The core course requirements include training in each of the fundamental areas of public health: epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health policy & management, social & behavioral sciences, and biostatistics.
Prerequisite Coursework:
Completing STA 2122 Introduction to Applied Statistics (3) with a passing grade is recommended before enrollment in PHC 4069.
Major Coursework:
The BSPH major requires a minimum of 33 credit hours, including:
- 21 CORE credits
- 12 Elective credits
All coursework counted in the Public Health major requires a grade of C or higher. Courses that meet the core requirements may not be used toward major elective coursework.
Additional Coursework:
The BSPH major requires completing a minor or second major beyond the minimum 33 credit hours.
Core Courses (21 credit hours)
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in all Core coursework.
- PHC 4101 Introduction to Public Health (3)
- PHC 4470 Health Behavior and Health Promotion (3)
- PHC 4030 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
- PHC 4320 Environmental Health Science (3)*
- PHC 4069 Biostatistics (3)
- PHC 4157 Health Policy and Society (3)
- Methods Core requirement (must choose one from below)
- PHC 4721 ST: Qualitative Methods in Public Health (3), or
- GIS 4421 GIS and Health (3), or
- GIS 4330 Florida GIS Applications (3), or
- GIS 4043/L Geographic Information Systems (4)
*Previously listed as PHC4047: Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology. Students will only receive credit toward one of the iterations of this course: PHC4320 or PHC4047.
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
Elective courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
- Elective coursework must come from at least two separate departments, as listed.
- Courses that satisfy minor requirements cannot be used as Public Health electives.
- Additional courses beyond those listed here may count as electives – to verify, speak with a COSSPP Academic Advisor: https://cosspp.fsu.edu/publichealth/bsph-advising-information/
- If you have taken a course at another institution that has no direct FSU equivalency and that you think could be applicable towards the public health major, please contact the director of the BSPH program, Dr. Ramirez Surmeier, at LRamirez2@fsu.edu to evaluate the course. You must provide a syllabus for the transfer course to be evaluated for equivalency.
Please refer to Public Health’s academic map milestone that must be met on a term-by-term basis.
Approved Electives within COSSPP
Economics
ECP 4530 Economics of Health
Geography
GEO 4450 Medical Geography
IDS 2227 Sustainable Society
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
ISS 3363 Data and Society
ISS 3300 Computational Tools for Social Science Research
Public Administration
PAD 1000 Public Administration in American Society
PAD 4372 Leadership & Communication in Emergency Management
PAD 4833 International Comparative Disaster Management
DSC 4213 Public Health & Emergency Management*
*Previously listed as PAD4844: Public Health and Emergency Management
Public Health**
PHC 4918 Honors
PHC 4935 Special Topics (topics vary)
PHC 4944 Public Health Internship
PHC **** other Public Health department PHC courses
**Not considered a department; courses may count towards overall elective hours but not towards the two department requirements
Religion
REL 3160 Religion and Science
REL 3180 Religion and Bioethics
Sociology
IDS 2322 Sexual Health in the Modern World
SYA 3741 Sociology of Death and Dying
SYA 4940 Maternal and Child Health
SYD 3020 Population and Society
SYG 3245 Sociology of Food
SYO 4402 Medical Sociology
SYP 3730 Aging and the Life Course
SYP 4062 Sexual and Reproductive Health
SYP 4550 Alcohol and Drug Problems
Urban & Regional Planning
URP 4408 Food Systems Planning
URP 4423 Introduction to Environmental Planning and Resource Management
URP 4715 Bike and Pedestrian Planning
Approved Non-COSSPP Elective Courses
Non-COSSPP elective classes may be subject to additional enrollment caps or requirements. Please contact those respective colleges or academic departments with registration questions.
Anthropology
ANT 3451 Race: Biology and Culture
ANT 4465 Foodways Archaeology
Biology
BSC 2010 Biological Science I
BSC 2011 Biological Science II
IDS 2134 Evolution, Medicine, and Evidence
IDS 2135 Genetics in Society
Classics
CLT 2049 Medical Terminology
Communication
COM 3120 Communication for Organizing
MMC 4300 Diffusion of Innovations
SPC 4710 Interracial/Intercultural Communication
Criminology
CCJ 3651 Drugs and Crime
CCJ 3678. Policing Diversity
Communication Science and Disorders
ASL 2510 Deaf Culture
Economics
ECP 4530 Economics of Health
Educational Leadership
LDR 2218 Leadership and Well-Being
LDR 2231 Global Leadership
LDR 2241 Black Male Leadership
LDR 2242 Gender and Leadership
LDR 2290 Leadership and Sustainability in Action
LDR 3215 Leadership and Change
Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
APK 4401 Intro to Exercise Psychology
EDF 4210 Educational Psychology: Developing Learners
History
HIS 2466 History of Science
HIS 3491 Medicine and Society
HIS 2496 Pandemics and People
Human Development and Family Science
CHD 2220 Child Growth and Development
CHD 3243 Contexts of Adolescent Development
FAD 2230 Family Relationships
FAD 3220 Individual & Family Life Span Development
FAD 3343 Contexts of Adult Development & Aging
FAD 4451 Human Sexuality Education
Information
IDS 3493 Empower Health Consumers E-Health Era
LIS 4785 Introduction to Health Informatics
Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
BMS 4401 Principles of Pharmacology & Toxicology
IHS 4123 Narrative Medicine: Patient-Centered Care
Library and Information Sciences
IDS 3493 Empower Health Consumers E-Health Era
LIS 4785 Intro to Health Informatics
Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science
APK 2001 Medical and Scientific Terminology
HSC 4711 Wellness/Health Risk Reduction
HUN 1201 The Science of Nutrition
HUN 2125 Food and Society
Philosophy
PHI 2630 Ethical Issues and Life Choices
PHI 2635 Bioethics
PHI 3400 History and Philosophy of Science
PHM 2121 Philosophy of Race, Class, and Gender
PHM 2300 Introduction to Political Philosophy
PHM 3020 Philosophy of Sex
PHM 3123 Philosophy of Feminism
PHM 3400 Philosophy of Law
Psychology
CLP 3314 Health Psychology
CLP 4134 Abnormal Child Psychology
CLP 4143 Abnormal Psychology
DEP 3103 Child Psychology
DEP 3305 Psychology of Adolescent Behavior
DEP 4404 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
EAB 3703 Applied Behavior Analysis
SOP 3742 Psychology of Women
SOP 3782 Psychology of African Americans