SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SCIENCES

330 Arnold House Department of Public Health 715 North Pleasant Street UMass Amherst 01003
peeradvising@schoolph.umass.edu 413-545-3816

Name: _____________________

Spire ID: ________________

Description of the Tracks for the Bachelor of Science in the Public Health Sciences Major

I. Math & Statistics:

Social Science
Required Courses
MATH 121 (R2) or higher Linear Methods &
Probability for Business Applications

Science
Required Courses

One statistics course from the following:

PSYCH 240(R2) Statistics in Psych (Psych Majors only)
RES-ECON 212 (R2) Intro Stats for the Social Sciences
SOCIOL 212 Elem Statistics (Sociology majors only)
STATISTC 111 (R2) Elementary Statistics
STATISTC 240 (R2) Intro to Statistics

MATH 127 & 128 (R2) Calculus for Social Science I

and II
OR
MATH 131 & 132 Calculus I and II
One statistics course from the following:
PSYCH 240(R2) Statistics in Psych (Psych Majors only)
RES-ECON 212 (R2) Intro Stats for the Social Sciences
SOCIOL 212 Elem Statistics (Sociology majors only)
STATISTC 111 (R2) Elementary Statistics
STATISTC 240 (R2) Intro to Statistics

Total (min of 6 credits)

Total (min of 9 credits)

II. Foundation:
At least 15 credits required from sections one
and two with at least 9 credits at 200 level or
higher.

At least 15 credits required of the following courses

from section one and two.
*Note* at least 8 credit has to be from Section One

Social Science
Required Courses

Science
Required Courses

Section One:

Section One:

At least two courses from the following:

BIOCHEM 100 (BS) - My DNA
BIOLOGY 102 - Intro Biology for Science Majors
BIOLOGY 105 (BS) - Biology of Social Issues
BIOLOGY 106 (BS) - Human Biology
BIOLOGY 151 (BS)- Intro to Biology I
BIOLOGY 152 & 153 (BS)- Intro to Biology II & lab
CHEM 101 (PS) - Gen Chemistry Non-Sci
CHEM 111 (PS) - Gen Chemistry-Sci
CHEM 112 (PS) - Gen Chemistry-Sci
ENVIRSCI 101 (BS)- Intro to Environmental Science
ENVISCI 213 - Intro to Environmental Policy
FOODSCI 101- Food and Health
FOODSCI 270 Biology of Food in Human Health
KIN 100 (BS) - Introduction to Kinesiology
KIN 110 (BS) - Human Performance & Nutrition
KIN 270 - Anatomy & Physiology I with lab
KIN 272 - Anatomy & Physiology II with lab
MICROBIO 160 (BS) - Biology of Cancer and AIDS
MICROBIO 255 (BS) - Intro to Medical Microbiology
MICROBIO 310- General Microbiology
NUTR 130 (BS) - Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle
NUTR 140 (BS) - Nutrition, Weight and Fitness
NUTR 230 - Basic Nutrition
NUTR 397A - Eating Disorders
PHYSICS 131 (PS) - Introduction to Physics I
PHYSICS 132 (PS) - Introduction to Physics II

Choose one of the following five course sequences:

CHEM 111 (PS) General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 (PS) General Chemistry II
CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 269 Organic Chemistry with Lab
KIN 270 & 271 Anatomy & Physiology I with lab
KIN 272 & 273 Anatomy & Physiology II with lab
MICROBIO 310 General Microbiology
MICROBIO 312 Microbiology Lab
PHYSICS 131 (PS) Intro to Physics I with lab
PHYSICS 132 (PS) Intro to Physics II with lab

*Note* KIN 270 & 272 were previously KIN 170 & 172.

