School of Health Sciences
The School of Health Sciences is designed to serve students with diverse career interests: community health services, environmental and occupational health and safety, and health administration. Basic preparation for these careers is accomplished by completing the professional curricula that lead to a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, Bachelor of Science in Health, or Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene.
The opportunities vary for professional preparation in the school. Community health services prepares students for entry-level staff and management positions in public-health and health-promotion agencies, social task force agencies, and other noninstitutional health agencies. Students are taught to develop programs for assessing and planning health programs according to the needs of the community being served.
Environmental and occupational health and safety students focus their studies on factors that may cause or contribute to impaired health of individuals in any environmental setting. The industrial hygiene option deals with industrial hazards and how they affect individuals in the workplace. The environmental health option prepares students for a career in one of the many fields of public health. It also qualifies students to sit for the examination to obtain professional registration as a sanitarian.
Health administration programs focus on preparing students for entry-level management positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other health delivery systems. Blending business techniques and tools with health care applications and principles, students are taught to deal with complex organizational structures and associated business complexities. Students electing to specialize in long-term care administration receive an undergraduate Gerontology Certificate and are eligible, upon completion of the degree, to sit for the Ohio and National Nursing Home Administrator's licensure examination.
Most programs provide either practica or internships in order to provide students with practical experiences complementary to their academic coursework.
Note: Most courses offered through the School of Health Sciences can be retaken up to two times (i.e., one initial registration and two retakes). Variable credit courses usually cannot be retaken (i.e., with the possibility of the initial grade no longer being figured in the accumulative grade point calculation) but can be repeated for credit to count toward your degree.
HLTH 202 Intro to Health and
Lifestyle Choices 4
HLTH 203 Foundations of Health 4
HLTH 204 Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drugs 4
HLTH 205 Preventing HIV and STIs 4
HLTH 210 Health of Women 4
or HLTH 212 Controlling Stress and Tension
HLTH 215 Violence in America 4
HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care
Organizations 4
HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 290 Health Aspects of Aging 4
or HCCF 380 Death and Dying
HLTH 300 Worksite Health 2
HLTH 320 Strategies for
Communicating Health
Information 4
HLTH 345 School Health 4
HLTH 390 Community Health 4
HLTH 412 International Health
Programming 4
HLTH 464 Community Health
Services Practicum 15
HLTH 489 Program Planning 4
BIOS 170, 171 Intro to Zoology 10
BIOS 225 Genetics in Human Society 3
BIOS 300 Anatomy and Histology 6
BIOS 345 Human Physiology 4
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
EH 275 Env. and Occup. Health
and Safety Regs. 4
HLTH 330 Epidemiology 4
PSY 221 Statistics for the
Behavioral Sciences 5
CS 120 Computer Literacy 4
ANTH 101 Intro to Cultural Anthro. 5
or INST 103 Modern Asia
or INST 113 Modern Africa or 4
or INST 121 Interdisciplinary Survery
of Latin America
CHEM 101 Chemistry Applied
to Today's World 4
or CHEM 121 Principles of Chemistry I
or CHEM 151 Fund. of Chemistry I or 5
ENG 305J Technical Writing 4
or HLTH 370J Writing for the
Health Sciences
HCFN 128 Intro to Nutrition 4
INCO 101 Fund. of Human Comm. 4
MATH 113 Algebra 5
or MATH 163A Into to Calculus or 4
or MATH 263A Calculus
MGT 202 Management 4
BIOS 221 Basic Microbiology 4
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
The environmental health science option prepares you for a career in one of the many fields of public health. It also fulfills the educational requirements for registration as a sanitarian and for admission to a graduate school of public health. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health will be awarded upon completion of the prescribed course of study.
The industrial hygiene option prepares you for a career as an industrial hygienist. An industrial hygienist is concerned with evaluating and controlling workplace environmental exposures that affect workers' and the public's health. Industrial hygiene is one of the leading environmental professions. After graduation you will be competitive in an expanding job market with major corporations, consulting firms, insurance agencies, and government agencies. In addition, the program will prepare you for admission to graduate school in industrial hygiene, environmental science, and public health. When you have completed the prescribed course of study, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene.
