CURRICULUM IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

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The department offers a bachelor of science degree in community health with areas of concentrationin health education and health planning and administration. A minor in gerontology is also available. Students interested in professional health careers will find these programs compatible with those goals.

The purpose of the undergraduate program is to provide students with a broad University general education and a department core of courses that focuses on health behavior and factors that affect the health of communities. The goal is to prepare students for entry-level positions in a variety of settings, both public and private, that utilize health education processes or health information planning.

A total of 128 hours is required for the degree. This includes an 8-credit-hour internship that is completed in the senior year in a setting related to the student's interest.

For further information, contact the Department of Community Health, 121 Huff Hall, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 333-2307.

General Education Requirements

The Campus Senate, the faculty General Education Board, and the colleges and departments are working to implement enhanced general education requirements. Some changes in requirements became effective in fall 1991. Additional changes are expected to be implemented over the next several years. Thus, new students should confirm their general education requirements by consulting college and departmental offices, handbooks, or advisers.

HOURS COMMUNICATION ARTS
6-7 RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance course, or SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112
3 Advanced writing see footnote 1
HUMANITIES
12 Including one course in philosophy
MATHEMATICS
3 College algebra see footnote 2 (3)
3 Statistics
NATURAL SCIENCES
4 General chemistry
3 Human genetics
4 Introduction to human physiology
3 Microbiology
SOCIAL SCIENCES
4 Introduction to cultural anthropology
4 Introduction to economics
4 Introduction to psychology
3 Introduction to sociology
56-57 Total
60 Electives from above to yield this total
Footnotes:
1. To be selected with an adviser from an approved campus list.

2. May be satisfied by an appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test.

HOURS PROFESSIONAL CORE REQUIREMENTS
3 CHLTH 100--Contemporary Health
3 CHLTH 101--Introduction to Public Health
0 CHLTH 111--Professional Seminar
3 CHLTH 204--Foundations of Health Behavior
3 CHLTH 210--Health Program Development
3 CHLTH 250--Health Care Systems
3 CHLTH 266--Tomorrow's Environment
2 CHLTH 274--Introduction to Epidemiology
0 CHLTH 280--Orientation to Internship
8 CHLTH 285--Community Health Internship
4 CHLTH 310--Public Health Practice
3 CHLTH 321--Health Data Analysis
36 Total

Areas of Concentration

An area of concentration will be determined by the sophomore year. Areas of concentration are health education, and health planning and administration. Specific requirements for each option are described in the following sections. Students must take two courses in the area of concentration. If all three courses are completed, one of the three may be applied to the appropriate correlate area in health planning and administration.

HOURS HEALTH EDUCATION
60 General education requirements
36 Professional core requirements
HOURS AREA OF CONCENTRATION
3 F N 120--Contemporary Nutrition
2 CHLTH 200--Mental Health
2 CHLTH 225--Sexuality Program Development, or CHLTH 206--Human Sexuality
2 CHLTH 243--Drug Education Planning, or CHLTH 143--Drug Use and Abuse
9 Total
15 Correlate Area #1 *
128 Electives to yield this total for graduation
HOURS HEALTH PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
60 General education requirements
36 Professional core requirements
HOURS AREA OF CONCENTRATION
3 CHLTH 355--Health Services Financing
3 CHLTH 357--Health Planning
3 CHLTH 358--Health Administration
9 Total
18 Correlate Area #2*
128 Electives to yield this total for graduation
Footnotes:
* Social sciences courses from correlate areas may also be used in satisfying general education elective hours.

Correlate Areas

Each student completes a correlate area that is a planned program of courses taken primarily outside the department, designed to be supportive of the area of concentration. The correlate area may serve as a minor field of study or may prepare the student for advanced study.

HOURS CORRELATE AREA #1 (HEALTH EDUCATION)
6 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to communication
3 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to health care delivery
3 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to organization and leadership
3 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to community problems
15 Total
HOURS CORRELATE AREA #2 (HEALTH PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION)
6 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to administration and organization
6 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to planning
3 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to accounting and economics
3 min Select from the departmentally approved list of courses related to marketing and communications
18 Total

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