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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin

2012-2013 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

CMHP 116 - Health Counseling Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPR 062 - Personal and Community Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 066 - Drugs and Alcohol Semester Hours: 3
HPR 071 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases Semester Hours: 3
HPR 075 - Life Cycle Sexual Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 114 - Applied Nutrition, Diet and Exercise Semester Hours: 3

b) Major Field Requirements - Semester Hours: 15

HPR 063 - Health Care Systems and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPR 065 - Ethical, Legal and Critical Health Problems Semester Hours: 3
HPR 070 - Epidemiology Semester Hours: 3
HPR 116 - Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Community Health Programs Semester Hours: 3
HPR 073 - Framework and Design in Health-Care Studies Semester Hours: 3

c) Field Experience Requirement - Semester Hours: 6

Selected under advisement during senior year:

HPR 157A - Field Experience: Community Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 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

HPR 060 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Semester Hours: 3
HPR 061 - Health Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPR 064 - Consumer Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 067 - Aging and Long-Term Care Semester Hours: 3
HPR 068 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 069 - Stress Management Semester Hours: 1
HPR 072 - Service Learning in Health Semester Hours: 1
HPR 074 - Health Care Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
HPR 100 - Palliative Care and Hospice Semester Hours: 3
HPR 101 - Alternative and Complementary Health Care Semester Hours: 3
HED 104 - Methods and Materials of Health Education Semester Hours: 3
HPR 115 - Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Global Perspective Semester Hours: 3
HPR 118 - Women’s Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPR 120 - Nutrition Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPR 125 - Violence in Children, Family, and the Community Semester Hours: 3
HPR 126 - Current Issues and Controversies in Human Nutrition Semester Hours: 3
HPR 129 - Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Health-care Reform Semester Hours: 3
HPR 150 - Honors Essay/Project Semester Hours: 3
HPR 151 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPR 152 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPR 160 - Global Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPR 162 - Mental Health Care and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPR 179 A-Z - Special Topics in Health Semester Hours: 1-3
PESP 060 - 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 001 - Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
and
WSC 002 - Composition Semester Hours: 3
or placement examination, see University Degree Requirements .

Humanities - Semester Hours: 6

One of the following:

SPCM 001 - (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
SPCM 007 - (CP) Public Speaking Semester Hours: 3
SPCM 011 - Voice and Diction Semester Hours: 3
Plus one Humanities elective Semester Hours: 3

Biology - Semester Hours: 9-10

One of the following:
BIO 003 - (NS) Biology in Society Semester Hours: 3
BIO 004 - (NS) Human Biology Semester Hours: 3
BIO 011 - (NS) Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Semester Hours: 4
or
BIO 012 - (NS) Animal Form and Function Semester Hours: 4
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

One of the following courses:

CSC 005 - (MC) Overview of Computer Science Semester Hours: 3
or CSC 061 - (MC) Fundamentals of Health Informatics Semester Hours: 3
Plus one natural science or computer science elective Semester Hours: 3

Basic Statistics - Semester Hours: 3-4

Chosen from:

PSY 040 - Statistics Semester Hours: 4
SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
QM 001 - Introduction to Business Statistics Semester Hours: 3
BIO 100 - Biostatistics Semester Hours: 4
MATH 008 - Elementary Mathematical Statistics Semester Hours: 3

Psychology - Semester Hours: 6-7

PSY 001 - Introduction to Psychology Semester Hours: 3-4
and 3 s.h. chosen from:
PSY 003 - Current Psychological Issues Semester Hours: 3
PSY 039 - Abnormal Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 053 - Child Development Semester Hours: 3
PSY 054 - Adolescent Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 063 - Adult Psychology Semester Hours: 3
PSY 089 - 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 004 - (BH) Contemporary Society Semester Hours: 3

f) Liberal Arts Electives - Semester Hours: 23

Suggestions for Community Health Majors:

ANTH 001 - (BH) Human Evolution in Anthropological Perspective Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 004 - (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 010 - Genetics and Society Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
SOC 008 - (BH) Sociology of Substance Abuse Semester Hours: 3
SOC 034 - (BH) Ethnicity and Minority Group Relations Semester Hours: 3
SOC 036 - (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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