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5
or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology
BIOS 302 Human Anatomy for
Nonmajors 6
or BIOS 301 Human Anatomy
BUSL 370 Environmental Law 4
CHEM 151,152,153 Fund. of Chemistry 15
CHEM 301, 302 Organic Chemistry 6
CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
HLTH 330 Community Health
Epidemiology 4
or BIOS 488 Epidemiology
INCO 103 Fund. of Public Speaking 4
BIOS 221, 222 Environ. Microbiology
and Lab 6
PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4
PHYS 201,202 Intro to Physics 10
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4
or PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences or 5
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
EH 275 Env. and Occup. Health
and Safety Regulations 4
EH 310 Water Supply and
Wastewater Environ.
Health Practice 4
EH 312 Solid and Hazardous
Waste Management 4
EH 330 Food Quality Control 4
EH 430 Vector Control and
Pesticide Use 4
EH 440 Air Quality and Pollution
Control 4
EH 450 Institutional Environ.
Health Practice 4
EH 457 Occupational Safety and
Health Administration 4
EH 464 Environ. Health Practicum 15
IH 200 Intro to Industrial Hygiene,
Occup. Safety, and Health 4
IH 400 Industrial Hygiene
Sampling and Analysis 5
IH 401 Toxicological Effects of
Hazardous Materials 4
IH 415 Intro to Radiological Health 5
IH 420 Hazardous Material:
Management and Control 4
Even if your mathematics placement exam result is MATH 263 (which means that you have demonstrated quantitative skills sufficient to met the Tier I requirement), you must complete one of the following:
MATH115 Precalculus 5 MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4 MATH 263A Calculus 4
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5
or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology
BIOS 302 Human Anatomy for
Nonmajors 6
or BIOS 301 Human Anatomy
BUSL 370 Environmental Law 4
CHEM 151,152, 153 Fund. of Chemistry 15
CHEM 301,302 Organic Chemistry 6
CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
HLTH 330 Community Health
Epidemiology 4
or BIOS 488 Epidemiology
INCO 103 Fund. of Public Speaking 4
BIOS 221, 222 Environ. Microbiology
and Lab 6
PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4
PHYS 201,202 Intro to Physics 10
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4
or PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences or 5
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5
Required Professional Courses
CHEM 241,242 Quantitative Analysis
and Lab 5
CHEM 325 Instrumental Methods
of Analysis 4
CHEM 330 Intro to Toxicology 4
ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
EH 275 Env. and Occup. Health
and Safety Regulations 4
EH 310 Water Supply and
Wastewater Environ.
Health Practice 4
EH 312 Solid and Hazardous
Waste Management 4
EH 440 Air Quality and Pollution
Control 4
EH 457 Occupational Safety and
Health Administration 4
HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2
IH 200 Intro to Ind. Hygiene,
Occup. Safety and Health 4
IH 400 Industrial Hygiene
Sampling and Analysis 5
IH 401 Toxicological Effects of
Hazardous Materials 4
IH 405 Ventilation for
Contaminant Control 4
IH 410 Physical Hazards:
Evaluation and Control 4
IH 415 Intro to Radiological Health 5
IH 420 Hazardous Material:
Mgt.and Control 4
MATH 163A&B Intro to Calculus 7
or MATH 263A&B Calculus or 8
MGT 202 Management 4
The environmental health sciences minor is particularly appropriate to science majors, such as biological sciences and chemistry, however, because of the diverse subject matter, the minor can be structured so that students of all disciplines can benefit. The overall purpose of the minor is to offer you the opportunity to enhance the practicl application of your degree. You are required to complete 16 hours of required courses and 8 hours of professional courses.
