Program: Public Health 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Public Health requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CLA 131 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FROM GREEK AND LATIN Credit(s): 3
MA 109 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit(s): 3 - 5 (Variable)
OR
MA 111 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS Credit(s): 3 - 4 (Variable)
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 1

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
CPH 201 - AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: THEORY AND METHODS Credit(s): 3
CPH 255 - PUBLIC HEALTH: CAREERS FOR A HEALTHY WORLD Credit(s): 2
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

GRN 250 - AGING IN TODAY’S WORLD Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Natural Science #1 Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Social Science #1 Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (200+) #1 Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

BST 230 - STATISTICAL THINKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Natural Science #2 Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (200+) #2 Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

CPH 310 - FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CPH 320 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Social Science #2 Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (300+) #1 Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CPH 330 - HEALTH ANALYTICS I Credit(s): 3
CPH 350 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
CPH 440 - FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (300+) #2 Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

CPH 455 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND COMMUNICATION Credit(s): 3
CPH 476G - A SICK WORLD: GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (400+) #1 Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CPH 470 - PUBLIC HEALTH CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Public Health (400+) #2 Credit(s): 3
PH Guided Elective - Social Science #3 Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3