Health Promotion (PSU)

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Curriculum Information

Program length: 59 Credits

Required OMPH Core Courses (16 Credits)

• Epidemiology Survey (3 credits)
• Introduction to Biostatistics (4 credits)
• Health Systems Organization (3 credits)
• Principles of Health Behavior (3 credits)
• Concepts of Environmental Health (3 credits)

Health Education/ Health Promotion Track Requirements (19 Credits)

• Quantitative Research Design & Analysis (3 Credits)
• Mass Communication & Health (3 Credits)
• Community Organizing (3 Credits)
• Program Evaluation & Management in Health Services (3 Credits)
• Health Promotion Program Planning (4 Credits)
• Foundations of Public Health (3 Credits)

General Electives (3 credits)

• Qualitative Research Design (3 Credits)
• Grantwriting (3 Credits)
• Urban & Community Health (3 Credits)
• Physical Activity Today (3 Credits)
• Multicultural Health (4 Credits)
• Topics in Health Studies (3 Credits)
• Media Advocacy and Public Health (3 Credits)
• Cancer Prevention (4 Credits)
• Women's Health (3 Credits)
• Health, Behavior & the Social Environment (3 Credits)
• Drugs, Behavior and Society (3 Credits)
• Reproductive Health (4 Credits)
• Health Aspects of Aging (4 Credits)
• Mind/body Health (4 Credits)
• Strategic Planning (3 Credits)
• Values/Ethics Health (3 Credits)

Areas of Emphasis (15 Credits)**

• Advocacy and Social Change
• Aging
• Health Behavior
• Physical Activity and Risk Reduction
• Women's Health
• Integrative Health

** Courses may be selected in OSU HP with consent of advisor

Internship (6 Credits)