Community Health
The Community Health Program at the University of Illinois offers
three programs at the undergraduate level which prepare students to
participate in the changing world of health care and health behavior:
Health Education, Health Planning and Administration and Rehabilitation
Studies. All curricula are built on a foundation of general education
courses which emphasize communication skills and critical thinking.
The Professional Core courses are designed to help students develop
skills in planning, implementation, and evaluation in the context
of health services and programs.
Students must complete an internship during their senior year
in a setting related to the degree and their interests. Recent internship
sites have included the American Heart Association, the American
Red Cross, hospitals, nursing homes, fitness centers, work site
health education programs, and substance abuse prevention centers.
Further information is available from the Academic Affairs Office, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 S. Fourth Street, 129 Huff Hall, Champaign, IL 61820, (217)333-2307.
A 5 year BS MPH joint degree program is available for students majoring in Community Health, I-Health, or Kinesiology. Students apply for the program in the latter part of their third year (junior year) of study. Students accepted into the BS MPH joint degree program take 12 credit hours of coursework in their senior year that apply to both BS and MPH degrees. In the 5th year of study, students complete the remaining requirements for the MPH degree, and graduate simultaneously with both BS and MPH degrees. A summary of the requirements for the MPH degree is provided at: http://courses.illinois.edu/cis/2011/fall/programs/graduate/community_health.html. The requirements are explained in more detail on the MPH program website: http://www.mph.illinois.edu/Program/.
Requirements Including General Education
The Community Health Program requires certain courses from the
approved lists be taken as noted below. The prescribed courses prepare
the student for upper division study and may be used to satisfy General
Education Requirements provided they are on the appropriate General
Education List.
| Hours |
Communication Arts |
| 6-7 |
Composition I and
an approved speech performance course; or CMN 111 and CMN 112 |
| 3-4 |
Advanced Composition
(CHLH 304 fulfills requirement) |
| Hours |
Quantitative Reasoning I & II |
| 6 |
From approved campus list (must include a course in statistics
from approved campus list) (CHLH 244 and 421 fulfills requirement) |
| Hours |
Humanities and the
Arts |
| 9 |
From approved
campus list |
| Hours |
Social and
Behavioral Sciences |
| 9 |
From
approved campus list |
| Hours |
Natural
Sciences and Technology |
| 9 |
From
approved campus list |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies 1 |
| 3 |
From Western cultures
approved campus list |
| 3 |
From U.S. minority
cultures or non-Western cultures approved campus list |
| |
Foreign Language:
Completion through the third level of the same language in high
school or college |
| 48-50 |
Total General Education
hours |
Kinesiology and Community Health Department Core Requirements
| Hours |
Kinesiology and Community Health Department Core Requirements |
| 3 |
CHLH 101 - Introduction to Public Health |
| 3 |
KIN 122 - Physical Activity and Health |
Community Health Program Core Requirements
| Hours |
Community Health Professional
Core Requirements |
| 3 |
CHLH
100 - Contemporary Health |
| 1 |
CHLH
125 - Professional Seminar |
| 2 |
CHLH
210 - Community Health Organizations |
| 3 |
CHLH
250 - Health Care Systems |
| 3 |
CHLH
274 - Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 4 |
CHLH
304- Foundations of Health Behavior |
| 4 |
CHLH
410 - Public Health Practice |
| 3 |
CHLH
421 - Health Data Analysis |
Areas of Concentration
| Hours |
Health Education and Promotion |
| 3 |
FSHN 120 - Contemporary Nutrition |
| 2 |
CHLH 200 - Mental Health |
| 2 |
CHLH 206 - Human Sexuality |
| 2 |
CHLH 243 - Drug Use and Abuse |
| 1 |
CHLH 380 - Orientation to Internship |
| 8 |
CHLH 485 - Community Health Internship |
| Hours |
Health
Planning and Administration |
| 3 |
CHLH 455 - Health Services Financing |
| 3 |
CHLH 457 - Health Planning |
| 3 |
CHLH 458 - Health Administration |
| 1 |
CHLH 380 - Orientation to Internship |
| 8 |
CHLH 485 - Community Health Internship |
| Hours |
Rehabilitation Studies |
| 3 |
REHB 330 - Disability
in American Society |
| 4 |
REHB 402 - Medical
Aspects of Disability |
| 2 |
REHB 435 - Job
Placement Techniques |
| 1 |
CHLH 380 - Orientation
to Internship |
| 8 |
CHLH 485 - Community
Health Internship |
Correlate Areas
Each student completes correlates that are planned with the assigned advisor. These courses are designed to enhance and support career goals.
| Hours |
Correlates |
| 18 |
Select
courses from the departmentally approved list. |
Summary of Degree Requirements
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 48-50 |
General Education |
| 6 |
Kinesiology and Community Health Core |
| 23 |
Community Health Professional Core |
| 18 |
Area of Concentration |
| 18 |
Correlate area |
| 13-15 |
Free electives |
| 128 |
Total hours required for
graduation |