Suggested Degree Pathway for Public Health - Health Sciences Concentration
For students who entered fall 2024 and beyond.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100 | College Writing I /
First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City (CW) | 3 |
| HSCI.1010 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SCL) | 3 |
| HSCI.1030 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I | 1 |
| HSCI.1051 /
HSCI.1060 | Interprofessional Education First Year Seminar /
ZCHS Transfer Student Seminar | 1 |
| PUBH.1021 | Introduction to Public Health (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| Total | 14 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL.1020 | College Writing II (CW) | 3 |
| HSCI.1020 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SCL) | 3 |
| HSCI.1040 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II | 1 |
| PUBH.2050 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| PUBH.2080 | Principles of Environmental Health Science | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Perspective (SS) | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSCI.2510 /
CHEM.1210 | Physiological Chemistry I /
Chemistry I (STEM) | 3 |
| HSCI.2530 /
CHEM.1230L | Physiological Chemistry Laboratory I /
Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| NUTR.2060 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| PUBH.2070 | The U.S. Healthcare System | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSCI.2110 /
BIOL.2010 | Basic Clinical Microbiology and Pathology /
General Microbiology | 3 |
| HSCI.2130 /
BIOL.2030L | Basic Clinical Microbiology and Pathology Laboratory /
General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| HSCI.2520 /
CHEM.1220 | Physiological Chemistry II /
Chemistry II | 3 |
| HSCI.2540 /
CHEM.1240L | Physiological Chemistry Laboratory II /
Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH.xxxx | Math Perspective (MATH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| Total | 14 | |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSCI.2220 | Health and Disease Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| HSCI.3500 | Human Biochemistry | 3 |
| PUBH.3010 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| PUBH.3070 | Introduction to Public Health Policy | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSCI.3080 | Global Health (SS), (DCA) | 3 |
| HSCI.3400 | IPE Research Methods | 3 |
| PUBH.3100 | Infectious Disease (CTPS) | 3 |
| PUBH.xxxx | Public Heath Elective1 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUBH.3050 | Introduction to Epidemiology (IL), (QL) | 3 |
| PUBH.4010 | Public Health Senior Seminar (SRE) | 3 |
| PUBH.xxxx | Public Health Elective1 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUBH.3020 | Health Communication (WOC) | 3 |
| PUBH.4100 | Public Health Capstone (AIL) | 6 |
| PUBH.4130 | Public Health Administration | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Total Minimum Credits = 120
1Public Health Electives:
- PHIT.xxxx Courses with PHIT prefix
- PUBH.3011 Program Planning in Health Promotion
- PUBH.4011 Implementation and Evaluation
- PUBH.3040 Politics and Advocacy
- PUBH.3020 Community Health Assessment
- CRIM.3600 Gender, Race, and Crime
- CRIM.3970 Crime Mapping
- DGMD.1100 Introduction to Media Arts Production
- DGMD.3000 Multimedia Storytelling
- DGMD.4200 Podcasting
- DGMD.2450 Social Media Management
- EXER.4300 Exercise is Medicine
- HIST.2800 Pandemics: A Global History
- HIST.3455 Race and American Higher Education
- HIST.3010 The World of Things: Consumer Cultures in the Modern West
- HSCI.2190 Emergency Medical Technician
- INFO.2300 Introduction to Multimedia
- INFO.2320 Desktop Video Production
- INFO.2380 Website Development
- INFO.2480 Website Database Implementation
- INFO.2500 E-Commerce
- LGST.3600 Legal Issues in Racism
- MATH.3630 Intro to Data Analysis
- PHIL.3106 Public Health Ethics
- PHIL.3220 Bioethics
- POLI.2650 State and Local Politics
- POLI.2220 Politics of the Internet
- PUBH.1990 Public Health 1000 Elective
- PUBH.2990 Public Health 2000 Elective
- PUBH.3990 Public Health 3000 Elective
- PUBH.4990 Public Health 4000 Elective
- SOCI.xxxx Social Welfare Policy
No more than two Breadth of Knowledge courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty advisor to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.
Current UMass Lowell students should be using their Advisement Report in SiS. If you need assistance, please contact your adviser.
Restriction on off-campus study:
Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment.
See the catalog policy for details.