Curriculum
HEALTH STUDIES ONLINE, B.S.
The Health Studies online degree program requires the completion of the University’s Minerva’s Academic Curriculum (MAC) requirements and Public Health-related courses. The major consists of 36 credit hours of core courses and 18 credit hours of health electives.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
- Students must continue to maintain the cumulative GPA requirement of 2.50 to progress and graduate. Students who drop below a 2.50 overall GPA will be dropped from the program.
- No HEA course or health-related area course for which a grade of C or better is required for the major may be taken more than twice (a C- is not acceptable). Students who receive a grade below C twice in the same HEA course or health-related area course required for the major will be dropped from the major.
COURSE SEQUENCE
The program begins in the fall and culminates with a capstone seminar in the spring semester of the senior year. For more information on the course sequence, please click on the following link:
- Plan of Study for Health Studies Online (PDF)
- HSO Part-Time Course Sequence (PDF)
- PHE Graduation Plan & Advising Guide
- Curriculum Modification Request Form (CMR)
HEALTH STUDIES (51 CREDITS)
View course descriptions in the university catalog.
| MAJOR AREA REQUIREMENTS | Credits |
|---|---|
| Health Studies Requirements | 51 |
| Public Health-Related Area Requirements | 36 |
| HEA308 – Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HEA312 – Public Health and Health Care Systems in the US | 3 |
| HEA314 – Public Health Diseases | 3 |
| HEA315 – Epidemiology | 3 |
| HEA316 – Environmental Health | 3 |
| HEA325 – Public Health Data Analysis | 3 |
| HEA350 – Race, Ethnicity and Health | 3 |
| HEA433 – Gender and Health | 3 |
| HEA447 – Income, Social Status and Health | 3 |
| HEA490 – Health Seminar | 6 |
| HEA Electives – 18 credit hours required | 18 |