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STOCKSCH 126 - Insects and Human Society

STOCKSCH 185 (I) - Sustainable Living
STOCKSCH 326 - Insect Biology
STOCKSCH 342 - Pesticides, Public Policy, & Enviro

II. Foundation Continued:

Social Science
Required Courses

Science
Required Courses

Section Two:

Section Two:

At least three courses from the following:

ANTHRO 104 (SB,G)- Culture, Society and People
ANTHRO 205 (SB,U)- Inequality and Oppression
ANTHRO 208 (G,SB) - Human Ecology
ANTHRO 297- The Good Society
ANTHRO 312 - Medical Anthropology
ANTHRO 397RR - Disease Ecology
COMM 226- Social Impact of Mass Media
COMM 288- Gender, Sex, and Representation
ECON 103 (SB)- Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 104 (SB)- Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 105 (SB,U)- Introduction to Political Economy
ECON 203- Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON 204- Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 308 - Political Economics of the Environment
EDUC 202 (SB,U)- Social Issues in Intergroup Relations:
Exploring Social/Cultural Differences
EDUC 210 (I,U)- Social Diversity in Education
EDUC 229 (SB,G)- International Education
GEOSCI 102 - Human Landscape
NURSING 210- Human Devel Throughout the Life Cycle
PHIL 164 (AT)- Medical Ethics
PHIL 170 (SB)- Problems in Social Thought
POLISCI 101 (SB)- American Politics
POLISCI 111 (SB,G)- Comparative Politics
POLISCI 171 (SB)- Intro to Political Theory
POLISCI 181 (SB,U)- Controversies in Public Policy
POLISCI 203 (HS)- American Political Thought
POLISCI 220- Public Administration
POLISCI 252 (SB,G)- Globalization, Governance and
World Order
POLISCI 253 - International Environ Politics and Policy
POLISCI 381 - Health, Education, and Arts Policy
PSYCH 100 (SB)- Introduction Psychology
PSYCH 305- Educational Psychology
PSYCH 350 (SB)- Child Psychology
PSYCH 355- Adolescent Psychology
PSYCH 360 (SB)- Social Psychology
PSYCH 365 (SB,U)- Psychology of Aging
PSYCH 380- Abnormal Psychology
RES-ECON 102 (SB)- Intro to Resource Economics
RES-ECON 121 (SB,G)- Hunger in a Global Economy
SOCIOL 103 (SB,U)- Social Problems
SOCIOL 105 (SB)- Self, Society, & Inter Relations
SOCIOL 106 (SB)- Race, Sex, & Social Class
SOCIOL 107 (SB,U)- Contemporary American Society
SOCIOL 110 (SB,U)- General Introduction Sociology
SOCIOL 220- Sociology of American Culture

Choose two courses from below or another course sequence

from above:

BIOCHEM 420 - Elementary Biochemistry

BIOLOGY 151 (BS) - Introduction to Biology I
BIOLOGY 152 (BS) - Introduction to Biology II
BIOLOGY 153 - Introduction to Biology Lab
BIOLOGY 190H - Quantitative Biology of the Cell
BIOLOGY 284 - General Genetics
BIOLOGY 285 - Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY 383H - Gene and Genome Analysis
CHEM 250- Organic Chemistry
CE-ENGIN 371 - Water and Wastewater Management
CE-ENGIN 462 - Water Resources Engineering and
Sustainability
CE-ENGIN 469 - Water Supply & Water Collection
CE-ENGIN 473 Groundwater
CE-ENGIN 476 - Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management
ENVISCI 315 - Principles of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry
ENVISCI 515 - Microbiology of Soil
ENVISCI 530 - Aquatic Toxicology

*Note*
Biology 151 was previously Biology 100.
Biology 152 and 153 were previously Biology
101.
If you are pre-med or pre-dental or interested
in nursing or physician assistant programs,
check the requirements in order to choose the
correct course sequence.

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SOCIOL 222 (SB,U)- The Family

SOCIOL 224 (SB,U)- Social, Class, and Inequality
SOCIOL 261 (G)- Population Studies
SOCIOL 244 (SB,U)- Social of Immigration
STOCKSCH 140- Plagues: the Ecology of Disease
WOMENSST 201- Gender and Difference: Critical
Analyses
WOMENSST 285 (SI,U)- Intro to Biology of Difference
WOMENSST 291E- Feminist Health Politics
WOMENSST 297B- Race, Gender, Sexuality & Science
WOMENSST 301- Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

Total Foundation (min of 15 credits)

Total Foundation (min of 15 credits)

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III. Public Health Core Classes:

Social Science
Required Courses
Core Public Health Course:

Science
Required Courses
Core Public Health Course:

ALL the following courses are required:

Must complete all of the following core courses
prior to enrolling in Capstone PUBHLTH 494CI.