Required Courses
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
EH 275 Env. and Occup. Health
and Safety Regulations
IH 200 Intro to Ind. Hygience,
Occup. Safety, and Health 4
HLTH Community Health
Epidemiology 4
Professional Course (select minimum of 8 hours)
EH 310 Water Supply and Wastewater
Environ. Health Practice 4
EH 312 Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management 4
EH 330 Food Quality Control 4
EH 430 Vector Control and
Pesticide Use 4
EH 440 Air Quality and
Pollution Control 4
EH 450 Institutional Environmental
Health Practice 4
EH 457 Occupational Safety and
Health Administration 4
IH 400 Industrial Hygiene Sampling
and Analysis 5
IH 401 Toxicological Effects of
Hazardous Materials 4
IH 415 Intro to Radiological Health 5
IH 420 Hazardous Material:
Mgt. and Control 4
The long-term health care administration option prepares you for a career in the management of nursing and other long-term care facilities. It qualifies you to take the licensure examination of the Ohio Department of Health Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration, as well as the National Licensure Examination.
At the completion of either course of study, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Health. Upon completion of the long-term health care administration option, you will also qualify for an Ohio University undergraduate Gerontology Certificate (see "Gerontology" at the beginning of the College of Health and Human Services section).
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5
or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology
CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
HLTH 202 Intro to Health and
Lifestyle Choices 4
HLTH 204 Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drugs 4
HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care Orgs. 4
HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 316 Human Resource Mgt.
and Trng. in Health Care 4
HLTH 340 Contemporary Problems
in Health Care Org. 4
HLTH 421 Financial Administration
of Health Facilities 4
HLTH 422 Reimbursement Payment
Systems in Health Care 4
HLTH 480 Practicum in Health Admin. 10
HLTH 481 Internship in Health Admin. 15
Required Professional Courses
ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
HLTH 330 Community Health
Epidemiology 4
HLTH 335 Admin. of Acute Care
Facilities 4
INCO 103 Public Speaking 4
MGT 202 Management 4
Plus 20 hrs from ACCT 102 or courses at the 200 level or above in ACCT,
BUSL, EH, FIN, HRM, HLTH, IH, INCO, MGT, MKT.
BIOS 103 Human Biology 5
or BIOS 170 Intro to Zoology
CS 120 Computer Science Survey 4
EH 260 Intro to Environ. Health
and Safety 4
HLTH 202 Intro to Health and
Lifestyle Choices 4
HLTH 204 Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drugs 4
HLTH 217 Intro to Health Care Orgs. 4
HLTH 230 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 316 Human Resource Mgt.
and Trng. in Health Care 4
HLTH 340 Contemporary Problems
in Health Care Org. 4
HLTH 421 Financial Administration
of Health Facilities 4
HLTH 422 Reimbursement Payment
Systems in Health Care 4
HLTH 480 Practicum in Health Admin. 10
HLTH 481 Internship in Health Admin. 15
Required Professional Courses
ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4
EDCE 410 Human Relations 3
HCCF 380 Death and Dying 4
HCFN 128 Intro to Nutrition 4
HLTH 225 Long-Term Care Admin. I 4
HLTH 290 Health Aspects of Aging 4
HLTH 325 Long-Term Care Admin. II 4
HLTH 330 Community Health
Epidemiology 4
HLTH 405 Long-Term Care Admin. III 4
HLTH 406 Alternatives to Traditional
Long-Term Care 4
MGT 202 Management 4
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
PSY 374 Psychology of Adulthood
and Aging 4
SW 101 Intro to Social Welfare
and Social Work 3
Select one of the following four:
INCO 301 Empirical Research
Applications 5
PSY 120 Elem. Statistical Reasoning 4
PSY 221 Statistics for Beh. Sciences 5
SOC 351 Elementary Research
Techniques 4
Select one of the following four:
SW 381 Counseling Older Adults 4
SW 395 Aging in American Society 4
HSS 300 Communication Disorders
in the Elderly 4
PESS 421 Principles of Aging
and Physical Activity 3
Plus 9 hours from HCCF, PSY, SOC, or SW at the 300 level or above
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