Course Requirements
All coursework is to be taken for a letter grade (with the exception of possible elective PH 116, which is offered as Pass/No Pass only).
All courses must be completed or in progress before declaring a major. Contact the student adviser for course planning and advising.
Biological Science Prerequisites
- General Biology 1B (4)
A minimum grade of B- is required for all new students
- General Biology 1A/L (4)
requires Chemistry 1A (3) and Chemistry 3A/L (5)
- NST 10: Introduction to Human Nutrition (3)
- MCB 11: Molecular Biology of Molecules and Man (3)
- MCB 32: Introduction to Human Physiology (3)
- MCB 41: Genetics: Genetics and Society (3)
- MCB 50: Immunology: The Immune System and Disease (3)
- MCB 55: Plagues and Pandemics (3)
- MCB 61: Neurobiology: Brain, Mind, and Behavior (3)
OR two of the following courses:
Mathematics Prerequisites
A minimum of two courses or equivalent:
- MATH 1A: Calculus (4)
- MATH 1B or H1B (4)
- MATH 16A: Calculus (3)
- MATH 16B or H16B: Calculus (3)
- MATH 32 (3)
Social Sciences Prerequisites
Three courses in at least two areas:
Psychology
- PSYCH 1 OR 2: Principles of Psychology (3)
Sociology
- SOCIOL 1: Introduction of Sociology (4)
- SOCIOL 3 or 3AC or 5: Principles of Sociology (4)
Economics
- ECON 1, 2, or 3: Introduction to Economics (4)
Anthropology
- ANTHRO 3 or 3AC: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (4)
Political Science
- POLI SCI 2: Introduction to Comparative Politics (4)
- POLI SCI 4: Introduction to Political Theory (4)
Public Health Requirements
Students are required to complete four core courses.
- PH 142: Introduction of Probability and Statistics in Public Health (4)
(Alternatively, PH 141 or Stat 131A can be used to meet this requirement.) - PH 150A: Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
The remaining two core classes can be met by two of the following:
- PH 150B: Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
- PH 150D: Introduction to Health Policy & Management (3)
- PH 150E: Community Health and Human Development (3)
- PH 162A: Public Health Microbiology (3)
Electives
Twelve units of elective courses are required. Students who plan to continue to graduate school are strongly advised to concentrate elective units in only one or two areas of study. Most other courses in public health, including graduate level classes (but excluding the decal and group study courses), can also meet elective requirements.
Biostatistics
- PH 143: Introduction to Methods in Computational Biology (4)
- PH 145: Statistical Analysis of Continuous-Outcome Data (4)
- STAT 134: Concepts of Probability (3)
- STAT 135: Concepts of Statistics (4)
- STAT 150: Stochastic Processes (3)
- STAT 151AB: Linear Modeling: Theory and Application (8)
- DEMOG 110: Introduction to Population Analysis (3)
- MATH 53: Multivariable Calculus (4)
- MATH 54: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4)
- STAT 152: Introduction to Time Series (4)
Infectious Diseases
- MCB 102: Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (4)
- MCB 140: General genetics (4) or MCB 142: Survey of General Genetics (4)
- MCB 150: Molecular Immunology (4)
- MCB 130: Cell Biology (4)
- MCB 114: Introduction to Comparative Virology (4)
- PMB 110: Biology of Fungi (4)
- ESPM 145: Arthropod-borne Zoonotic Diseases (2)
- ESPM 146: Medical/Veterinary Entomology (3)
- MCB 142: Survey of General Genetics (4)
- MCB 160: Introduction to Neurobiology (4)
- IB 131: General Anatomy (3)
- IB 132: Survey of Human Physiology (3)
- IB 137: General Endocrinology (4)
Epidemiology
- CHEM 112A, B: Organic Chemistry (10)
- DEMOG 110: Introduction to Population Analysis (3)
- GEOG 130: Natural Resources and Populations (3)
- IB 131: General Human Anatomy (3)
- IB 132: Survey of Human Physiology (3)
- MCB 135E: Physiology of Human Development (3)
- MCB 135K: Physiology of the Aging Process (3)
- MCB 152: The Immune System (4)
Environmental Health Sciences
- PHC 172: Pharmacology and Toxicology (3)
- ENR 102: Quantitative Aspects of Global Environmental Problems (4)
- CHEM 112A, B : Organic Chemistry (10)
- CE 108: Air Pollution Emission and Controls (3)
- CE 109: Indoor Air Quality (3)
- CE 110: Water Pollution Control and Treatment (3)
- CE 111: Environmental Engineering (3)
- CE 114: Environmental Microbiology (3)
- ERG 100: Energy and Society (4)
- ERG 102: Quantitative Aspects of Global Environment Problems (4)
- ERG 130: Analysis of Environmental Data (3)
- ESPM 167: Environmental Health and Development (3)
- GEOG 130: Natural Resources and Populations (4)
Health Policy & Management
- PH 180: Topics in Human Sexuality (2)
- PH 181 Population and Poverty (2-3)
- PH 183 History of Medicine and Public Health (3)
- ECON 157: Health Economics (3)
- PH 116: Social, Political and Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine (2)
- PP 156: Program and Policy Design (4)
- CY PLAN 112A: The Idea of Planning (3)
- CY PLAN 120: Community Planning and Public Policy for Disability (3)
- ESPM 102D: Resource and Environmental Policy (4)
- LS 103: Theories of Law and Society (4)
- LS 107: Theories of Justice (4)
- LS 165: Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Policy (cross-listed with PP 162C) (3)
- LS 168: Sex, Reproduction and the Law (4)
- MASS COMM 102: The Effects of Mass Media (4)
- PP 101: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis (4)
- PP 117AC: Race, Ethnicity and Public Policy (4)
- PP 179: Public Budgeting (4)
- PS 103: Congress (4)
- PS 150: The American Legal System (3)
- PS 171: California Politics (4)
- SW 112: Social Welfare Policy (3)
Community Health & Human Development
- PH 14: Introduction to Public Health (4)
- PH 103: Drugs, Health, and Society (2)
- PH 104 A/B: Health Promotion in a College Setting (2/2)
- PH 105: Policy, Planning and Evaluation of Health Promotion in a College Setting (3)
- PH107: Violence, Social Justice, and Public Health (2)
- PH 113: Campus/Community Health Impact Program (3)
- PH 114: Issues in Personal and Community Health Promotion (3)
- PHC129: Aging and the Human Brain (3)
- PHC155: Sociology of Illness (3)