ALL the following courses are required:

Must complete all of the following core courses
prior to enrolling in Capstone PUBHLTH 494CI.

PUBHLTH 129 (SB,U)- Healthcare for All

PUBHLTH 160 (SI) - My Body My Health*
PUBHLTH 320 (Jr. Year Writing) - Principles of Public
Health Practice
PUBHLTH 324 Epidemiology in Public Health
PUBHLTH 494CI CAPSTONE
(For Seniors only. This will fulfill your Integrative
Experience requirement.)
*Note* Previously known as PUBHTLTH 490B.
*Only one General Education requirement can be applied to
a PUBHLTH department class to fulfill the major
requirement. SPIRE automatically puts PUBHLTH 160 into
this category.

PUBHLTH 303 Intro to Environmental HLTH

Science (or PUBHLTH 565 Environmental Health
Practices)
PUBHLTH 320 (Jr. Year Writing) - Principles of Public
Health Practice
PUBHLTH 324 Epidemiology in Public Health
PUBHLTH 391B Intro to Biostatistics (or PUBHLTH
540 Intro Biostatistics)
PUBHLTH 494CI CAPSTONE
(For Seniors only. This will fulfill your Integrative
Experience requirement.)
*Note* Previously known as PUBHTLTH 490B

Public Health Electives:

Public Health Electives:

An additional nine credits of Public Health electives:

An additional nine credits of Public Health electives:

Take nine units of PUBHLTH courses numbered 300599.

o Independent Study (PUBHLTH 396) and
Internships (PUBHLTH 398) can fulfill this
requirement but are not required. No more than
nine credits total can be taken as an independent
study or internship.
o Applications and instructions for receiving
credit for internships and independent
studies can be found online.
http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/publ
ic_health/academics/undergraduat
e/HelpfulFormsandLinks.html

Total (min of 26 credits)

Take nine units of PUBHLTH courses numbered 300599.

o Independent Study (PUBHLTH 396) and
Internships (PUBHLTH 398) can fulfill this
requirement but are not required. No more than
nine credits total can be taken as an independent
study or internship.
o Applications and instructions for receiving
credit for internships and independent
studies can be found online.
http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/publ
ic_health/academics/undergraduat
e/HelpfulFormsandLinks.html

Total (min of 24 credits)

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IV. Collateral Field: At least 18 credits required (with at least 12 credits at the 300 level or higher).
*Note*
Pre-approval from an advisor is required before courses are able to count toward the collateral. Fill out Collateral
Field Proposal Form and submit it to Peer Advisors in Arnold House Rm 330. Course material must be relevant to
the study of public health.
The courses that appear on your ARR may not be accurate. It is your responsibility to make sure that they match
your approved collateral coursework.
Details for this requirement and suggestions for public health related majors/minors/certificates can be found on
our website: http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/public_health/academics/undergraduate/CollateralFieldRequirement.html

Social Science & Science

Required Courses
Options for Fulfilling the Requirement. Include the title of
your chosen area of specialty:
Major: _____________________________
Minor / Certificate: ___________________

If minor or certificate is under 18 credits, please select another

relevant course to fulfill the collateral requirement.

Create Your Own: ____________________________

Courses used to satisfy other areas of the Public Health Major

(such as foundation) cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
If a student takes elective PUBHLTH courses over and above
those needed to fulfill that area of the Major, then those
electives can be applied to the collateral field.

Organic Chemistry could fulfill the upper-level collateral field

requirement.

One (1) Lower Level (below 300) Collateral course may be

taken on an elected Pass/Fail grading basis. This is the only
major requirement which can be fulfilled with a course which is
elected Pass/Fail.

Only three credits of a language course may be used toward the

requirement

*Note*
Must have at least twelve credits at 300 level or higher.

For any course changes, please fill out the Course Exception form.
You need a C- or higher for core Public Health courses and D or above for other courses.
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