The Department of Community Health 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.
E-mail the Community Health Department at help@als.uiuc.edu with any questions.
Requirements Including General Education
The Department of Community Health 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 SPCM 111 and 112 |
| 3 |
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) |
| 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 |
| 50 |
Total General Education
hours |
| Hours |
Professional
Core Requirements |
| 3 |
CHLH
100—Contemporary Health |
| 3 |
CHLH
101—Introduction to Public Health |
| 0 |
CHLH
111—Professional Seminar |
| 3 |
CHLH
210—Community Health Organizations |
| 3 |
CHLH
250—Health Care Systems |
| 2 |
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 |
| 0 |
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 |
| 0 |
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 |
| 0 |
CHLH 380 - Orientation
to Internship |
| 8 |
CHLH 485 - Community
Health Internship |
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
and Promotion |
| 18 |
Select
courses from the departmentally approved list in each of the
following categories: accounting and finance, administration
and organizational relationships, marketing and communications,
and planning. |
| Hours |
Health
Planning and Administration |
| 18 |
Select courses from the departmentally approved list in each
of the following categories: accounting and finance, administration
and organizational relationships, marketing and communications,
and planning. |
| Hours |
Rehabilitation Studies |
| 18 |
Select courses
from the departmentally approved list in each of the following
categories: accounting and finance, administration and organizational
relationships, marketing and communications, and planning. |
Summary of Degree Requirements
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 50 |
General Education |
| 25 |
Professional Core |
| 17 |
Area of Concentration
|
| 18 |
Correlate area |
| 18 |
Free electives |
| 128 |
Total hours 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.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 3-7 |
Choose one course from:
|
3 |
BIOL 108—Biology
of Human Aging |
4 |
MCB 334—Functional
Human Anatomy and MCB 103—Intro to Human Physiology 1
|
7 |
MCB 103—Intro
to Human Physiology and KIN 459—Physical Activity &
Aging as a substitute for BIOL 108 2
|
3 |
HDFS/CHLH/LEIS/PSYC/REHB
314—Introduction to Aging or equivalent |
| 6 |
Choose two courses from:
|
3 |
CHLH 404—Gerontology
|
3 |
KIN 459—Physical
Activity & Aging |
3 |
LEIST 231—Leisure
and Aging |
3 |
SOCW 415—Social
Services for the Aged |
3 |
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.
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