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PHEAL201 Introduction to Public Health
PHEAL214 Public Health Epidemiology
PHEAL301 Public Health Ethics
One Quantitative and/or Spatial Methods, chosen from:
BIOL342 Biostatistics
DATA151 Introduction to Data Science with R
ECON230 Economic Statistics
ENVS250 Geographic Information Systems
EXHS256W Research Design and Analysis
IDS138 Introduction to Applied Statistics
MATH138 Introduction to Applied Statistics: Statistics and Applications
PSYC253 Research Methods & Analysis 2
PHEAL390W Advanced Research Design and Leadership
PHEAL499W Senior Seminar in Public Health
(Course substitution, from select contributing departments such as ENVS, and EXHS, requires program approval.)
These courses focus on facets of public health.
One 300- or 400-level PHEAL course*;
and the remaining credits may be from a 300- or 400-level, PHEAL-subject course*, or the following:
BIOL246 Human Anatomy
BIOL260 Human Physiology
CCM255 Grief Communication: Listening, Storytelling, and Dialogue
ENVS328 Health & Global Environment
ENVS360 Environmental Health Geography
HIST239 The Social History of Health
IDS214 Food Justice
IDS224 Disease Prevention or EXHS358 Special Topics in Exercise and Health Science: Disease Prevention (topic dependent)
PPLE318 Death in America
SOC355 Health and Society
LW248 Health Care Law & Policy
LW397 Public Health Law
(*: PHEAL classes cannot double-count to also meet Core or Part B requirements.)
These courses emphasize various active modes of public advocacy, communication, leadership, participation, and/or service in the community.
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
CCM200 Public Speaking
CCM201 Arguing About the Right Thing to Do
CCM202 Designing Persuasive Campaigns
CCM318 Intergenerational Communication
EXHS358 Special Topics in Exercise and Health Science: Aging, Health, and Functional Assessment (topic dependent)
HIST306 History Through Biography
IDS107X Willamette Emergency Medical Service
IDS180 Perspectives in Health Careers 1
IDS214 Food Justice
IDS215 Willamette Academy Service Learning
IDS240 Science Communication and Outreach
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice
BUS2101 Introduction to Management
BUS2102 Organizations--Design, Management, and Change
PHEAL394 PHEAL Major Internship 1
Any credit-bearing internship with a health-related agency or organization, currently awarded credit through:
These courses cover various general descriptive and prescriptive disciplinary approaches in the humanities, social sciences, and natural and clinical sciences that enrich a holistic view of public health but do not necessarily address health directly. Additional courses may be appropriate, subject to department approval.
Complete 8 semester hours from the following categories; no more than four semester hours in any category:
Global and Area Studies
ANTH235 Cultures of Mexico & Ecuador
ECON352 The Economics of Developing Countries
INTST318 Politics in the Developing World
INTST380 Asian Politics & Development
PHEAL120 Global Health through FIlm
SOC382 Human Rights: Research & Advocacy
Ethics, Inequality, and Social Analysis
AES150 Introduction to American Ethnic Studies
ECON320 Discourse on Income Inequality
ECON344 The Economics of Race & Gender
ENVS120 Social Systems and the Environment
ENVS304W Politics of Environmental Ethics
ENVS334 Political Ecology
ENVS360 Research in Environmental Health Geography
PHIL235W Philosophical Ethics
PPLE220 Politics & Ethics
PPLE319 U.S. Welfare Policy
SOC182 Racism & White Supremacy in the U.S.
SOC186 Navigating Social Worlds
SOC303 Sociological Theory
SOC386 Special Topics in Sociology: Black Lives Matter (topic dependent)
WGS245 Feminism, Gender, and Society
LW268 Health Law and Policy 2
LW270 Medical Malpractice
LW394 Biomedical Research
LW3014 Health Care Transactions
Clinical Sciences
BIOL120 Introduction to Biological Inquiry
BIOL453W Research in Behavioral Ecology
CHEM115 General Chemistry I
CHEM116 General Chemistry II
CHEM230 Environmental Chemistry
ENVS381 Research in Spatial Science
EXHS230 Community Health: Principles of Applied Nutrition
EXHS340 Clinical Healthcare: Theory and Application
EXHS347 Biomechanics
IDS222 Fundamentals of Neuroscience
PSYC252W Research Methods & Analysis I
PSYC337 Diagnosis of "Abnormal" Child and Adolescent Behavior
PSYC345 Biopsychology
PHEAL201 Introduction to Public Health (4)
PHEAL214 Public Health Epidemiology (4)
PHEAL301Public Health Ethics (4)
ANTH344 Medical Anthropology (4)
BIOL246 Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL260 Human Physiology (4)
ENVS328 Health & Global Environment (4)
ENVS360 Environmental Health Geography (4)
HIST239 The Social History of Health (4)
IDS214 Food Justice (4)
IDS224 Disease Prevention (4) or EXHS358 Special Topics in Exercise and Health Science: Disease Prevention (topic dependent) (4)
IDS353 Inner Life of Activism (4)
PHEAL120 Global Health through Film (4)
PPLE318 Death in America (4)
SOC355 Health and Society (4)
LW248 Health Care Law & Policy (4)
LW397 Public Health Law (3)
CCM101 Public Speaking (4)
CCM201 Arguing About the Right Thing to Do (4)
CCM202 Designing Persuasive Campaigns (4)
EXHS358 Special Topics in Exercise and Health Science: Aging, Health, and Functional Assessment (topic dependent) (4)
HIST202 Public History Practicum: History in the News (2)
HIST306 History Through Biography (4)
IDS107X Willamette Emergency Medical Service (1)
IDS180 Perspectives in Health Careers I (1)
IDS202 Convocation: Reflecting on Campus, Community and Cosmos (2)
IDS205 Chemawa Indian School Partnership Program (2)
IDS214 Food Justice (4)
IDS215 Willamette Academy Service Learning (2)
IDS240 Science Communication and Outreach (2)
PPLE338W Reforming Criminal Justice (4)
RHET242 Rhetoric & Leadership (4)
BUS2101 Introduction to Management (4)
BUS2102 Organizations--Design, Management, and Change (4)
Any credit-bearing internship with a health-related agency or organization, currently awarded credit through:
Global and Area Studies
ANTH232 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (4)
ANTH235 Cultures of Mexico & Ecuador (4)
ECON351 Comparative Economic Systems (4)
ECON352 The Economics of Developing Countries (4)
GCS250W Narratives of Migration: From Islamic Spain to the US/Mexico Border (4)
INTST318 Politics in the Developing World (4)
INTST380 Asian Politics & Development (4)
SOC382 Human Rights: Research & Advocacy (4)
Ethics, Inequality, and Social Analysis
AES150 Introduction to American Ethnic Studies (4)
ECON320 Discourse on Income Inequality (4)
ECON344 The Economics of Race & Gender (4)
ENVS120 Social Systems and the Environment (4)
ENVS304W Politics of Environmental Ethics (4)
ENVS334 Political Ecology (4)
ENVS360 Research in Environmental Health Geography (4)
PHIL235W Philosophical Ethics (4)
PPLE220 Politics & Ethics (4)
PPLE319 U.S. Welfare Policy (4)
RHET362W Telling News: Framing Reality (4)
SOC182 Racism & White Supremacy in the U.S. (4)
SOC186 Navigating Social Worlds (4)
SOC303 Sociological Theory (4)
SOC386 Special Topics in Sociology: Black Lives Matter (topic dependent) (4)
WGS245 Feminism, Gender, and Society (4)
LW268 Health Law and Policy 2 (3)
LW270 Medical Malpractice (3)
LW394 Biomedical Research (3)
LW3014 Health Care Transactions (3)
Clinical Sciences
BIOL120 Introduction to Biological Inquiry (4)
BIOL453W Research in Behavioral Ecology (4)
CHEM115 General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM116 General Chemistry II (4)
CHEM230 Environmental Chemistry (4)
ENVS381 Research in Spatial Science (4)
EXHS230 Community Health: Principles of Applied Nutrition (4)
EXHS340 Clinical Healthcare: Theory and Application (4)
EXHS347 Biomechanics (4)
IDS222 Fundamentals of Neuroscience (4)
PSYC252W Research Methods & Analysis I (4)
PSYC337 Diagnosis of "Abnormal" Child and Adolescent Behavior (4)
PSYC345 Biopsychology (4)
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