Credits |
| 10 credit hours | |
| BIO 107 Human Biology | 3 |
| BIO 210 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| STAT 100 Statistics | 3 |
Concentrations within the Community Health Major:
A concentration of 9 credits in addition to the core courses is required for the community health B.S. degree. Students must choose from one of the concentrations listed below. At least three credits must be a HLTH class taught by community health faculty.
| Adolescent Health | |
| HLTH 325 Alcohol Studies | 3 |
| HLTH 331 Death and Dying: Implications for Growth | 3 |
| HLTH 341 Sexual Health | 3 |
| PSYC 321 Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| SOCI 305 Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOCI 385 Sociology of Troubled Youth | 3 |
| Gerontology | |
| HLTH 331 Death and Dying: Implications for Growth | 3 |
| PSYC 323 Adulthood, Middle Age, and Aging | 3 |
| SOCI 330 Social Thanantology | 3 |
| SOCI 335 Sociology of Aging | 3 |
| Therapeutic Recreation | |
| WILD 320 Outdoor Education | 3 |
| @WILD 350 Wilderness and Adventure Programming | 3 |
| WILD 445 Therapeutic Recreation | 3 |
| HLTH 300 Critical Issues in Human Ecology | 3 |
| Workplace Wellness | |
| HLTH 300 Critical Issues in Human Ecology | 3 |
| HLTH 425 Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| HLTH 445 Therapeutic Recreation | 3 |
| PE 326 Health and Sports Medicine | 4 |
Additional concentrations such as nutrition, substance abuse prevention, environmental health, occupational health and safety, maternal and child health, women’s health and sexual health may be available through consultation with the faculty.
| Suggested Electives: | Credits |
| ANTC 311 Anthropology of AIDS | 3 |
| ANTC 320 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Mental Health | 3 |
| ANTC 321 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Women’s Health | 3 |
| POLS 122 Bioethics and the Law | 3 |
| SOCI 365 Sociology of Sex Roles | 3 |
| SOCI 390 Sociology of Mental Illness | 3 |
| SOCI 465 Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |