Combined Public Health, BA & Public Health, MPH (PBH-MPH-PREG)

First-Year Seminar: 3 Credit Hours

All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year.  Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy three additional credit hours in the Additional Core Courses category. 

CHEH 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Health Education and Human Services

Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours

All students must successfully complete ENG 1100.  Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course.

Students must complete a Second-Year Writing Course: 3 Credit Hours . 

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours

Students will select one course from the list below.  Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the required course chosen below. 

Required: 

• STT 1600 - Statistical Concepts Credit Hour(s): 4

• or

• STT 2640 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 4

Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.  One course must fulfill the History requirement. 

• History Requirement (3 credit hours) 

  Choose 1 course from the list below: 

• HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
• HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
• HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3

•  

  Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours) 

  Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. 

Element D - Social and Behavorial Sciences: 6-7 Credit Hours

Required:

• PPH 2000 - Global Health Credit Hour(s): 3

•  

• PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3 and
• SOC 2000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3

Element E - Natural Sciences: 8-9 Credit Hours

• Choose one of the biology courses listed below (4 credit hours):

• BIO 1050 - Biology of Food Credit Hour(s): 4

• or

• BIO 1070 - Health and Disease Credit Hour(s): 4

• or

• BIO 1120 - Cells and Genes Credit Hour(s): 4

• or

• BIO 1150 - Organisms and Ecosystems Credit Hour(s): 4

•  

  Choose one of the chemistry choices listed below (4 or 5 credit hours):

• CHM 1020 - Elementary Organic Chemistry with Applications Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CHM 1020L - Elementary Organic Chemistry with Applications Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

• or

• CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3 and
• CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2 and
• CHM 1210R - General Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

Additional Core Courses: 1-3 Credit Hours

Students will select 1-3 additional credit hours from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core.  The hours required are dependent upon choices made in Elements D and E above.  Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student.  When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.  

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following: 

• One Global Inquiry (GI) course 

• Two Inclusive Excellence (IE) courses 

• One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses.  To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major.  Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing. 

Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI, IE, and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36. 

List A: Communication Courses

• BIO 4080 - Writing in the Biological Sciences Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 1010 - Essentials of Public Address Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 2560 - Basic Media Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 3660 - Advanced News Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3610 - Technical Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• FR 1120 - Medical French Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 2500 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
• SPN 1120 - Medical Spanish Credit Hour(s): 3

List B: Analytical Courses

• ACC 2010 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hour(s): 3
• CS 1300 - Data Science for Everyone Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CS 1300L - Data Science for Everyone Lab Credit Hour(s): 0
• CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• CS 1180L - Computer Science I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
• GEO 4410 - Cartography Credit Hour(s): 4
• GEO 4430 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
• GEO 4440 - Advanced GIS Applications Credit Hour(s): 4
• MS 2040 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 2240 - Applied Calculus Credit Hour(s): 4
• MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 1110 - Principles of Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• PHY 1110L - Principles of Physics Lab I Credit Hour(s): 1 and
• PHY 1110R - Principles of Physics I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
• PHY 1120 - Principles of Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• PHY 1120L - Principles of Physics Lab II Credit Hour(s): 1 and
• PHY 1120R - Principles of Physics II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
• PPH 4770 - Epidemiology and Community Health Credit Hour(s): 3
• STT 2640 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 4
• STT 4300 - Biostatistics Credit Hour(s): 3