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2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin

2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Community Health, B.S.

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Associate Professor Schwartz, Director

This undergraduate program is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in a community/public health setting and/or students seeking a health major as preparation for entry into a graduate program in a variety of health related professions. The goal of the program is to prepare scholar-practitioners who have a broad knowledge base in the concepts of wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention, as well as in community and public health services, and service delivery. Emphasis is also given to developing competencies in the assessment of individual and community health needs, as well as in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community health programs.

The interdisciplinary approach of the program offers students, in addition to a comprehensive health core taught by specialists in their respective areas, a variety of courses taken at a variety of courses taken in the departments of Psychology, Biology, Sociology, and Counseling, Research, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. Experiential learning is facilitated through two 3-s.h. field experiences.

Career opportunities for graduates from this program include: positions with federal, state or local governmental health agencies, private health organizations and voluntary health agencies.

Matriculation and Continuation Standards

Requirements for acceptance into the community health major program include: meeting Hofstra University’s general admission standards and an interview with the program director for advisement and scheduling. All community health majors must meet the following criteria to continue in the program:

A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in the following categories:
1. All course work completed at Hofstra University;
2. All required community health major course work.
Recommendation of the major adviser.
Recommendation of the Community Health Program Director. Final admission to the program is made by the chairperson of the Department of Health Professions and Kinesiology upon recommendation of the department faculty.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 128

Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 128 Semester Hours

The successful completion of at least 128 semester hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in work completed at Hofstra.

2. Liberal Arts

At least 62 semester hours must be in liberal arts.

3. Residence Requirements

There are two requirements that must ordinarily be completed in residence at Hofstra: 15 semester hours in the major field of specialization, including a field experience (or its equivalent) and the last 30 hours. The 15 hours need not be included within the last 30 hours.

Distribution of Semester Hours By Specific Area:

a) Major Core Requirements - Semester Hours: 18

CRSR 116 - Health Counseling Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 62 - Personal and Community Health Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 66 - Drugs and Alcohol Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 71 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 75 - Life Cycle Sexual Health Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 114 - Applied Nutrition, Diet and Exercise Semester Hours: 3

b) Major Field Requirements - Semester Hours: 15

HPFS 63 - Health Care Systems and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 65 - Ethical, Legal and Critical Health Problems Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 70 - Epidemiology Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 116 - Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Community Health Programs Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 73 - Framework and Design in Health-Care Studies Semester Hours: 3

c) Field Experience Requirement - Semester Hours: 6

Selected under advisement during senior year:

HPFS 157A - Field Experience: Community Health Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 157B - Field Experience: Community Health Semester Hours: 3

Note:

Students who can demonstrate an employment or other field experience in a health setting may substitute six credits of electives selected under advisement only.

d) Major Core Electives - Semester Hours: 17 Minimum

HPFS 60 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 61 - Health Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 64 - Consumer Health Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 67 - Aging and Long-Term Care Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 68 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 69 - Stress Management Semester Hours: 1
HPFS 72 - Service Learning in Health Semester Hours: 1
HPFS 74 - Health Care Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 100 - Palliative Care and Hospice Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 101 - Alternative and Complementary Health Care Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 104 - Methods and Materials of Health Education Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 115 - Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Global Perspective Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 118 - Women’s Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 120 - Nutrition Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 125 - Violence in Children, Family, and the Community Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 129 - Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Health-care Reform Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 150 - Honors Essay/Project Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 151 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPFS 152 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPFS 160 - Global Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 162 - Mental Health Care and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPFS 179 A-Z - Special Topics in Health Semester Hours: 1-3
PESP 60 - First Aid and Safety Semester Hours: 3
RES 124 - Introduction to Grant Funding and Proposal Development in the Field of Health Semester Hours: 3

e) Liberal Arts Requirements - Semester Hours: 39-42

English - Semester Hours: 6-7

WSC 1 - Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
and
WSC 2 - Composition Semester Hours: 3
or placement examination, see University Degree Requirements .

Humanities - Semester Hours: 6

One of the following:

SPCM 1 - (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
SPCM 7 - (CP) Public Speaking Semester Hours: 3
SPCM 11 - Voice and Diction Semester Hours: 3
Plus one Humanities elective Semester Hours: 3

Biology - Semester Hours: 9

One of the following:
BIO 3 - (NS) Biology in Society Semester Hours: 3
or
BIO 4 - (NS) Human Biology Semester Hours: 3
Required:
BIO 103 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Hours: 3
BIO 105 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Semester Hours: 3

Natural Science/Computer Science - Semester Hours: 6

Including:

CSC 5 - (MC) Overview of Computer Science Semester Hours: 3
CSC 61 - (MC) Fundamentals of Health Informatics Semester Hours: 3

Basic Statistics - Semester Hours: 3-4

Chosen from:

PSY 40 - Statistics Semester Hours: 4
SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
QM 1 - Introduction to Business Statistics Semester Hours: 3
BIO 100 - Biostatistics Semester Hours: 4
MATH 8 - Elementary Mathematical Statistics Semester Hours: 3

Psychology - Semester Hours: 6-7

PSY 1 - Introduction to Psychology Semester Hours: 3-4
and 3 s.h. chosen from:
PSY 3 - Current Psychological Issues Semester Hours: 3
PSY 39 - Abnormal Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 53 - Child Development Semester Hours: 3
PSY 54 - Adolescent Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 63 - Adult Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 89 - Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Semester Hours: 3
PSY 139 - Psychopathology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 159 - Social Psychology Semester Hours: 3

Social Sciences - Semester Hours: 3

SOC 4 - (BH) Contemporary Society Semester Hours: 3

f) Liberal Arts Electives - Semester Hours: 23

Suggestions for Community Health Majors:

ANTH 1 - (BH) Human Evolution in Anthropological Perspective Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 4 - (BH, CC) Cultural Diversity Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 117 - Medical Anthropology Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 137 - (BH) Race and Ethnicity: an Anthropological Perspective Semester Hours: 3
BIO 10 - Genetics and Society Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
SOC 8 - (BH) Sociology of Substance Abuse Semester Hours: 3
SOC 34 - (BH) Ethnicity and Minority Group Relations Semester Hours: 3
SOC 36 - (BH) Marriage and the Family Semester Hours: 3
SOC 103 - (BH) Social Problems Semester Hours: 3
SOC 104 - (BH) Sociology of Health and Medicine Semester Hours: 3
SOC 171 - (BH) Intimate Human Behavior Semester Hours: 3

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