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CURRICULUM IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
The department offers a bachelor of science degree in community health with areas of concentration in 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 eight-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.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING GENERAL EDUCATION
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 1995. 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 advisors.
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Hours |
COMMUNICATION ARTS |
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6-7 |
RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance course; or SPCOM 111 and 112 |
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3 |
COMPOSITION II (CHLTH 204 fulfills requirement) |
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Hours |
HUMANITIES and the ARTS |
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3 |
At least one course from literature and the arts approved list. |
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3 |
At least one course from historical and philosophical perspectives approved list. |
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3 |
Additional course from either list. |
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Hours |
QUANTITatIVE REASONING |
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3 |
Departmentally approved course in statistics. Choose one of the following: |
| EDPSY 290-Elements of Statistics & EDPSY 390-Elements of Educational Statistics | |
| SOC 385-Social Statistics, I | |
| VP 391-Biostatistics | |
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3 |
One elective from approved campus list. |
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Hours |
NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY |
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3 |
Departmentally approved course in Environmental Health |
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4 |
PHYSL 103-Human Physiology |
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3 |
An approved course in physical sciences |
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Hours |
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES |
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3 |
At least one course in Behavioral Sciences from approved list |
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3 |
At least one course selected from: |
| ANTH 103-Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| ECON 102-Microeconomic Principles or ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles | |
| POL S 150-American Government: Organization and Power | |
| SOC 100-Introduction to Sociology | |
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3 |
Additional course from either list. |
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Hours |
CULTURAL STUDIES1 |
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3 |
At least one course from western cultures list. |
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3 |
At least one course from U.S. minority cultures or non-western cultures list. |
1. Courses in cultural studies may be completed through other categories where appropriate.
| Hours | PROFESSIONAL CORE REQUIREMENTS |
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3 |
CHLTH 100-Contemporary Health |
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3 |
CHLTH 101-Introduction to Public Health |
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0 |
CHLTH 111-Professional Seminar |
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4 |
CHLTH 204-Foundations of Health Behavior |
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3 |
CHLTH 210-Community Health Organizations |
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3 |
CHLTH 250-Health Care Systems |
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2 |
CHLTH 274-Introduction to Epidemiology |
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4 |
CHLTH 310-Public Health Practice |
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3 |
CHLTH 321-Health Data Analysis |
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
An area of concentration will be determined by the Junior year. Areas of concentration are health education, and health planning and administration. Specific requirements for each option are described in the following sections.
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Hours |
HEALTH EDUCATION |
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3 |
FSHN 120-Contemporary Nutrition |
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2 |
CHLTH 143-Drug Use and Abuse |
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2 |
CHLTH 200-Mental Health |
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2 |
CHLTH 206-Human Sexuality |
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0 |
CHLTH 280 -Orientation to Internship |
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8 |
CHLTH 285 -Internship in Community Health |
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Hours |
HEALTH PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION |
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0 |
CHLTH 280-Orientation to Internship |
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8 |
CHLTH 285-Internship in Community Health |
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3 |
CHLTH 355-Health Services Financing |
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3 |
CHLTH 357-Health Planning |
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3 |
CHLTH 358-Health Administration |
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.
HOURS HEALTH EDUCATION
18 Select minimum number of courses indicated from the departmentally approved list in each of the following categories to total six courses: communications, health care delivery, organization and leadership, and community problems.
HOURS HEALTH PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
18 Select minimum number of courses indicated from the departmentally approved list in each of the following categories to total six courses: administration and organization, planning, accounting and economics, and marketing and communications.
SUMMARY OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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HOURS |
REQUIREMENTS |
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50 |
General Education Requirements |
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25 |
Professional Core |
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17 |
Area of Concentration |
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18 |
Correlate 1 or 2 |
| Electives to total hours required for graduation | |
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128 |
Total minimum required for graduation |
INTERDISCIPLINARY MINOR IN GERONTOLOGY
A minimum of 18 hours in gerontology, distributed as follows, is required. At least six of the total of 18 hours must be taken from outside the student's own department. See academic adviser for further explanation of correlate requirements.
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Hours |
Courses |
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3-7 |
Choose one of the following options: |
| 3 hrs BIOL 108-Biology of Human Aging | |
| 4 hrs CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy and PHYSL 103-Human Physiology1 | |
| 7 hrs PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology and KINES 359-Physical Activity and Aging as a substitute for BIOL 108.2 | |
| 3 hrs HDFS/CHLTH/LEIST/PSYCH/REHAB 214-Introduction to Aging or equivalent. | |
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6 |
Two courses from: |
| 3 hrs HDFS 304-Gerontology | |
| 3 hrs KINES 359-Physical Activity and Aging | |
| 3 hrs LEIST 231-Leisure and Aging | |
| 3 hrs SOC W 315-Social Work Services for the Aged | |
| 3 hrs SOC 348-Sociology of Aging |
The total may be achieved through electives in gerontology
which may include up to three hours of internship or independent study.
1. Only four of the nine hours for these two courses are credited to the minor.
2. Students electing this option will receive credit for both
courses toward the total of 18 hours. 
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