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Bachelor's

Health Promotion (BSHP)

University of Georgia College of Public Health 88 courses 120 total credits

About This Program

Students are prepared to work in health promotion and wellness positions in public, community, health care, and worksite settings. Students will choose between the Areas of Emphasis in Health Promotion, Health Services, or Behavioral Medicine: The Health Promotion Area of Emphasis prepares students for health promotion and wellness positions in public, community, work-site, and health care settings, as well as for graduate-level work in public health. Pre-nursing students often complete this Area of Emphasis. The Health Services Area of Emphasis in health promotion prepares students for graduate-level work with an emphasis on disease prevention and wellness. Examples might include pre-physician's assistant, pre-medical, or pre-dental. The Behavioral Medicine Area of Emphasis in health promotion prepares up to 20 students a year in pre-medicine. This area of emphasis focuses on behavioral medicine and includes community, residency, and practical experiences. Double Dawgs This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Health Promotion BSHP(Health Promotion)/Public Health MPH(non-thesis) Health Promotion BSHP(Health Services)/Public Health MPH(non-thesis) Health Promotion BSHP(Behavioral Medicine)/Public Health MPH(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 120 credits

VI. Courses Related to the Major

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Core - College of Public Health

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Choose Area of Emphasis in Health Promotion, Health Services, or Behavioral Medicine

Choose 20 credit hour(s) from the following:; Choose 8 credit hour(s) from the following:

Code Course Title Credits
AFAM(PSYC) 4500/6500 Psychology of Prejudice 3
ANTH 3540 Multicultural Health Care 3
COMM 3320 Environmental Communication 3
COMM(AFAM) 3820 Ethnicity-Race Communication 3
ECHD 3170 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Issues 3
HIST 3740 Disease and Human History 3
HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440 Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants 3
IDIS 3100 People, Parasites, and Plagues 3
KINS 3700 Applied Exercise Physiology 3
KINS 4310/6310 Exercise Prescription for Special Populations 3
KINS 4320/6320 Habitual Movement and Successful Aging 3
KINS 4640/6640-4640L/6640L Scientific Principles of Conditioning and Fitness 4
LAND 4120/6120 Designing Healthy Places 3
NUTR 4050/6050 Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span 3
NUTR 4510/6510 Nutrition Related to the Human Life Cycle 3
NUTR 4540/6540 Public Health Nutrition 3
NUTR 4560/6560 Nutrition, Health, and Aging 3
NUTR 4600/6600 Food and Nutrition Policy 2
NUTR 4630/6630 Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition 3
NUTR 5710S/7710S Study Tour in Nutritional Sciences 1-12
PSYC 3230 Psychopathology 3
PSYC 3260 Human Sexuality 3
PSYC 3810 Health Psychology 3
SOCI 3100 Medical Sociology 3
SOCI 3110 Sociology of Health Care 3
SOCI 3280 Sociology of Gender 3
SOCI 3860 Sociology of Alcohol and Drug Use 3
SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280 Global Perspectives on Gender 3
BIOL 1108 Principles of Biology II 3
BIOL 1108L Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1
CHEM 1212-1212D General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 1212L General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
CHEM 2211-2211D Modern Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 2211L Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
BCMB 3100 Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4
CBIO 3000-3000L Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4
CBIO 3010-3010L Functional Human Anatomy 4
CBIO 3200L Medical Anatomy 1-3
CBIO 3400 Cell Biology 4
GENE 3200-3200D Genetics 4
HPRB 3150 Women's Health 3
HPRB 3480S Practicum in Health Promotion and Services 3
HPRB 3750 Injury and Violence Prevention 3
HPRB 4960R Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I 1-6
HPRB 5060 Educational Strategies in Human Sexuality 3
HPRB 5210 Substance Use and Misuse 3
HPRB 5310 Strategies for Effective Public Health Communication 3
MIBO 3500 Introductory Microbiology 3
MIBO 3500L Introductory Microbiology Laboratory I 1
MIBO 3510L Introductory Microbiology Laboratory II 3-4
PMCY 4020/6020 Human Physiology 3
VPHY 3100 Elements of Physiology 3
CHEM 2212-2212D Modern Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 2212L Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
HPRB 3100 Introduction to Behavioral Medicine 3

Other Learning Opportunities

Code Course Title Credits
HPRB 3050S Service-Learning in Health Promotion 3

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