2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Combined Public Health, BS & Public Health, MPH (PBH-MPH-PREG)
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Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health is an interdisciplinary degree designed for students interested in the population health sciences of epidemiology, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and medicine. The degree also prepares students to pursue a graduate degree in public health and other health professions. Students interested in pre-medicine and who complete the B.S. are eligible for the Medical Scholars Program.
The combined B.S./M.P.H. degree program allows students to earn a B.S. in Public Health and a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), with up to nine (9) semester credit hours of approved graduate courses at the 5000, 6000, or 7000 level to be double-counted and applied to both the B.S. and M.P.H. degree requirements.
Admission Requirements
To participate in the combined-degree program, you must meet the following qualifications:
Admission Process
At the end of their junior year, students who wish to pursue a combined BS/MPH degree should submit to the Graduate School an application for the combined degree program. Additionally, required documents include: (1) a Wright State transcript; (2) A program of study approved by both the Public Health undergraduate advisor and M.P.H. program director.
Program Learning Objectives
Students in the BS in Public Health program will learn to:
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate public health information clearly and effectively through a variety of communication channels in both oral and written forms.
- Evaluate public health information and ensure its accuracy and relevancy.
- Differentiate, appraise, and relate public health information.
- Identify and describe the biology, transmission, and natural history of infectious and chronic diseases.
- Practice analytical skills and methodologies to study diseases.
Students in the Masters in Public Health program will learn to
- Analyze and interpret data to inform public health practice.
- Understand and compare public health and healthcare systems.
- Plan and manage programs to promote health.
- Understand and advocate for policy in public health.
- Apply leadership principles to address public health issues.
- Communicate audience-appropriate public health information.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to understand and solve public health issues.
- Apply systems thinking to public health issues and policy.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with the BS in Public Health can:
- Communicate public health information, in both oral and written forms, and through a variety of media, to diverse audiences.
- Locate, use, evaluate, and synthesize public health information.
- Analyze the range of biological, behavioral, environmental, and social factors that influence patterns in population health outcomes.
- Explain the basic biology, transmission, and natural history of human infectious and chronic diseases.
- Apply analytical skills and methodologies to study diseases.
Students graduating with the Master of Public Health can:
- Apply statistical and epidemiologic methods to analyze public health issues.
- Implement evidence-based approaches to improve population-level health.
- Demonstrate professionalism, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in collaboration with interprofessional teams.
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I. Wright State Core:43-44 Credit Hours
As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours. Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements. 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. Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours
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: 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. Element D - Social and Behavorial Sciences: 6-7 Credit Hours
Element E - Natural Sciences: 8 Credit Hours
Required: Additional Core Courses: 10 Credit Hours
Required: Additional Core Requirements
Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following: -
One Global Inquiry (GI) course -
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 and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36. II. Public Health Foundations Requirements: 27 Credit Hours
III. General Public Health Concentration Requirements: 28 Credit Hours
- BIO 2120 - Cell Biology Credit Hour(s): 3
- BIO 2310 - Evolution and Ecology Credit Hour(s): 4
- BIO 2310L - Evolution and Ecology Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
- FR 1120 - Medical French Credit Hour(s): 3
- PPH 4770 - Epidemiology and Community Health Credit Hour(s): 3
- PPH 6310 - Environmental Health Credit Hour(s): 3
- SPN 1120 - Medical Spanish Credit Hour(s): 3
Students will complete 9 additional credit hours from 2000, 3000, and 4000-level courses from the following prefixes: ANT, BMB, BIO, CHM, MTH, MI, NEU, PHY, PPH, PSY, and/or STT.
IV. Communication and Analytical Skills Electives: 12 Credit Hours
General Public Health Concentration (12 Credit Hours)
Students in the General Public Health Concentration will take at least 3 hours from List A (communications) and 3 hours from List B (analytical). Students then choose from either List A or B or with approved department substitution to earn a total 12 hours. List A: Communication Courses
List B: Analytical Courses
V. Double-Counted Hours: Up to 9 Credit Hours
VI. General Electives: 0-1 Credit Hours
Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree. If the total number of credit hours in the WSU Core (general education program) and the major requirements do not total at least 120 credits, students will choose additional courses (general electives) to meet the minimum required 120 credit hours. Students may choose from any undergraduate course in the Academic Catalog for which they meet the course prerequisites and for which they do not already have earned credit. Students in the General Public Health concentration will need 0-1 general elective credits. Students are encouraged to work with their advisor to pursue minors or certificates related to their public health interest. MPH Core: 24 Credit Hours
All three concentrations will take these 24 hours of foundational courses.
Concentration Requirements: 18 Credit Hours
Health Promotion and Education Concentration Requirements: 18 Credit Hours
Population Health Concentration Requirements: 18 Credit Hours
Epidemiology Concentration Requirements: 18 credit hours
Total Graduate: 42 Credit Hours
Total Combined Program: 162 Credit Hours
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